Mother, daughter fall off train to catch thief, die
Agra, Aug 3 (IANS) Two women died when they fell off a running train in an attempt to catch a thief, near Vrindavan Road railway station, on Saturday. According to the railway police, the two…
Anti-Hindi Stir
Exam numbers show TN parents keen on kids learning Hindi
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) Political parties in Tamil Nadu may oppose implementation of the three-language formula in schools on the grounds of Hindi imposition, but ground level trends seems indicate the opposite. The number of…
Regional languages must be given respect: Mamata
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Amid outrage from the southern states against the draft National Education Policy that mandated teaching Hindi in school, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said people should have the…
Mixed views in Karnataka on Hindi as third language
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) The draft national education policy report of the K. Kasturirangan committee evoked mixed response in Karnataka, with political leaders and experts favouring nationwide debate and consensus before “imposing” Hindi on the…
Efforts to impose Hindi will meet with protests: Bengal academics, writers
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Academicians and writers in West Bengal on Sunday opposed the draft National Education Policy that recommends making teaching of Hindi compulsory up to class 8, saying efforts to impose any language…
Focus on education quality, not language, say experts
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) The government should first get its basics right on education and then focus on peripheral issues like compulsorily teaching Hindi to school students in non-Hindi speaking states, say experts on the…