What’s in a language? Lots, if we are talking about the linguistic fencing in Maharashtra over Marathi and Hindi. A day before eminent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, PM Narendra ...

'I don't know whether the top Gujarati leaders of Indian politics (Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah) in Delhi realise that the narrative of Hindi‑Hindu‑Hindustan will ...

Pune: Marathi, despite being the state's first language, has seen a consistent decline in students' performance over the past four years. Where Hindi is the first language in schools across ...

Amid the raging Hindi-Marathi row in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday stressed that language is a tool for dialogue and it cannot lead to disputes or division. He was speaking ...

MUMBAI: A fresh controversy has erupted in Maharashtra’s education sector after the state school education department directed schools to implement the Centre’s Mera School Mera Abhiman (Our School, ...

The BJP-led Mahayuti government's decision to bring in the Hindi language in schools as a mandatory subject from first grade became a big political issue last month, just ahead of the beginning of the ...

MUMBAI: The Mahayuti government on Tuesday night issued a government resolution bringing back Hindi as a third optional-cum-compulsory language in Marathi and English medium schools in the state from ...

A day after the state government reportedly scrapped two government resolutions (GRs) that sought to bring in Hindi as a compulsory third language in Marathi and English-medium schools for Classes 1 ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed the Marathi-Hindi language dispute, emphasizing that reverence for Shivaji Maharaj transcends linguistic narrow-mindedness. He inaugurated the ...

At the Maharashtra State Film Awards 2025, Kajol made headlines for something other than her win. The actor, who was honored with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Award for her contribution to Indian cinema ...