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  Health, education neglected more in NDA regime: Amartya Sen

  India | January 05, 2016 23:10 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing the Modi government of neglecting education and healthcare, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen today said the bias is much more evident than during the previous UPA regime including on issues related to religion.“Education

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  Re-examine literacy criteria for panchayat polls: Amartya Sen

  India | December 18, 2015 11:09 IST

  New Delhi: There is a need for a Constitution bench to deliberate on the Supreme Court's upholding of the Haryana government's decision to make literacy an essential criterion to contest panchayat elections, Nobel Laureate Amartya

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  Interference in academic matters extreme under NDA: Amartya Sen

  Politics | August 16, 2015 12:35 IST

  New Delhi: The extent of government intervention in academic matters has become "extraordinarily common" and often "politically extreme" under the NDA regime, says Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.He, however, says this is not the first time

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  Amartya Sen skeptical over PM Modi's idea of secularism

  India | July 07, 2015 23:06 IST

  New Delhi: Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen today expressed skepticism about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of secularism, asserting he would like to see "more action" in reaching out to the minorities.Sen also hit out

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  Amartya Sen says won't reconsider decision to quit Nalanda

  India | February 21, 2015 21:34 IST

  Kolkata: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen tonight ruled out reconsidering his decision not to seek second term as Chancellor of Nalanda University, saying that the government had decided “not to have me”.The 82-year-old economist's decision to

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  No attempt to curtail Amartya Sen's tenure as Nalanda University Chancellor: Modi Govt

  India | February 20, 2015 16:32 IST

  New Delhi: Government today rejected Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's contention that it does not want him to continue as Nalanda University Chancellor, saying there was no attempt to “curtail” his tenure and claimed that it

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  Govt doesn't want me to continue as chancellor of Nalanda University: Amartya Sen

  India | February 20, 2015 9:29 IST

  New Delhi: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has accused the central government of blocking his second term as Chancellor of Nalanda University.In a five-page letter to the governing board of the University, Dr Sen has announced

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  Indians learnt maths from Greeks, Romans, Babylonians too: Amartya Sen

  India | January 06, 2015 13:53 IST

  Kolkata: Although Indians had the tradition of analytical thinking, Indian mathematicians also learnt from the works done in Babylon, Greece and Rome, economist Amartya Sen said here today.“To be sure there was an Indian tradition

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  At a Glance: Indians who won Nobel Prize before Kailash Satyarthi

  India | December 10, 2014 12:28 IST

  New Delhi: India has always been widely acclaimed for its aptitude in various fields be it music, literature, science or any other area. The recent success of ISRO's Mars Mission in its first attempt has

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  Modi not a good PM candidate: Amartya Sen

  Politics | April 30, 2014 18:58 IST

  Bolpur (WB): Nobel laureate Amartya Sen came out against Narendra Modi today saying that he did not think he is a good prime ministerial candidate.  “My reaction on Modi is fairly well known. I don't

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  Modi not a good PM candidate: Amartya Sen

  India | April 30, 2014 16:37 IST

  Bolpur (WB): Nobel laureate Amartya Sen came out against Narendra Modi today saying that he did not think he is a good prime ministerial candidate."My reaction on Modi is fairly well known. I don't think

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  Top 10 migrants who became famous in India

  India | September 16, 2014 9:38 IST

  New Delhi: Post independence, the nation was going through a lot of chaos and turmoil. A lot of migration was happening especially after  the partion of undivided India.Here is a list of people who had

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  Amartya Sen congratulates Aam Aadmi Party

  Politics | December 31, 2013 11:58 IST

  Kolkata: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen Monday congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party for its success in the Delhi assembly polls."It is wonderful that they have succeeded in mobilising people," Sen told media persons here on

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  Congress lacks good leadership: Amartya Sen

  Politics | December 20, 2013 19:28 IST

  Kolkata: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen Friday said Congress lacked leadership and suffered in the recent assembly polls as it failed to fulfill people's expectations."People's aspirations were not met. So there is a considerable amount

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  AAP's rise has challenged established institutions: Amartya

  India | December 14, 2013 18:33 IST

  New Delhi: Aam Admi Party's rise is an “important departure” in politics which has challenged the established institutions, eminent economist Amartya Sen said today.The Nobel laureate also said that Anna Hazare's decision to stay away

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  Don't poke nose into politics: Uddhav tells Amartya Sen

  Politics | July 26, 2013 17:08 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 26:  Shiv Sena today deprecated BJP MP Chandan Mitra's demand for stripping Nobel laureate Amartya Sen of Bharat Ratna over his comments on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi but advised the seasoned economist

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  Amartya Sen offers to return Bharat Ratna, if Vajpayee asks

  Politics | July 25, 2013 17:21 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 25:  A major slugfest erupted today over BJP MP Chandan Mitra's demand for stripping nobel laureate Amartya Sen of the Bharat Ratna award and the economist offering to return it if Atal

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  Lessons to be learnt from Gujarat's business experience: Amartya Sen

  July 23, 2013 17:21 IST

  New Delhi, July 23: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, who has been critical of Narendra Modi's model of governance, has said there are lessons to be learnt even from Gujarat which had good business performance

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  Important to understand how growth happens: Amartya Sen

  July 23, 2013 7:10 IST

  New Delhi, July 23: Describing as mistaken the media reports of him saying economic growth is "not adequate", Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said here on Monday that it was important to understand how growth happens."I

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  I don't want Modi as my PM: Amartya Sen

  Politics | July 22, 2013 17:24 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 22: Coming out strongly against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen today said he does not want him to become India's prime minister as he does not have secular