Let Red Tape zeal not hit us reputationallyThe recent deportation of esteemed scholar Professor Francesca Orsini for purported visa infractions at Delhi airport has raised eyebrows a...
22 Oct, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
Humanoid AI robot Xiao He to assist media personnel at SCO SummitThis year's summit, scheduled for August 31 to September 1, promises to be a showcase of innovation and technology. A humanoid robot, Xiao ...
30 Aug, 2025, 06.28 PM 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
Don't bother with 'mother tongues'The concept of 'mother tongue' faces scrutiny. It is often viewed as more of a sociopolitical construct than a linguistic reality. Language...
27 Jun, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Shraddha Kapoor and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri discuss India’s Digital RenaissanceAt the WAVES 2025 summit in Goa, Shraddha Kapoor and Adam Mosseri discussed India's growing digital influence, highlighting its mobile-firs...
04 May, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
Hindi title for English textbooks: Kerala Minister writes to Centre seeking course correctionKerala's Education Minister V Sivankutty has strongly criticised NCERT's decision to use Hindi titles for English-medium textbooks, deeming...
19 Apr, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
Tamil Nadu vs three-language formula: A look at state’s history of opposing Hindi in education and why it continues to resistThe NEP 2020 reignites controversy over the three-language formula, particularly between the Centre and Tamil Nadu. While the Centre promot...
02 Mar, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
Vishwa Hindi Diwas 2025: Here is significance, history, theme and other key detailsHindi Diwas 2025: World Hindi Day, observed on January 10 every year, celebrates the global significance of the Hindi language, promoting i...
10 Jan, 2025, 09.55 AM IST
Multi-lingual AI chatbot to assist visitors during Maha Kumbh Mela 2025Prime minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath launched an AI-powered, multilingual chatbot, Kumbh Sah'AI'ya...
13 Dec, 2024, 09.58 PM IST
‘Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav 2024’ celebrates Indian languages, culture in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh concluded its week-long 'Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav-2024' on Wednesday. The program promoted Indian languages and culture through...
11 Dec, 2024, 08.21 PM IST
Education ministry holds meeting for seeking inputs for new curriculumThe inputs from ministries would help identify and integrate several pertinent areas, skills and competencies in the NCF at relevant stages.
09 Aug, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Koo signs MoU with Telangana government, to open development center in HyderabadKoo was launched in March 2020. The objective was to enable users to express themselves online in their mother tongue. Currently, it is ava...
20 Jul, 2022, 11.35 PM IST
C-DAC launches project to digitise Sindhi languageSome of the software developed under the TDIL Programme of MeitY, Govt. of India has also been enhanced.
11 Apr, 2017, 04.46 PM IST
An Android app that lets users learn the Modi scriptThe Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) will be launching an Android app that lets users learn the Modi script.
08 Apr, 2016, 02.49 AM IST
India's multilingualism an asset, says Smriti IraniIrrespective of the languages spoken or region one hails from, the common binding factor was the "deep need to ensure that India reaches ne...
21 Feb, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj draws flak over demand to make Gita national scriptureSushma Swaraj today came under opposition attack in Rajya Sabha for demanding that the Bhagwad Gita be declared national scripture.
09 Dec, 2014, 01.20 PM IST
- Bihar registers seventh highest number of foreign tourists
A record 10.96 lakh foreign tourists visited Bihar last year - the seventh highest among the top ten states to have large number of visitor...
15 Mar, 2013, 09.33 PM IST