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Allegations of Hindi imposition on Tamils incorrect: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday clarified that there would be no imposition of Hindi language on Tamilians or non-Hindi speaking population.
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DMK, BJP member spar in LS over allegations of Hindi imposition
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): DMK member Kalanidhi Veeraswamy and BJP member Rajiv Pratap Rudy sparred in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the former accused the BJP-led NDA government of making attempts to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu and the latter stating that needless allegations were bei
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Availability of judgements in regional languages will help spread legal aw
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 17 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind made a case for availability of Supreme Court and High Court judgements in regional languages and said the move will help spread legal learning, understanding and awareness across the country.
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Amazon's Alexa will soon take commands in Hindi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai, Maharashtra [India], July 16 (ANI): You may soon be able to instruct Amazon's voice-based virtual assistant Alexa using Hindi commands as the e-commerce giant is expanding the skills kit to include the language.
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Govt cancels Postal Department Examination in TN after ruckus in Rajya Sab
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI) The government on Tuesday cancelled the Postal Department Examination in Tamil Nadu after AIADMK and the DMK members protested in Rajya Sabha and created a ruckus as the test was conducted only in English and Hindi and not in Tamil Language.
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JNU security guard, who cracked university's entrance exam, will study Rus
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Where there's a will, there's a way! This proverbial truth aptly applies to Ramjal Meena, a security guard at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, who has cracked the varsity's entrance examination and will be studying the Russian language.
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Raghav Chadha tears into BJP for criticising AAP's decision on Maithili la
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Raghav Chadha on Tuesday slammed BJP for criticising AAP over making Maithili as an optional language in Delhi government schools.
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Hindi has lowered standards of debates in Parliament: Vaiko
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jul 15 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko on Monday claimed that the usage of Hindi language led to the deterioration of the standards of the debates in Parliament.
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Uttarakhand: Youth arrested for foul language against CM Trivendra Singh R
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): A youth was arrested here on Monday for allegedly employing foul language against Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on social media.
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Playing with other children affect toddlers' language learning: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Toddlers who have more exposure to other children, such as those in daycare, may be particularly good at certain word learning skills, researchers suggest.
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No language should be imposed or opposed, says VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], Jul 14 (ANI): Vice President M Venkiah Naidu has stressed that there should be no imposition to any language while maintaining that there must also not be opposition to any.
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Will soon take decision on showcasing regional films at IFFI: Prakash Java
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the steering committee of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will soon take a decision on screening films in Indian regional languages.
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