Marathi to be mandatory for rickshaw, taxi drivers in Maharashtra from May 1Starting from May 1, the Maharashtra government mandates that rickshaw and taxi drivers be fluent in Marathi. The Motor Transport Departmen...
14 Apr, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Vidya Bharati a key reference point in shaping NEP 2020: Dharmendra PradhanUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted Vidya Bharati's significant role in shaping India's National Education Policy 2020....
02 Apr, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
World under threat of war, only dialogue can lead to solutions: VP RadhakrishnanVice President CP Radhakrishnan emphasized dialogue as the solution to global war threats. Speaking at the Indian Youth Parliament in Nagpu...
21 Mar, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Studying in one's mother tongue instils strong values: CJI GavaiChief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai emphasized the importance of studying in one's mother tongue, highlighting its role in fostering conce...
06 Jul, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
We are fighting for our identity that is in danger: Mehbooba MuftiWhile addressing the event, Mufti said, "The Kashmiri language is our identity as well as a big weapon and during the past, we fought all b...
05 Jul, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
Allow students to write exams in local languages even if course is in English medium: UGC to universitiesThe commission stressed that it is necessary to strengthen these efforts and "promote such initiatives as writing textbooks in the mother t...
19 Apr, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
Amit Shah releases textbooks in Hindi for MBBS studentsShah unveiled the textbooks of medical biochemistry, anatomy and medical physiology subjects for the MBBS students at an event held in the ...
17 Oct, 2022, 05.32 PM IST
Who's using condoms the most? Owaisi replies to Mohan Bhagwat on population controlThe remarks from Owaisi came days after Bhagwat had called for a comprehensive population policy to ensure that the rising population do no...
09 Oct, 2022, 12.52 PM IST
Population imbalances lead to country's division, population policy should be applicable to all communities: RSS chiefSpeaking at the RSS Dussehra rally at the Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur, Mohan Bhagwat said community-based population imbalance is an import...
05 Oct, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
NEP's move to teaching in mother tongue could transform learning in IndiaThe National Education Policy, 2020 has advocated, that "wherever possible, the medium of instruction until at least Grade 5, but preferabl...
19 Feb, 2022, 11.37 PM IST
Education in mother tongue is an instrument to fight poverty: PMWithout directly referring to the dominance of the English language, the PM pointed out how language has become a barrier for many aspiring...
16 Aug, 2021, 06.28 AM IST
New education policy based on equity, quality, accessibility: Ramesh PokhriyalThe minister told the audience, including vice chancellors of various universities and UGC officials, that the implementation of the policy...
06 Nov, 2020, 03.27 PM IST
View: The New Education Policy 2020 is set to be a landmark in India’s history of educationThe policy places a welcome emphasis on a holistic, learner centred, flexible system that seeks to transform India into a vibrant knowledge...
08 Aug, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Kerala CM attacks Shah on Hindi pitch; says it is a "war cry" against non-Hindi speaking peopleAlong with our mother tongue, let us use Hindi in our work", he said in a tweet on the occasion of Hindi Divas on Saturday.
15 Sep, 2019, 02.50 PM IST
Why does the Census of India focus on mother tongues? How does it make linguistic minorities invisible?A look at how the language report raises more questions than it answers.
05 May, 2019, 05.05 PM IST
Learn both mother tongue and Hindi: Venkaiah NaiduNaidu added the DMK was only using this as a political tool and creating a divide among people on the country by creating these issues
30 Jun, 2017, 01.54 AM IST
Important to learn 'Rashtra Bhasha' Hindi: NaiduThe minister was speaking at an event in Sabarmati Ashram here where he presented 100 volumes of collected works of Mahatma Gandhi in Engli...
24 Jun, 2017, 05.36 PM IST