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A Presidential Commission has urged the White House to translate all the speeches of President Joe Biden into Hindi and several other languages from the region which are spoken by more and more Americans. (AFP)

White House urged to translate Biden's speeches in Hindi

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Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (PTI)

DC Edit | Language of alienation

Students from the state being subjected to such savage humiliation for not speaking in Hindi in colleges in places like Delhi is old hat
11 Aug 2020 5:01 PM
‘I myself come from a non-Hindi state of Gujarat. If some people want to do politics, it's their choice,’ Amit Shah said. (Photo: ANI)

‘Never asked for imposing Hindi over others, only as 2nd language’: Shah

This remark by Amit Shah was seen as major threat to local languages in many states, many came out against the move.
18 Sep 2019 6:34 PM
Linguistic hegemony doesn't augur well for a plural society like India.

We’re Indians, not Hindians!

Every language has its subtle nuances which relate to its unique identity and I think that's what makes India great.
18 Sep 2019 6:03 AM
Text in Hindi language on signages at the BSNL office and the Post Office outside Trichy Airport was painted black on Saturday by unidentified people. (Photo: ANI)

Amid controversy over NEP, text in Hindi on signages painted black in TN

The incident comes after controversy erupted over three-language formula proposed in the draft of Centre's new National Educational Policy.
09 Jun 2019 11:36 AM
A protest against imposition of Hindi

In the land of many tongues, Hindi can’t be lingua franca

India now has more people who speak or understand English than any other country in the world.
09 Jun 2019 4:59 AM
A key indicator of this shift is that 11 of the 15 most retweeted messages by Indian politicians in the last year have been in Hindi.

Tweeting in Hindi gaining popularity in India, says US study

Hindi language tweets perform better for the BJP, Congress, as well as regional parties post 2016.
20 Sep 2018 12:26 PM
Hindi signboards blackened on a National Highway

Kannada activists blacken Hindi signboards on roads

On Hindi Diwas, activists target kilometre stones on National Highways in state.
15 Sep 2018 2:14 AM
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. (File photo)

Govt hits back at DMK, says no question of forcing Hindi on anybody

Stalin on Saturday said that Modi-led BJP has been attempting to destroy and decimate the unity of the nation.
23 Apr 2017 5:10 PM
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Don’t try imposing Hindi

While widely used, Hindi can help break down communication barriers; learning a language is a personal choice.
19 Apr 2017 12:35 AM
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Hindi not a national language, stop pressing for it

Article 343 of the Constitution states that ‘the official language of the Union is Hindi in the Devanagari script.
07 Aug 2016 6:24 AM
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (Photo: PTI/file)

Hindi must get official language status at UN, says Rajnath Singh

'We should make efforts to achieve this goal'
13 Sep 2015 2:39 AM
Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: PTI)

Pushing Hindi ill advised

The imposition of Hindi is an old idea that lost relevance a long ago
17 Nov 2014 12:31 PM
Former Union Minister P Chidambaram (Photo: DC)

Language issue: Backlash in non-Hindi states, Congress advises caution

Jayalalithaa described the proposal as 'against the letter and spirit' of Official Languages Act
20 Jun 2014 11:07 PM
BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Photo: DC)

Government not insulting English, says BJP

‘Initiative for according priority to Hindi and regional languages is a welcome step’
20 Jun 2014 10:57 PM
Top Indian bureaucrats scramble for Hindi dictionaries

Indian bureaucrats scramble for Hindi dictionaries

One quick boost to many dejected Indians would be giving prominence to Hindi
19 Jun 2014 8:54 PM
An injured person is getting help from soldiers after suspected militants opened fire on bus passengers at Athiabari near Ramfalbil in Kokrajhar district, Assam Friday night - PTI

Militants attack Hindi-speaking men in Assam, seven killed

NDFB militants pull out Hindi-speaking people from a bus in Assam, line them up and open fire.
19 Jan 2014 5:15 AM

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