"Our fight is only against imposition of Hindi in primary education": Sena UBT MP Sanjay RautAddressing a press conference here, Raut said, "The Southern states have been fighting for this issue for years. Their stand against the im...
07 Jul, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
No 'compulsion' to learn Hindi as 3rd language: Devendra Fadnavis on row over govt orderMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the removal of mandatory Hindi in schools, allowing students to choose any Indian la...
18 Jun, 2025, 03.02 PM IST
Hindi spoken largely in public life, learning it will benefit students: MinisterDada Bhuse, Maharashtra's school education minister, supports Hindi as a third language. He says it aids communication and higher education...
18 Jun, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
Govt's language consultation committee urges CM Fadnavis to revoke Hindi move in MaharashtraThe Maharashtra government's language consultation committee has requested Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to reverse the decision mandati...
20 Apr, 2025, 11.07 PM IST
Everyone has to speak Marathi in Maharashtra: Chief Minister Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has declared Marathi as a mandatory language in the state, aligning with the new education pol...
17 Apr, 2025, 02.45 PM IST
AICTE plans to provide engineering textbooks in 12 regional languages by 2026The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is working on an ambitious plan to make textbooks available for all engineering diplo...
07 Apr, 2025, 12.13 PM IST
Sanjay Raut slams Raj Thackeray over U-turn on Marathi language agitationShiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut criticizes MNS chief Raj Thackeray for halting the agitation to enforce Marathi in banks. He questioned the ta...
06 Apr, 2025, 10.15 PM IST
Raj Thackeray asks MNS workers to "halt" Marathi language agitation, urges government to uphold the lawMNS chief Raj Thackeray has directed party workers to pause their agitation for mandatory use of Marathi in banks, as sufficient awareness ...
05 Apr, 2025, 06.45 PM IST
Maharashtra Assembly passes bill to make Marathi language mandatory in official works of local authoritiesState minister Subhash Desai said the introduction of the bill was necessitated as the Maharashtra Official Language Act, 1964 did not make...
24 Mar, 2022, 01.23 PM IST
Use Marathi in signages, ads: Maharashtra government to Konkan RailwayThe Marathi language department of the Maharashtra government has sent a letter to this effect to the Chief Managing Director of the Konkan...
04 Dec, 2020, 10.33 AM IST
mAadhaar review: An upgraded app with new interface; now allows users to add 3 profilesThe updated app for the biometric ID now has a better user interface and offers more services and languages.
07 Dec, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
BJP approaches Governor seeking mandatory Marathi subject in private, international schoolsBJP spokesperson Shaina N C said Marathi is compulsory in most schools upto standard 8, but some schools use language option for other subj...
09 Dec, 2017, 11.10 PM IST
Maharashtra government mulls making Marathi official language of High CourtMaharashtra government is considering a proposal to make Marathi the official language of Bombay High Court, the state assembly was informe...
11 Mar, 2016, 09.59 PM IST
Auto permits only for Marathi speakers in Mumbai sparks controversySachin Ahir claimed that the mandatory clause of ability to speak Marathi is wrong and there should be no compulsion.
16 Sep, 2015, 10.07 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
On Shobha De's tweet on Marathi films order, Shiv Sena lawmaker files privilege motionPratap Sarnaik filed a notice of breach of Privilege against De after she tweeted protesting the Maharashtra government’s decision.
08 Apr, 2015, 02.50 PM IST
- Raj planned well to hijack his uncle’s regional plane
Developments are unfolding exactly the way Raj Srikant Thackeray would have loved to. Having pulled the rug from right his alma mater’s fee...
22 Oct, 2008, 04.11 AM IST