Over 40,000 manuscripts identified in J&K under Gyan Bharatam MissionJammu and Kashmir has identified over 40,000 manuscripts under the national Gyan Bharatam mission. A 16th-century Takri script manuscript w...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
Aadarsh Sanskrit Gram: How Uttarakhand plans to make Sanskrit a spoken language in over 13 villagesDimar village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, a place with deep roots in Sanskrit learning, is set to revive spoken Sanskrit. Trainers w...
26 Mar, 2025, 12.41 PM IST
DMK leader caught on video allegedly stealing woman's bangle during anti-hindi protest: BJP's Annamalai shares videoAnnamalai shared a video that allegedly shows a DMK leader stealing a bangle during an anti-Hindi pledge. This came amid DMK's criticism of...
05 Mar, 2025, 12.49 PM IST
Over 32% sanctioned posts in central universities vacant: GovtOver 32 per cent of sanctioned posts in central universities across the country are lying vacant, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. The hig...
15 Mar, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
Parliament nod for three central Sanskrit universitiesby voice vote in Rajya Sabha.Earlier the bill was passed by.
16 Mar, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid Opposition uproar over Delhi violenceAs the Upper House re-assembled at 2 pm after an adjournment earlier in the day, Opposition MPs including those belonging to the Congress, ...
02 Mar, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
Lok Sabha okays bill to set up central Sanskrit varsitiesResponding to the debate on the Sanskrit Central Universities Bill, 2019, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" said the government wants...
12 Dec, 2019, 09.06 PM IST
Bill to set up central Sanskrit universities introduced in Lok SabhaThe bill, moved by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', seeks to convert three Sanskrit deemed universities presently functioning in th...
11 Dec, 2019, 02.01 PM IST
After Hindi push, plans afoot for Sanskrit central varsities nowThe case was especially made for Delhi’s Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan which has expanded hugely and over 60 institutions are affiliated with...
11 Jun, 2019, 07.11 AM IST
Government plans Sanskrit push ahead of Lok Sabha electionsThe government has made a strong pitch for Sanskrit in the education system since 2014 when it took charge.
24 Oct, 2018, 08.53 AM IST
Panel for pay parity for Sanskrit teachers, says HRD Ministry- appointed committeeGopalaswami said the committee pitched for support to oriental research institutes and manuscript libraries where a lot of good work is bei...
07 Feb, 2016, 12.27 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav criticises central government for delay in according central varsity status to Sampoornand UniversityAkhilesh Yadav today attacked the Centre for delay in according central varsity status to Varanasi-based Sampoornand University saying thos...
25 Jun, 2015, 05.22 PM IST
Sanskrit teachers hoping for 'acche din' under Modi governmentExperts, however, are skeptical of government-driven revivalist efforts, noting that Sanskrit, even at its peak, was never a mass language.
31 Dec, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
Orissa university set to launch masters course in SanskritInitially, the university would begin with two year MA programme. But it may also start research programmes in the ancient language.
22 Dec, 2014, 12.43 PM IST
HRD Minister Smriti Irani to hit back at Sanskrit baitersThe ministry has dug out circulars issued towards the fag end of the UPA-II government that proposed making Sanskrit compulsory in all scho...
04 Dec, 2014, 06.40 AM IST
Decisions to make Sanksrit compulsory taken by UPA: HRD MinistryOfficials of the Ministry referred to the circulars issued shortly after a national conference in Lucknow in September last year where it r...
04 Dec, 2014, 02.46 AM IST
Central universities told to explore possibility of having Sanskrit department: GovernmentHRD Minister Smriti Irani said UGC was also providing plan and non-plan grants to five Sanskrit universities and two Sanskrit deemed-to-be-...
03 Dec, 2014, 04.41 PM IST