Mahalaya signifies the arrival of Goddess Durga (another form of Shakti), to earth from her heavenly abode in Kailasha.

Despite the hopes of reestablishing contact with India's Moon rover, the country's space agency is satisfied with the mission's success. Th...

"And it's not as if I lived in a foreign country. I lived in Tamil Nadu. Sanskrit was discouraged and I think even today they discourage," ...

There's a measure of irony in the fact that assault on Vidyasagar's memory came from the Hindu Right.

A CNN anchor is being lashed out for assuming that the girl is used to using" Sanskrit due to her heritage.

Four months ago, the BJP had laid claim to Guru by calling him the greatest Hindu sanyasin from Kerala, triggering protests in that state.

The Indian mission in association with the UN Department of Public Information will commemorate the Yoga day at the world body's headquarte...

These vidyalayas are run jointly by Vishwa Ved Sansthan (an organ of VHP) and Maharshi Ved Vyas Pratisthan and offer a 7 year course in Ved...

"The schools were teaching German as the third language which was in violation of the Constitution, knowing that German is not a third lang...

The decision is likely to affect thousands of students of Classes 6 to 8 in 500-odd KVs across the country which teach German.

Efforts should be taken to restore status quo and allow teaching of German language as before in Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools, he appealed.

PMK and MDMK, constituents of BJP-led NDA, today protested against a Home Ministry circular to varsities that Hindi be taught along with En...

Two of BJP's TN allies today opposed naming Teacher's Day as 'Guru Utsav', with PMK terming it as a discreet attempt to impose Sanskrit.

Celebration of Sanskrit Week in CBSE schools in Tamil Nadu is not acceptable," said DMK President M Karunanidhi

"It is cheap politics that is behind the opposition to an ancient Indian language which is indeed the divine language."

Allies of the BJP in Tamil Nadu - MDMK and PMK - had also last week spoken against the proposal.

In a circular to schools affiliated to it, CBSE had directed them to celebrate "Sanskrit Week" between August 7 and 13 on an experimental b...