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West Bengal is in India, you must speak in Hindi: Woman in Kolkata Metro tells co-passenger stirring row

Kolkata/IBNS: A major scuffle broke out in the Kolkata Metro recently after two women got engaged in a debate over language and identity.

Pokémon GO launches in Hindi; strengthens bond with Indian fans

New Delhi/UNI: The Pokémon Company (TPC), in collaboration with Niantic, announced the launch of its globally renowned mobile gaming application, Pokémon GO, in Hindi.

Envoy Diana Mickeviciene says Lithuania takes pride in having close connection with Sanskrit

Lithuania’s Ambassador to India Diana Mickeviciene on Monday said her country takes pride in having a close connection with Sanskrit language.

Fiji: Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with Fijian leadership, attends 12th World Hindi Conference

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to Fiji to attend the 12th World Hindi Conference, held bilateral meetings with the Fijian leadership, including Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, on Thursday in Suva.

Future of India will be written by those who use Indian languages: Amit Shah on Hindi Diwas

Surat: Hindi is not against any other regional language and the future of India will be written by those who use Indian languages, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday on Hindi Diwas.

India welcomes UN resolution mentioning Hindi for first time

United Nations/New Delhi: As the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on multilingualism that referred to the Hindi language for the first time, India welcomed the move and said it is imperative that multilingualism at the UN is embraced and that New Delhi will support the UN in achieving this objective.

'No imposition': Vice-President dismisses allegations of Hindi hegemony on Centre

Chennai: Setting aside the accusation of language imposition against the BJP and the Centre, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said Saturday there is "no imposition of any language, no opposition to any language...learn as many languages as possible", media reports said.

'Everybody's mother tongue has been respected': Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep on PM Modi's language comment

New Delhi: Kannada actor  Kichcha Sudeep, who had responded strongly to his Bollywood peer Ajay Devgan's comments on Hindi, setting off a fresh debate on the supremacy of the language, Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the importance of all Indian languages.

Karnataka leaders slam Ajay Devgn for calling Hindi national language

Bengaluru/IBNS: Former Karnataka Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and HD Kumaraswamy have slammed Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn for calling Hindi a "national language" in a new row which was triggered on Wednesday.

Amit Shah pitches for Hindi, says 'inferiority complex' over 'mother tongue' must end

Varanasi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called for creating an environment for the growth of Hindi and regional languages, adding that the 'inferiority complex' attached to Indian languages should be replaced with 'pride for one's mother tongue'.

Hindi language has become a big medium of employment: Yogi Adityanath 

Lucknow/UNI: Utrar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Hindi language has performed the task of connecting large parts of the country.

Can't impose any language: Rajinikanth counters Amit Shah's Hindi push

Chennai: After Kamal Haasan, another actor-turned politician Rajinikanth countered Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Hindi push saying no one can impose any language, media reports said.

Don't make inclusive India into exclusive one: Kamal Haasan warns Amit Shah over Hindi push

Chennai: Warning Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his push to make Hindi as the language of the nation, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday asked the Centre not to make an "inclusive India" into an "exclusive one".

Withdraw the idea: MK Stalin slams Amit Shah for his Hindi push

Chennai: Slamming Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his call to make Hindi the language of the country, DMK chief MK Stalin has asked the saffron leader to withdraw the statement.

Forced to do research stating Hindi is communal language, alleges JNU scholar

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Dragging the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) into a row, a 35-year old scholar from the academic institution has alleged that he was forced to do a research stating Hindi is a communal language, media reports said.