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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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Topic: Hindi

Amar Ujala on Imran Khan’s ‘irritation’, Dainik Jagran on how US-Iran ties concern India

A round up of the Hindi newspapers opinion pages to reflect viewpoints from the heartland on topical issues.

Amit Shah’s love for Hindi is definitely not going to help BJP win the south

Even if Hindi isn’t made the sole official language, as Amit Shah seemed to suggest, the push for it continues in job exams for banks and railways.

I’m from a non-Hindi speaking state: On Hindi row, Amit Shah says listen to speech carefully

Home Minister Amit Shah clarified that he said Hindi should be a second language, and that he repeatedly pitches for strengthening regional languages.

PM Modi sets butterflies free while Farooq Abdullah reads Amir Khusrau in ‘jail’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Amazon’s Alexa masters Hindi and Hinglish in time for Diwali

The new Amazon Echo will speak English, Hindi & Hinglish and switch automatically between all three. It will hit the market in time for Diwali shopping.

Talk of Hindi dominance a joke. English/non-English divide is the real apartheid in India

In his Hindi Diwas speech, Amit Shah claimed Indians were the only ones who defeated English language and Anglicisation.

Kamal Haasan says no ‘Shah, Samrat’ must renege on promise to not impose Hindi

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan's remarks follow Home Minister Amit Shah saying efforts will be made to expand Hindi to different parts of the country.

Home Minister Amit Shah wants a common language for India, says Hindi can unite country

Speaking at a 'Hindi Divas' function, Amit Shah said Hindi should reach every individual and every home in the country.

Hindi has grown from 20,000 to 1.5 lakh words in 20 years, and very quietly

Hindi dictionaries of the government add words without fanfare. They are not accompanied by an announcement, and there’s no log of evolution either.

‘Modi shasan’ not ‘Modi sarkar’: This IIM alumnus wants Urdu out of Hindi

Speaking at India International Centre in Delhi, IIM alum Nityanand Misra said Hindi & Urdu were different languages and should be spoken as such.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.