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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Topic: Hindi

Outside the syllabus, Hindi’s growing in Tamil Nadu. More takers than in other southern states

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s relationship with Hindi has always been fraught. So, when Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recounted how Tamil Nadu didn’t allow her to...

Stop fighting over Hindi vs Urdu. Hindustani is the answer, says Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar wove the story of the twin languages’ separation into a romantic, absurdist narrative at a standing-room-only talk at Delhi’s India International Centre.

Hindi engineering courses in MP are just not taking off. Students keep moving to English

AICTE gave permission to 13 government and private colleges to offer engineering degree and diploma courses in Hindi in Madhya Pradesh in 2022. So far, 108 have enrolled.

‘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.

US’s Hindustani language spokesperson makes a mark at G20 — better than ‘99% Hindi-speaking Indians’

Margaret MacLeod is America's spokesperson for Hindi and Urdu-speaking audiences globally. She is posted at the US Embassy in New Delhi.

Ranbir Kapoor’s Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar an endless drag with bad dialogues, misplaced songs

A female character in a Luv Ranjan movie can never be better than the guy, can she?

Skyrocketing popularity of K-dramas spurring more Indians to learn Korean, says Duolingo

Korean is third most learnt language on Duolingo app in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & West Bengal. English & Hindi claim top spots as the most popular languages, says report.

Jet, set, no-go: Indian officials sent back from Fiji after govt trims clearances for Hindi meet

Four days before the 15 February start of the World Hindi Conference in Fiji, the Finance Ministry cut the number of officials on the Indian delegation list from 165 to 51.

Haryana is hurrying to make courts Hindi-only. Some things are getting lost in translation

Civil and criminal courts in Haryana have to switch to Hindi by 1 April. Task involves re-training clerks, translating court documents, preparing judges to ditch English verdicts.

Hits & misses of PM’s Pariksha pe Charcha — Hindi barrier, no TV, some ‘good advice’

Ministry of Education had told schools across the country to show students live telecast of PM Modi’s annual Q&A session this Friday. Feedback from students & teachers was mixed.

On Camera

Is Nepal having a Bangladesh moment? Gen Z protests more than social media ban

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s government is being called ‘Hatyara Sarkar’. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has resigned, but the protests continue to intensify.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Modi to address military brass next week; theaterisation & Op Sindoor on agenda for Kolkata conference

The Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) in Kolkata is also likely to see deliberations on the proposed 'Sudarshan Chakra' missile defence system.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?