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Hindi, other Indian languages should become axis of technology, science,
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On September 14, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi in the Devanagari script as the official language of the Union of India.
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"Never expected such a debate to ever occur": Rupee symbol designer Udaya
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Dharmalingam, a professor at IIT Guwahati, designed the iconic Indian rupee symbol 15 years ago, in 2010. It was chosen from among 3,300 entries in a nationwide competition. The design, which combines the Devanagari letter "Ra" and the Roman letter "R," has become an integral part of Indi
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Mumbai: BMC to take action against shops, hotels without Marathi signboard
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will take action against shops, hotels and other commercial establishments in Mumbai that are not putting up Marathi signboards in Devanagari script, an official said on Tuesday.
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Progress of mother tongue essential for growth of official language: Shah
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 14 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of local languages, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said without the progress of the mother tongue, the progress of the official language is not possible.
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PM Modi greets people on Hindi Diwas; says simplicity, sensitivity of the
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people on the occasion of 'Hindi Diwas' and said that its simplicity, spontaneity and sensitivity always attract people.
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Official language Hindi unites nation in thread of unity: Shah
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 14 (ANI): As the country observed Hindi Diwas on Wednesday, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said Hindi is the friend of all Indian languages and it "unites the whole nation in a thread of unity" as an official language.
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Fresh debate over Kokborok script sparks protests across tribal-dominated
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Khumulwng (Tripura) [India], November 21 (ANI): The proposal to introduce the Devanagari script for Kokborok, a widely spoken lingua franca of the indigenous community of Tripura has sparked protests in the tribal-dominated districts of the state.
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Iran's supreme leader Khamenei creates official Hindi Twitter account
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Aug 09 (ANI): Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has opened an official Twitter account in Hindi.
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EAM Swaraj appeals to countrymen to help find Geeta's parents
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): As Indian national Geeta still waits for her parent two years after being rescued from Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday appealed all to help her by recognising the dialect of a letter written by the former in a local dialect and
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