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- India
‘Attempt to portray Bengalis as outsiders’: TMC slams Delhi Police
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress on Sunday, August 3, slammed Delhi Police for using the term “Bangladeshi language” while referring to Bengali, calling it an official attempt to strip a constitutionally recognised language…
- Hyderabad
Amid language debate, govt sends ‘Hyderabad Welcomes Everyone’ message
Hyderabad: In a powerful message of inclusivity, the Telangana government unveiled a multilingual poster on Friday with the slogan “Hyderabad Welcomes Everyone,” written in over two dozen languages including Urdu, Telugu, Hindi,…
- 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
World listens to language of love only when one has power: Mohan Bhagwat
Jaipur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat emphasised the need for power in delivering messages of peace and harmony, stating that “the world listens to the language of love only when…
- Hyderabad
Iran consulate announces free Farsi classes in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran invites applications for free Farsi (Persian) classes in Hyderabad for language enthusiasts. The classes will be conducted by a native instructor. How…
- Entertainment
Sonu Nigam says ‘Sorry Karnataka’ after being barred from Kannada Film Industry
Mumbai: Singer Sonu Nigam has apologized to the people of Karnataka after being barred from the Kannada Film Industry for his controversial remark on the Kannada language. The playback singer wrote on…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: ‘You are dirty, eat fish and meat’, Marathis clash with Gujaratis
Mumbai: Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers had a heated argument with non-Marathi speaking members of a housing society in suburban Ghatkopar after a Gujarati man allegedly called out their neighbour…
- News
States whose leaders fanning language row are on decline: Adityanath
Lucknow: Slamming language politics, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said learning different languages did not diminish the importance of a state and asserted that his government schools taught Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam,…
- Mumbai
Maha: D-mart employee slapped by MNS workers for speaking in Hindi
A D-Mart employee was allegedly slapped by Raj Thackray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers after he refused to speak in Marathi with a customer. The incident took place on Tuesday, March 25,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM Naidu advocates learning multiple languages
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday emphasised that language is not for hating and called for avoiding “unnecessary politics” over languages. Describing Hindi as the ‘national language’, the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Pawan Kalyan delves in secularism, languages on Janasena formation day
Chitrada: Janasena founder Pawan Kalyan on Friday commemorated the 11th formation day of his party and asserted his credentials of a Sanatan champion and his party’s success against several odds. The Deputy…
- Education and Career
Minority commission’s proposal on Marathi in Urdu schools from 2025-26
Nagpur: The Maharashtra State Minority Commission’s proposal to mandatorily teach Marathi language from Class I in Urdu schools and regularisation of temporary Marathi teachers in such schools will come into effect from…
- India
DMK plans protests across TN against three language policy, delimitation
Chennai: The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu is set to launch statewide agitations against the three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP). The party has scheduled public meetings…
- Featured News
Resurgence of Marathi sentiment: Learn, speak, and respect it, people are told
Let us divide what Suresh Joshi, also known as Bhayyaji, a senior RSS leader said about Mumbai that kicked up a political storm in Maharashtra into two parts, thereby making some sense.…
- World
40 pc of global population lacks education in their language: UNESCO
New Delhi: Forty per cent of the global population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand, according to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) team. Despite countries’…
