Topic: Hindi
Student dies by suicide in Maharashtra; father alleges assault for speaking Hindi
A 19-year-old college student from Kalyan in Maharashtra died by suicide after allegedly being assaulted on a local train for speaking Hindi instead of Marathi, according to his father’s statement to the police.
Maharashtra withdraws Hindi as default third language in primary schools amid backlash
Amid mounting political pressure and widespread public criticism, the Maharashtra government has officially withdrawn its decision to make Hindi the default third language in primary schools.
Maharashtra implements NEP 2020: Hindi becomes mandatory third language for classes 1 to 5
Under the new curriculum framework introduced in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Maharashtra School Education Department has declared Hindi a compulsory third language for students from classes 1 to 5 in both Marathi- and English-medium schools.
“Denies right of non-Hindi speaking Indians to hear their MPs’ original words”: Supriya Sule as Sansad TV replaces non-Hindi speeches with Hindi voice-overs
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on the opening day of the monsoon session of the parliament reiterated her protest against Sansad TV's new practice of superimposing Hindi voiceovers on speeches made in English and regional languages.
Stalin denounces CRPF exams in Hindi and English as blatant discrimination
On Sunday, MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, sent a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressing his objections to the Central Reserve Police Force's recruitment exam for constables being conducted solely in Hindi and English.
Tamil Nadu passes resolution against Hindi imposition
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against “imposition of Hindi”and urged the Union government not to implement recommendations of the report of the Parliamentary committee on Official Language.
