New Delhi: The President’s approval to make Hindi compulsory in CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalya has ruffled feathers with most non-Hindi speaking states accusing the Centre of suppressing other native languages. Deputy leader of Trinamool Congress Saugata Roy alleged the move is meant to implement the BJP’s majoritarian idea based onContinue Reading
New Delhi: Students of schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Kendriya Vidyalyas may have to compulsorily study Hindi till class X with recommendations of a parliamentary panel in this regard getting the President’s nod. The HRD ministry has also been instructed to form a policyContinue Reading
Ranchi: State-run schools in Jharkhand will impart Hindi and Mathematics lessons to students between class one and three in their tribal mother tongue, a state official said on Monday, aiming to curb a high dropout rate in primary classes. Tribals constitute nearly 26% of the state’s 3.29-crore population but lagsContinue Reading
Washington: Hindi has emerged as the largest Indian language spoken in the US, with nearly 6.5 lakh people speaking it, according to the latest Census data. The US Census Bureau based on American Community Survey data collected from 2009 to 2013, said that more than 60 million people in theContinue Reading