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Bhojpuri Language To Bhikhari Thakur: Bihar Poll Issues Take Cultural Turn
- Tuesday October 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Demands for the grant of official language status to Bhojpuri, arguably the most widely spoken dialect in Bihar, and Bharat Ratna (posthumously) to legendary folk artiste Bhikhari Thakur appear to dominate the public discourse in Shahabad region.
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"Language Not About Crass Songs": Ravi Kishan Introduces Bill for Official Status To Bhojpuri
- Sunday July 28, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
"People will take the language seriously. The language is not about crass songs. The language is so rich, it also has literature," Kishan said.
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Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Modi To Recognise Bengali As Classical Language
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking the Centre to officially list Bengali as a "classical language".
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TOEFL Shortened By An Hour From July, Real-Time Updates On Score Status
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- Education | Press Trust of India
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) will now take less than two hours to complete instead of three hours and the candidates will be able to see their official score release date upon completion of the test, according to the ETS.
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Accord Rajasthani Status Of State Official Language: Ex-Chief Minister Raje
- Monday February 14, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje has demanded that Rajasthani be accorded the status of official language of the state.
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Will Work To Get "Official" Tag For Eighth Schedule Languages: MK Stalin
- Sunday June 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The DMK government would work towards getting all the languages including Tamil, listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, the status of the official language of the union government, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Sunday.
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Assam Assembly Accords Associate Official Language Status To Bodo
- Wednesday December 30, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Assam Assembly today accorded the status of associate official language of the state to Bodo, even as the opposition made a case to similarly recognise Bengali as an official language.
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Assam Tables Bill To Accord Associate Official Language Status To Bodo
- Monday December 28, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Assam government on Monday proposed to accord Bodo the status of an associate official language of the state.
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Assam Grants Associate Official Language Status To Bodo
- Thursday October 8, 2020
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
The Assam cabinet has decided to make Bodo the associate official language of the state. It has also created Bodo-Kachari autonomous welfare council outside the sixth schedule area for the welfare of the community, particularly for those who living outside the areas of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
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"India Ready To Spend Up To 400 Crore To Make Hindi An Official Language Of UN": Sushma Swaraj
- Wednesday January 3, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
India is ready to bear all expenses, if necessary up to Rs 400 crore, to make Hindi one of the official languages of the United Nations but its rules for acquiring such a status prevents the country from doing so, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
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Declare All Languages National: AIADMK Leader
- Wednesday August 9, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
AIADMK leader M Thambidurai, who is also Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, today demanded that all Indian languages be called national and that official status be granted to these.
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Hindi Must Get Official Language Status at UN, Says Rajnath Singh
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today pushed for making Hindi one of the official languages of the United Nations as he lamented that Hindi could not get its desired place in India probably due to regional politics.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bhojpuri Language To Bhikhari Thakur: Bihar Poll Issues Take Cultural Turn
- Tuesday October 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Demands for the grant of official language status to Bhojpuri, arguably the most widely spoken dialect in Bihar, and Bharat Ratna (posthumously) to legendary folk artiste Bhikhari Thakur appear to dominate the public discourse in Shahabad region.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Language Not About Crass Songs": Ravi Kishan Introduces Bill for Official Status To Bhojpuri
- Sunday July 28, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
"People will take the language seriously. The language is not about crass songs. The language is so rich, it also has literature," Kishan said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Modi To Recognise Bengali As Classical Language
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking the Centre to officially list Bengali as a "classical language".
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www.ndtv.com
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TOEFL Shortened By An Hour From July, Real-Time Updates On Score Status
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- Education | Press Trust of India
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) will now take less than two hours to complete instead of three hours and the candidates will be able to see their official score release date upon completion of the test, according to the ETS.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Accord Rajasthani Status Of State Official Language: Ex-Chief Minister Raje
- Monday February 14, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje has demanded that Rajasthani be accorded the status of official language of the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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Will Work To Get "Official" Tag For Eighth Schedule Languages: MK Stalin
- Sunday June 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The DMK government would work towards getting all the languages including Tamil, listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, the status of the official language of the union government, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Assam Assembly Accords Associate Official Language Status To Bodo
- Wednesday December 30, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Assam Assembly today accorded the status of associate official language of the state to Bodo, even as the opposition made a case to similarly recognise Bengali as an official language.
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www.ndtv.com
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Assam Tables Bill To Accord Associate Official Language Status To Bodo
- Monday December 28, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Assam government on Monday proposed to accord Bodo the status of an associate official language of the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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Assam Grants Associate Official Language Status To Bodo
- Thursday October 8, 2020
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
The Assam cabinet has decided to make Bodo the associate official language of the state. It has also created Bodo-Kachari autonomous welfare council outside the sixth schedule area for the welfare of the community, particularly for those who living outside the areas of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
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www.ndtv.com
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"India Ready To Spend Up To 400 Crore To Make Hindi An Official Language Of UN": Sushma Swaraj
- Wednesday January 3, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
India is ready to bear all expenses, if necessary up to Rs 400 crore, to make Hindi one of the official languages of the United Nations but its rules for acquiring such a status prevents the country from doing so, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Declare All Languages National: AIADMK Leader
- Wednesday August 9, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
AIADMK leader M Thambidurai, who is also Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, today demanded that all Indian languages be called national and that official status be granted to these.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hindi Must Get Official Language Status at UN, Says Rajnath Singh
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today pushed for making Hindi one of the official languages of the United Nations as he lamented that Hindi could not get its desired place in India probably due to regional politics.
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www.ndtv.com