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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Washington, Feb 14 : Amartya Sen, Indian economist and 1998 Nobel Prize winner in economics, has been felicitated with the National Medals of Arts and Humanities award by the US President Barack Obama at a
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