I-Day: PM Modi hails judiciary's translation efforts, CJI Chandrachud responds with folded handsThe PM's remark was in reference to the Supreme Court's move to upload around 1,000 of its verdicts in regional languages as part of this y...
15 Aug, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
We are not imposing anything on anyone: Mamata on Bengali language controversyRubbishing opposition claims that the state government is trying to impose Bengali on students, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ...
09 Aug, 2023, 08.41 PM IST
Bengal education policy: Second, third languages will depend on population pattern of area, says minister"A student is free to choose the first language. In Kolkata, you can choose Bengali as the first language. In the Darjeeling hills, you can...
08 Aug, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
Prominent Nepalese journalist Tribhuvan Poudyal among those killed in Pokhara plane crashProminent Nepali journalist Tribhuvan Poudyal was among the 68 passengers who were killed when a Yeti Airlines aircraft, with 72 on board c...
16 Jan, 2023, 03.22 PM IST
Who is Tenzing Norgay? Why is his birthday on May 29th celebrated as Everest DayTenzing Norgay's birthday on 29th May is rightly accorded as Everest Day. Coincidentally the summit was conquered by him along with Edmund ...
29 May, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
Sanskrit should be made official language: senior BJP leader Subramanian SwamyHe said Hindi, Urdu, Marathi and Nepali languages use the Devanagari script as all these languages originated from Sanskrit. All literature...
09 Dec, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
Hindi, Bengali, Odia speakers surge in South IndiaJust-released data from the 2011 census on mother tongues seems to indicate a reverse migration trend from earlier decades when people from...
28 Jun, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
Darjeeling hills to go under turmoil on June 1We oppose state’s plan to ‘impose’ Bengali in all academic institutes of hills too where share of Bengali speaking populace is much lower t...
01 Jun, 2017, 01.55 AM IST
Anshu Jamsenpa becomes first woman to conquer Mt Everest twice within a weekJamsenpa, a mother of two, was blessed by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama before leaving for the expedition.
21 May, 2017, 04.55 PM IST
Nepal parties sign breakthrough deal on new constitutionThe new agreement, signed after midnight Saturday, came after days of negotiation and resolves a major issue that has blocked progress.
09 Aug, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
Indian-American wins junior title at US Powerlifting ChampionshipsA 20-year-old Indian-American has won junior title at the latest US Powerlifting Association National Championships.
23 Jul, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Hindi should be an official language in UN, says Nepal vice-president Parmananda Jha"Hindi has not only become a world language, but it has also become eligible to be registered in the United Nations," Jha said at a seminar...
12 Jan, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
Back from Nepal, elephant begets calf at Dudhwa national parkFor the 22-year old Chameli, an active member of Dudhwa's jumbo brigade, the stigma of eloping with a wild Nepali tusker did not last too l...
25 Aug, 2013, 11.29 AM IST
- Uttarakhand to verify Ramdev aide's claim on birthplace
Under the Indian Citizenship Act, if Balkrishna was born in Hardwar as he had claimed while procuring his Indian passport, there will not b...
10 Jun, 2011, 06.20 AM IST
- Parents of missing Ramdev aide send SOS to Nepal government
The parents of Baba Ramdev's Man Friday, Acharya Balkrishna, who is said to be missing since Sunday, sent an SOS to the government of Nepal...
07 Jun, 2011, 05.57 PM IST
- Mamata to submit report to PM on Hills, skirts statehood issue
Seeking to give a healing touch in Darjeeling, Mamata Banerjee said she would submit a report to PM for a special Hills package, but skirte...
27 Sep, 2010, 04.56 PM IST
- Nepali exodus for overseas work despite Maoist vows
Tej Man Prajapati's mother was inconsolable as she tearfully blessed her son on the forehead with red powder before he went through securit...
14 Sep, 2008, 08.43 AM IST