Hindi has emerged as the second-most used language globally on Google Assistant, the tech giant's artificial intelligence powered assistant, behind just English, according to the tech giant.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said he never sought imposition of Hindi over other regional languages but advocated its use as the second language.
The books will be in four dialects -- Braj, Bhojpuri, Bundelkhandi and Awadhi. The new textbooks in local dialects are being given the name 'Sahaj' and only the Hindi sections in the books have been translated.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor welcomed the "departure from Hindi dominance" and took up the "language challenge" by tweeting the word 'pluralism' and then adding its Hindi and Malayalam translations.
Sitharaman's response to queries of reporters here came in the backdrop of state political parties protesting the conduct of recent Postal department exams in English and Hindi only.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Tuesday sought the withdrawal of a UGC circular which it said seeks to push Hindi as a compulsory subject in all undergraduate courses across the country.
The NASA-funded programme STARTALK, which makes it a priority issue for national security to expand the teaching and learning of Hindi, Arabic, Chinese and other world languages, made a USD 90,000 grant to Ved Chaudhary, director of the project.
The party also claimed that "misinformation" was being spread about the Centre trying to "impose a three-language formula" in the country, a reference to the state opposition parties' stand against the imposition of Hindi.
Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan, who heads a panel on new National Education Policy, clarified that there were no efforts to impose Hindi even as he dismissed reports of dissent against the removal of the Hindi clause.
In the earlier draft, the panel had suggested mandatory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states.
The Jodhpur trial court convicted self-styled godman Asaram and two other accused Shilpi and Sharad in 2013 Jodhpur ashram rape case. The trial court has acquitted Asaram's two associates Shiva and Prakash.
Naidu's observation came as he presided over a meeting of Rajya Sabha's Hindi Committee that met on Tuesday after a gap of three-and-a-half years.
It asked students to remain cautious of any rumour mongering or mischief by certain elements. The CBSE called the paper doing social media rounds "fake."
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Tharoor had earlier this month traded barbs in the Lok Sabha over making Hindi an official language at the UN.
Sushma Swaraj, in her reply to a question, said: "It is often asked why Hindi is not an official language in the UN. Today, I will want to tell the House, the biggest problem is the procedure."
Fukrey team rejoices the latest addition to Oxford English Dictionary.
The advisory noted that ‘airlines were violating the government policy by not carrying an equal number of both English and Hindi newspapers and magazines for fliers.
There is some good news for those Indians who were asking for permission to apply for passports in Hindi.
Schools affiliated to the CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalyas may soon make study of Hindi compulsorily for students up to class X with recommendations of a Parliamentary panel in this regard getting the President Pranab Mukherjee's nod.
In a move aimed at increasing the use and influence of the Hindi language, speeches by central and state government ministers could soon be delivered only in Hindi if the recommendations of a parliamentary panel go on to be implemented.
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