India-China ties built on centuries of dialogue and learning, says DoraiswamiIndian Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami visited Beijing Foreign Studies University. He spoke about the long history of language and idea exchan...
06 Jun, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
Bashir Badr Death: Ayodhya-born Urdu poet who lost everything in Meerut violence gave world the iconic ‘Dushmani Jam Kar Karo’ shayari during 1972 Shimla AgreementRenowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr, celebrated for his deeply moving verses, has passed away in Bhopal at the age of 91. His iconic couplet, “D...
29 May, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
NEET 2026 fee refund process: What students should know about NTA re-exam refund portalNEET UG 2026 exam fee refund process: The NTA has issued clarifications for the NEET UG 2026 re-examination, scheduled for June 21, and con...
21 May, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
UK museum to return over 2000 historic manuscripts to Jain communityThe Wellcome Collection in London is returning over 2,000 Jain manuscripts to the Jain community. These sacred texts, held for over a centu...
16 May, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
From Roja to Bombay, she is the iconic voice behind many 90s hits, worked with AR Rahman and Ilaiyaraja, can sing in Sanskrit, French and Arabic. Who is she?K. S. Chithra, a voice that has defined generations of Indian music, has recorded over 25,000 songs in numerous languages. Her effortless, ...
07 May, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
NIOS 2026 exam schedule released for Class 10 and 12 theory papers: Check full schedule and how steps to downloadNIOS has unveiled the April 2026 exam schedule for Class 10 and 12 theory papers, commencing April 10 and concluding May 6. Practical exams...
26 Mar, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Sahitya Akademi announces Bal Sahitya, Yuva Puraskar for 2025Sahitya Akademi has announced the Yuva Puraskar for 23 writers across various languages, including Advait Kottary for his English novel and...
18 Jun, 2025, 04.30 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker announces extension of translation services to 6 new languages in ParliamentLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced the inclusion of six new languages, including Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu, and Sanskrit, in ...
11 Feb, 2025, 01.55 PM IST
Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024The Sahitya Akademi announced the winners of the prestigious Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 2024. A total of 23 writers, includ...
15 Jun, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
Chhattisgarh Board Class 10, Class 12 exam dates 2024 announced: Here is full scheduleChhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education has released the exam dates for Class 10 and Class 12 board exams of 2024. The Class 10 exams wil...
28 Dec, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
Sahitya Akademi Awards ‘23: Neelam Saran Gour’s historic novel ‘Requiem In Raga Janaki’ wins in English; a look at all recipientsThe award was presented in the shape of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque. It also included a cash prize - a lump sum of Rs 1,0...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
CJI DY Chandrachud announces launch of service to provide verdicts in some scheduled languagesThere are of 22 languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. They include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, K...
25 Jan, 2023, 07.08 PM IST
Sahitya Akademi Award 2021: Authors Namita Gokhale, Khalid Hussain, TMC MLA Bratya Basu among 20 winnersThe awards will be presented at an event to be held later.
31 Dec, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Shashi Tharoor, Nand Kishore Acharya to receive Sahitya Akademi Award 2019; win Rs 1 lakh cash prizeTharoor won the award for his book 'An Era of Darkness' in English.
18 Dec, 2019, 05.15 PM IST
CBSE Class 10, 12 exams to start from March 5. Here is the complete date sheetAccording to the date sheet, the exams for Class 10, in which 16,38,552 students are expected to appear, will conclude on April 4. And Clas...
11 Jan, 2018, 12.50 PM IST
Rajasthan may make Sanskrit compulsory in schoolsRajasthan education department may make Sanskrit a compulsory third language from Class IV to Class X in state board schools to ensure that...
13 Nov, 2017, 10.33 AM IST
Sebi tells brokers to provide stock trading documents in 15 Indian languagesSebi has directed all intermediaries in the securities market to start communicating with the investors in vernacular languages, in additio...
08 Aug, 2016, 07.28 PM IST