”Jaipur” News

Novelist Seth says world is indifferent to writers

JAIPUR, India (Reuters Life!) – The world is, at best, indifferent to most writers, but an author can get by with very little if he is convinced he has a story to tell, according to acclaimed novelist and poet Vikram Seth . Seth,
01 23 2009 7:52AM (...more)

Catalina Rug, Inc. Announces Sale of New and Antique Persian Area Rugs

CatalinaRug.com will be offering a wide selection of high-quality Oriental rugs at savings up to 50% off the store price. New and antique rugs imported directly from Persia, India and Pakistan will be included in the promotion.
11 23 2007 7:45PM (...more)

Court says OK for Gere to visit India

NEW DELHI - Richard Gere is free to go back to India — and he may have a new reason to book a trip.
03 15 2008 5:45PM (...more)

Author McEwan welcomes new fans, dodges cult of celebrity

JAIPUR, India (Reuters Life!) - British author Ian McEwan is uncomfortable with the culture of celebrity writers, butwelcomes new readers who seek out books after seeing movieversions, he said at an annual Literature Festival in Jaipur inwestern India.
01 30 2008 10:48PM (...more)

Cool and green in an Indian architectural desert

HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a sizzling property market, architect Manit Rastogi at MD Morphogenesis has created some of India 's coolest buildings, using recycled water, wells, wind tunnels and sun screens to chill work places and slash energy costs.
03 13 2008 2:27AM (...more)

2 lower-caste protesters killed in India

JAIPUR, India - Police fired on protesters from one of India's lower castes Friday, killing two people and bringing the death toll to 43 after a week of violence.
05 31 2008 3:53AM (...more)

Australia to go ahead with India tour despite bombings

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia decided Tuesday to go ahead with their upcoming four-Test tour of India despite security concerns following a series of deadly bomb attacks in New Delhi .
09 16 2008 9:49PM (...more)

India bombs cast shadow over Australia cricket tour

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's cricket chiefs were Sunday hoping Australia's Test tour would begin as scheduled next week despite security concerns following a series of deadly bomb attacks in New Delhi .
09 14 2008 9:41PM (...more)

Brown School Students Give their Spring Break for Others' Sake

A number of students at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work traded the beaches and beer for service and selflessness on this year's Spring Break .
04 27 2008 11:03PM (...more)

Baby born to surrogate Indian mother in legal limbo

JODHPUR (AFP) - The future of a 12-day-old baby girl born to an Indian surrogate mother hung in legal limbo Wednesday after the Japanese couple who planned to take her home divorced.
08 7 2008 1:43AM (...more)