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PhD graduate refuses to take degree from Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
As per the usual practice, degrees were handed to students before they went on stage, where the Governor would then personally present them. However, in a surprise move, one student, identified as Jean Joseph from Kottar, Nagercoil, bypassed the Governor and received her degree from Vice-Cha
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Bengali language row: TMC MPs protest at Parliament premises
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Prominent among the demonstrators are Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, including Yusuf Pathan, a former cricketer and current MP for Murshidabad, alongside Jaya Bachchan from the Samajwadi Party (SP). They protested to highlight the importance of preserving and promoting the Bengali language
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No dispute between Marathi and non-Marathi in Maharashtra, says CM Fadnavi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"I would like to advise Nishikant Dubey not to get involved in this dispute because some people deliberately want to discuss this dispute, and his speech gives them the strength to dispute. There is no such dispute between Marathi and non-Marathi in Maharashtra," said Fadnavis at a press con
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"Another Bhasha Andolan is needed": CM Mamata Banerjee on Bengali language
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the 'Maha Nayak Samman' Awards on Thursday, CM Mamata Banerjee said, "Another Bhasha Andolan is needed to awaken everyone. People are being harassed for speaking Bengali in many places. Bengali is the fifth most spoken language in the world, and the second most spoken in Asia. Aro
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"Marathi is spoken first in Maharashtra, then Hindi": Dy CM Ajit Pawar ami
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid the ongoing language row in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has asserted Marathi's primacy in the State, saying, 'Here, Marathi is spoken first, then Hindi."
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"Manhandling anyone over language will not be tolerated": Fadnavis amid la
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Weighing in on the language row in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said there is nothing wrong with requesting someone to speak in Marathi. However, he added that his government will not tolerate manhandling anyone in the name of language.
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"In the long run, we are harming Maharashtra": Governor Radhakrishnan on l
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Sharing a personal experience from his time as an MP in Tamil Nadu, the Maharashtra Governor said, "...one day I saw some people beating someone. When I asked them about the problem, they were speaking in Hindi. Then, the hotel owner told me that they don't speak Tamil, and people were beati
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Mother tongue first; language not an instrument of hatred: JNU VC amid Mar
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid a growing row over languages in Maharashtra, Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday said the mother tongue should be the first language one learns, while cautioning that language should not be used as an instrument of "hatred or superiority".
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"They haven't even met": Shaina NC on speculations about Aaditya Thackeray
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"In a city like Mumbai, if you have Aaditya Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis at the same venue, attending different programs, where is the speculation of a secret meeting? For all those who are suggesting, political circles are discussing a behind-the-scenes possibility, which is only possibl
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"First time that Maharashtra's CM is placing Hindi above Marathi": Supriya
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid the ongoing Hindi-Marathi language row, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule took a jibe at Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, questioning who might be pressuring him to prioritise Hindi over Marathi.
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CM Mamata Banerjee slams BJP over language row in Assam, says party's "div
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has condemned what she described as a "divisive agenda" being pursued by the BJP in Assam, accusing the ruling party of persecuting Bengali-speaking citizens for asserting their linguistic identity.
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"No can drown, beat someone in sea...": BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar on Raj
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"Koi kisi ko samundar mein duba ke maar nahi sakta. In this country, we respect the Constitution. To safeguard Constitution, there is no dearth of martyrs like Tukaram Omble. If someone goes to drown someone, there would be several police personnel who would stop you," Mungantiwar, former Ma
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