Mamata Banerjee only concerned about Bengali-speaking Muslims, claims Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of prioritizing only Bengali-speaking Muslims. He warned th...
18 Jul, 2025, 11.44 AM IST
No blackmail, Assamese is official language: SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma affirmed Assamese as the state's official language. He cautioned against exploiting language for c...
11 Jul, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Mother Tongue-Untied: Why urban India may outgrow the language warsThe author reflects on language and identity through his family's experiences. His father and father-in-law, both multilingual, might only ...
10 Jul, 2025, 03.46 PM IST
In a first, Army's Eastern Command uses regional languages for social media posts on Durand CupThe Indian Army's Eastern Command is broadening its reach by incorporating Bengali, Assamese, and Manipuri into its social media communicat...
07 Jul, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
After Assam Police-demonstrators clash, CM says won't allow Waqf protestsFollowing clashes in Silchar over the Waqf Act, Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has prohibited street protests, suggesting legal...
16 Apr, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
JNU professor Mazhar Asif appointed Jamia Millia Islamia vice chancellorPresident Droupadi Murmu appointed Mazhar Asif as vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia. Asif, a JNU professor who contributed to the Nat...
24 Oct, 2024, 09.11 PM IST
Assam to observe Bhasa Gourav Saptah from 3 to 9 November, 2024: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam will celebrate the recognition of Assamese as a Classical language with 'Bhasa Gourav Saptah' from 3 to 9 November, 2024. Special eve...
13 Oct, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
Important for Marathi, other languages to have elite language status: NCP-SCP chief Sharad PawarFollowing the centre's decision to include Marathi and four other languages as the "classical language" category on Thursday, Nation Congre...
04 Oct, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
Centre approves Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali as classical languagesThe Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved granting Classical Language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese...
04 Oct, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
Asam Sahitya Sabha opposes move to make Hindi a compulsory subject in North-Eastern statesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah, who is also the Chairman of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, had on Thursday said that 22,000 ...
10 Apr, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
No instruction from Centre to make Hindi compulsory, says Assam Chief Minister SarmaTalking to media persons, he said, “There is no instruction from Centre to make Hindi learning compulsory. In Assam, Assamese is the mother...
09 Apr, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Assam’s clause 6 panel suggests ILP, reservations in Assembly and jobsClause 6 provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect the cultural, social heritage of the Assamese pe...
20 Jan, 2020, 07.49 AM IST
CAA protests in Assam: Why it is different from the rest of the countryOn Sunday, when the artists gathered in Chanmari field in Guwahati to register their protest against CAA, the fear found voice. Bipin Chawd...
17 Dec, 2019, 06.57 PM IST
Panel finds big demand for ILP in AssamThe high-level committee which would safeguard the interest of Assamese people from citizenship amendment bill , has received overwhelming ...
11 Dec, 2019, 07.45 AM IST
JNU considering setting up of School of Indian languagesThe varsity offers language courses in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Persian through its "School of Language, Lit...
02 Nov, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
- Pramila Rani Brahma demands appointing translators of Bodo language
Bodoland Peoples Front MLA Pramila Rani Brahma today demanded appointing officials and translators of Bodo language in Assam Assembly.
14 Aug, 2015, 04.14 PM IST
- Maran to release software tools in regional languages
Minister of IT and Communications Dayanidhi Maran will on Wednesday launch software tools and fonts in various regional languages for free ...
23 Jan, 2007, 10.50 PM IST