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TopicHindi imposition

Topic: Hindi imposition

Imposing Hindi like giving Bible or Quran to Brahmin — Tamil IRS officer slams Hindi cell posting

B. Balamurugan, posted in Hindi Cell of GST Chennai office, wrote to the authorities saying he ‘isn’t interested in working in Hindi cell’ as he doesn't know the language.

I was constantly nudged to speak in English, my words manipulated, says AYUSH secretary

AYUSH Ministry Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha triggered a controversy after he allegedly asked participants of an online conference, who couldn’t speak Hindi, to leave.

All about 3-language formula, the bone of contention between Centre & southern states

The new National Education Policy says the freedom to choose the two Indian languages as part of the formula should be left to the states, regions or students.

Commentators Amarnath, Doshi trolled for calling Hindi ‘national tongue’ during Ranji match

Former first-class cricketers Rajinder Amarnath and Sushil Doshi tried to clarify their remarks and apologise, but there were few takers.

After Hindi, row over Sanskrit in Anna University: Is Tamil Nadu’s language politics dated?

Tamil Nadu's Anna University has made it mandatory for engineering students to study philosophy, which include Bhagawad Gita and Upanishads.

Tamil now echoing across US: Modi says as ‘One nation, One language’ controversy dies down

PM Modi's remarks are being seen as an attempt to reach out to the people of Tamil Nadu after Home Minister Amit Shah's comments on Hindi kicked up a controversy

Common language good for progress, but unfortunately not possible in India: Rajinikanth

Veteran Tamil actor Rajinikanth, who in 2017 announced he was launching a political party, said besides the south, northern states will also not accept the imposition of Hindi.

Stalin says Centre scrapping compulsory Hindi clause from policy aimed at deceiving them

DMK president M K Stalin sought an explanation from the Centre on its decision to drop the Hindi language clause from its draft education policy.

Modi must clarify if non-Hindi speakers will be lesser citizens in his ‘New Hindia’

Next generation students must be allowed to choose languages that they consider to be important and not be compelled to learn Hindi.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.