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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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No Proposal Being Considered To Make Sanskrit Official Language: Centre
- Tuesday March 28, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
There is no proposal under consideration of the government to make Sanskrit communication and official language, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said in Lok Sabha.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hindi Not Opposed To Regional Languages: Union Minister
- Friday January 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra on Friday said Hindi is not competing or opposed to regional languages.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Undue Prominence To Hindi" As Official Language: MP Writes To PM Modi
- Wednesday October 12, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala Binoy Viswam has written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising objection against the 11th Report of the Committee of Parliament on Official Languages.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah, BJP's Attempts To Impose Hindi Will Be Resisted: Trinamool
- Friday April 8, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The TMC on Friday said any effort to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states will be resisted, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said time has come to make official language Hindi an important part of the country's unity.
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www.ndtv.com
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High Court Cites Official Languages Act On MP's Plea Against Centre's Reply In Hindi
- Friday August 20, 2021
- Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India
Citing the Official Languages Act, the Madras High Court has directed the Centre to give reply in English if the representation is made in the said language, saying it was the "duty" of the union government to do so.
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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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Parliament Passes Jammu And Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020
- Wednesday September 23, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Parliament today passed a Bill for inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the existing Urdu and English.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre Has No Proposal To Amend Official Languages Act: Minister
- Wednesday September 16, 2020
- India News | ANI
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on Wednesday clarified that the Central government has no proposal to amend the Official Languages Act to include Scheduled languages other than Hindi and English as its official languages as suggested by the Supreme Court.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sikhs Protest, Demand Inclusion Of Punjabi As Official Language In J&K
- Tuesday September 8, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Members of the Sikh community staged a demonstration in Jammu today, demanding inclusion of Punjabi in the list of official languages in Jammu and Kashmir.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cabinet Approves Bill To Include Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi As Official Languages In J&K
- Wednesday September 2, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill under which Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cabinet Approves Bill For Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Urdu And English As Official Languages In J&K
- Wednesday September 2, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Union Cabinet today approved a bill under which Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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www.ndtv.com
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Making Efforts For Promotion Of Hindi As Official Language Of UN: Centre
- Thursday July 25, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The government on Thursday said it has been making efforts for the promotion of Hindi as an official language of the United Nations and its propagation worldwide.
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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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No Proposal Being Considered To Make Sanskrit Official Language: Centre
- Tuesday March 28, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
There is no proposal under consideration of the government to make Sanskrit communication and official language, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said in Lok Sabha.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hindi Not Opposed To Regional Languages: Union Minister
- Friday January 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra on Friday said Hindi is not competing or opposed to regional languages.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Undue Prominence To Hindi" As Official Language: MP Writes To PM Modi
- Wednesday October 12, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala Binoy Viswam has written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising objection against the 11th Report of the Committee of Parliament on Official Languages.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah, BJP's Attempts To Impose Hindi Will Be Resisted: Trinamool
- Friday April 8, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The TMC on Friday said any effort to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states will be resisted, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said time has come to make official language Hindi an important part of the country's unity.
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www.ndtv.com
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High Court Cites Official Languages Act On MP's Plea Against Centre's Reply In Hindi
- Friday August 20, 2021
- Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India
Citing the Official Languages Act, the Madras High Court has directed the Centre to give reply in English if the representation is made in the said language, saying it was the "duty" of the union government to do so.
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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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Parliament Passes Jammu And Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020
- Wednesday September 23, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Parliament today passed a Bill for inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the existing Urdu and English.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre Has No Proposal To Amend Official Languages Act: Minister
- Wednesday September 16, 2020
- India News | ANI
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on Wednesday clarified that the Central government has no proposal to amend the Official Languages Act to include Scheduled languages other than Hindi and English as its official languages as suggested by the Supreme Court.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sikhs Protest, Demand Inclusion Of Punjabi As Official Language In J&K
- Tuesday September 8, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Members of the Sikh community staged a demonstration in Jammu today, demanding inclusion of Punjabi in the list of official languages in Jammu and Kashmir.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cabinet Approves Bill To Include Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi As Official Languages In J&K
- Wednesday September 2, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill under which Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cabinet Approves Bill For Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, Urdu And English As Official Languages In J&K
- Wednesday September 2, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Union Cabinet today approved a bill under which Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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www.ndtv.com
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Making Efforts For Promotion Of Hindi As Official Language Of UN: Centre
- Thursday July 25, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The government on Thursday said it has been making efforts for the promotion of Hindi as an official language of the United Nations and its propagation worldwide.
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www.ndtv.com