Hindi
- Opinions
Language crisis: Maharashtra government is at the cleft end of a stick
If Hindi was to be taught in schools in Maharashtra schools at the primary level itself, then the state would most likely be required to appoint candidates from outside the state which…
- Opinions
Hindi politics in the land of the Marathi manoos
The likelihood of the estranged political cousins, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, each leading a political party, coming together as associates in an electoral strategy or merging seems possible but it is Hindi…
- India
Facing backlash, Maharashtra withdraws Hindi language policy orders
Mumbai: Amid a growing chorus against the introduction of the Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday, June 29, decided to withdraw two GRs…
- India
Row over Hindi: Marathi literary body opposes three-language formula for Classes 1 to 5
Pune: The Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal, an apex Marathi literary body, on Wednesday opposed the Maharashtra government’s decision to adopt a three-language formula for Classes 1 to 5, and said the…
- India
Chhattisgarh govt replaces Urdu-Persian words with Hindi in police record
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has replaced Urdu and Persian words used in police official records with Hindi terms that can be easily understood by a layperson, in order to make policing more…
- India
Kerala HC defers govt order mandating Hindi in Lakshadweep schools
Kerala High Court on Monday, June 9, deferred a government order which mandated Hindi as the third language while replacing Mahal and Arabic in schools across Lakshadweep. On May 14, the education…
- Bangalore
‘Bengaluru has given me life’: Man apologises in Kannada after fight with auto driver
After throwing his weight around, insisting to converse in Hindi in an argument with a local Bengaluru auto driver, the non-Kannada speaking man has issued an apology online for his behaviour. In…
- Bangalore
Video: ‘Hindi mein baat karo…’: Man argues with auto driver in Bengaluru
The question of conversing Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking Indian states is fast becoming a national debate. Recently, an auto driver in Bengaluru got into an argument with a non-Kannada speaking person after the…
- Opinions
Hindi brings Marathi back to the centrestage–What next?
More Marathi-speaking people know Hindi in Maharashtra than those in each southern Indian state, which opposes the “imposition” of Hindi. Probably, even more than all those states put together. With more migrants…
- India
Undermining Marathi will not be tolerated, says Supriya Sule
Pune: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Saturday, April 19, said that undermining Marathi in the forceful implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Maharashtra would not be tolerated. Sule’s…
- India
Ajit Pawar slams opposition to Hindi in schools
Pune: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has criticised political parties for opposing the move to make Hindi a mandatory third language for students in classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium…
- Bangalore
Hindi removed from Bengaluru Airport? Authorities clarify
Language controversy erupted after a video surfaced showing a digital flight information board at the Bengaluru Airport displaying details in Kannada and English but not in Hindi. The video soon went viral,…
- India
Union Ministry of Home Affairs website adopts Hindi domain name
While it is not secret that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government has been time and again talking of making Hindi the country’s national language (amidst fierce resistance from the south),…
- Television News
Iconic show CID to end soon: ACP Pradyuman death on cards
Mumbai: The CID show has been a favourite in Indian homes for over two decades. From thrilling crime stories to unforgettable characters, it has kept fans hooked for years. But if there’s…
- Mumbai
MNS workers assault local bank employee for defending use of Hindi
In yet another instance of a language row, workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) assaulted a local bank employee for defending the use of Hindi in Mumbai’s Lonavala area. A video…
