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Thursday, April 23, 2026
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Topic: Hindi language

Global media keeps eyes peeled for Air India crash prelim report, WSJ puts focus on pilots & fuel switches

Global media also looks at the latest chapter in India's 'language wars', what's making India world's biggest IPO market outside US, Jane Street saga & the Uber-Rapido rivalry in India.

India’s national language should not be ‘Hindi’, but ‘Bhartiya’

By creating a new language from a mixture of all India-originated languages, the conflicts between Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Malayalam etc. with Hindi will be completely eliminated.

‘Hindi ko fark padta hai!’—Literature alone can’t save the language

Though the Modi government has actively advocated for the Hindi cause, language experts said there are many challenges that are not visible.

FSSAI retracts ‘dahi’ notification after stiff opposition from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

States raised concerns over imposition of Hindi after FSSAI in January ordered labelling of curd as ‘dahi’ and usage of regional terms in brackets next to the Hindi term.

Hindi to English to Hungarian—why swear words sound obscene

The idea that the sounds in such words contribute to their offensiveness violates a linguistic principle—that the relationship between the sound and meaning of a word is arbitrary.

MBBS books in Hindi add more problems to the syllabus. Amit Shah, BJP didn’t think though

Will a person obtaining an MBBS degree in Hindi be eligible to study MS or MD in South India or abroad?

Diarrhoea to dermatitis—you can’t translate MBBS language. It isn’t just in English

Textbooks in regional languages can be an asset for students of rural and marginal communities. But it can cause difficulty in communication between doctors from two different regions.

‘Shri Hari’ for prescriptions, Hindi merit lists — Madhya Pradesh launches Hindi MBBS books

Madhya Pradesh became the first state to launch an MBBS course in Hindi language. Amit Shah said soon, books for management and engineering courses will also be available in Hindi

Hindi’s hegemony didn’t start with NEP, Amit Shah or Ajay Devgn. It’s been on since 1947

The row over supposed Hindi supremacy push owing to its ‘popularity’ predates incidents such as NEP's three language formula and Amit Shah or Ajay Devgn's remarks.

Actors Ajay Devgn, Kichcha Sudeep spar over ‘supremacy’ of Hindi, ex-CMs join

‘Blabbering as mouthpiece of BJP’: Former Karnataka CMs endorse Sudeep’s reservations, override Ajay Devgn’s 'nationalistic' outburst.

On Camera

Why India’s young would rather pay for a crowd than sit quietly in a library

In trying to modernise the idea of a 'third space', Gen Z has forgotten the original ones altogether. Libraries, parks, and museums were about coexistence without expectation, which went beyond productivity or leisure.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.