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Sunday, December 14, 2025
TopicHindustani

Topic: Hindustani

Row over Urdu signage in Maharashtra reached Supreme Court. Here’s what happened next

Two-judge Supreme Court bench also said language should not be equated with religion, and asserted that influence of Urdu is writ large in the language of Indian courts.

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.

Kesarbai Kerkar, the Indian voice that made it to NASA’s Voyager mission

Kesarbai Kerkar insisted on removing microphones, loudspeakers from the stage. If something annoyed her, she would cancel the recital midway.

Grammy-nominated Lakshmi Shankar’s dream debut was shattered by gossip and jealousies

Singer Lakshmi Shankar’s interest in Hindustani music was by now unshakable and she was not ready to give up on her dream.

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India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.