Dharmendra Pradhan releases 41 literary works, 13 books on classical languagesUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled 41 literary works from Classical Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Odia Centres of Excel...
06 Jan, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Tamil Nadu politics is not regionalism, but Tamil 'exceptionalism': Governor RaviTamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has voiced strong opinions on the state's politics. He described it as "Tamil exceptionalism" driven by animos...
25 Nov, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Congress MLA Raju Kage demands separate North Karnataka stateA Congress MLA has formally requested the President and Prime Minister to form a new state in North Karnataka. The MLA claims the region ha...
12 Nov, 2025, 04.30 PM IST
Kantara Chapter 1: Rishab Shetty starrer becomes 2025's highest-grossing Kannada movie, crosses Rs 100 crore mark in IndiaRishab Shetty's highly anticipated film Kantara: Chapter 1 achieved massive box office success, grossing Rs 106.85 crore in just two days. ...
04 Oct, 2025, 08.36 AM IST
After SBI, another Kannada row erupts after Bengaluru Canara Bank staff member fails to speak in local languageCanara Bank faces scrutiny in Bengaluru. A video circulating online shows a woman confronting a bank employee in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka....
07 Jul, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
'Are your kids studying in regional language?': Bengaluru techie denied parking for speaking Hindi, sparks viral debateArpit Bhayani, a software engineer, faced parking denial for speaking Hindi, sparking debate amid Karnataka's language row. He questioned t...
23 May, 2025, 07.41 AM IST
Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp becomes first Kannada book to win International Booker Prize 2025Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp has become the first Kannada book to win the International Booker Prize, a prestigious award recognising translat...
21 May, 2025, 08.48 AM IST
Amid Hindi row, Pawan Kalyan defends his stance on language diversity. 'I only opposed making it compulsory'Pawan Kalyan recently faced criticism over his remarks on the Hindi language, which sparked controversy online. Addressing the backlash, th...
15 Mar, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Bengaluru man demands North Indians be kept out of the city: Netizens ask him to tweet in KannadaThe post by Babruvahana (@Paarmatma) suggests that those unwilling to respect Bengaluru's local language and culture should avoid the city....
25 Jan, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
Marathi, Bengali, and other languages receive 'classical' status: What it means and the benefits explainedThe Union Cabinet has granted classical language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali, aiming to preserve these language...
04 Oct, 2024, 01.25 PM IST
Industry leaders resent Karnataka's diktat to MNCs to display number of Kannadigas on their rollsAfter the government tabled the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Bill in the legislative council on Tuesday, Kannada ...
21 Feb, 2024, 09.42 PM IST
‘Respect Kannada, but no violence’: Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai condemns vandalism over English signboards in Karnataka, lauds govt for arresting miscreantsKarnataka witnessed incessant destruction of several signboards that displayed content in English language recently.
28 Dec, 2023, 06.19 PM IST
Didn't mean to start any riot, debate, says actor Kichcha Sudeep on language rowThe actor is currently awaiting the release of 3D mystery thriller 'Vikrant Rona'.
21 May, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
Priyank Kharge funds startups that promote KannadaThe tourism department will support each of them with funding ranging from 5 lakh to 35 lakh to develop the app as well as solutions.
01 Mar, 2018, 09.00 AM IST
Madras High Court upholds classical tag for Kannada, Odia, TeluguBased on petition, the Madras High Court had stayed any benefits for the languages till it was disposed of.
16 Aug, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Karnataka govt preparing to explain stand on making Kannada compulsory subject in schoolsThe state legislature recently passed two bills to the effect and the Acts are to come into force from June.
13 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Bengaluru swears by English and I'm not complaining: An expat's view of the city
Linguistic divide is perhaps the clearest social marker that delineates different classes of the population like bus signs are almost exclu...
25 Feb, 2015, 12.28 PM IST