US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai's English, sparking backlash from Liberians who found the remark patronizing. While the White House defended it as a compliment, critics called it inappropriate, citing Liberia's official language and history, CNN reported.
Amid the row over the three official languages in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde hits out at Shiv Sena (UBT), accusing the party of practising "double-faced" politics.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Thursday that language was previously used as a means to divide India, adding that the Centre would ensure that Indian languages become a powerful medium to unite the country.
He further stated that while there was no opposition to any foreign language in the country, the insistence was to glorify, speak and think in the Hindi language.
"Beginning this Bohag, Assamese will be the compulsory official language for all government notifications, orders, acts, etc, across Assam. In the districts of Barak Valley and BTR, Bengali and Bodo languages shall be used respectively," Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote in a social media post on
MoS Home Nityanand Rai highlighted the Ministry of Home Affairs' efforts to promote Hindi, ensuring compliance with constitutional provisions and accelerating its use in official work, in line with the Official Language Resolution of 1968.
The Joint Regional Official Language Conference and Award Distribution Ceremony for the East and Northeast regions, organized by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, was held in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin calls out BJP's actions, urging them to make Tamil an official language, halt Hindi imposition, and prioritize Tamil Nadu's development rather than symbolic gestures like installing Sengol.
Union Minister and Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday highlighted efforts made under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership to promote regional languages. He cited significant steps taken through the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Official Language Bill introduce
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena has expressed serious and deep concern over the neglect towards Punjabi, one of the official languages of Delhi, in Government schools in the national capital.