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‘Hawa Mahal’ in Chandni Chowk sparks row over violation of Delhi master plan

A trader reconstructs façade of his building in Shahjahanabad in the image of Jaipur’s Hawa Mahal. NDMC asks him to dismantle structure. Questions arise over rules.

CM to sarpanch, how Rajasthan pulled together to beat vaccine fear, become top performer

So far, Rajasthan has vaccinated 1.23 crore people against Covid — out of a population of 8.7 crore, that is nearly 14%.

Why Jaipur’s grand celebration of Makar Sankranti festival loses out to Ahmedabad’s Uttarayan

Popular culture adds glamour to festivities — Sushant Singh Rajput’s 'Kai Po Che' is remembered for depicting Gujarat’s Uttarayan scenes.

World is now listening to India with more attention, says PM Narendra Modi

Addressing the inauguration of Patrika Gate in Jaipur via video conference, the PM asserted that as India enjoys stronger presence at world bodies, its voice is becoming more global.

Want to save Jaipur and its 2,300-yr-old mummy? Unclog the drains

Torrential rains recently inundated the walled city, but experts say Jaipur’s problem started years ago when it ignored its drainage systems in quest for modernity.

2,300-yr-old mummy in Jaipur’s Albert Hall Museum taken out of box to rescue it from rains

The Egyptian mummy was first brought to India in 1883 when it was gifted by Brughsch Bey, then curator at the Museum of Cairo, to Sawai Ishwar Singh, the ruler of Jaipur at the time, for an exhibition.

Maharani Gayatri Devi once took on Nehru for the ‘mess’ he made of the 1962 China invasion

In ‘The House of Jaipur’, John Zubrzycki writes about the political and personal lives of India’s golden royal couple, Gayatri Devi and Man Singh.

Mughal-e-Azam, Lagaan, antakshari — how Gehlot camp MLAs are spending time in Jaipur resort

Nearly 100 MLAs, all Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's loyalists, have been kept in Jaipur’s Fairmont hotel as Congress fears they will be poached by BJP and rebel leader Sachin Pilot.

Jaipur’s SMS Hospital shows how ‘test, trace, isolate’ mantra can really work against Covid

From rigorous testing, experimenting with medicines to post-treatment follow-ups, Jaipur's SMS Hospital has set a model for Rajasthan to follow.

Gayatri Devi, princess-politician and Indira Gandhi critic who was jailed during Emergency

Gayatri Devi, whom the Congress twice sought as a member, made history with her landslide victory in the 1962 Lok Sabha elections as the Swatantra Party's Jaipur candidate.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.