When it comes to language, G N Devy, who has documented 780 languages through the People’s Linguistic Survey of India, ...

KATHMANDU, May 6: Nepal is projected to become an aging society by 2111 BS, according to the 2021 national census. The census ...

A recent Supreme Court observation defending the use of Urdu in official signage has reignited the debate over the language’s ...

which bears the inscription “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in multiple languages. Speakers included Warren Mayor Doug Franklin, Rotary Club President Cindy Matheson, and Peace Building Committee ...

Change is indeed the only constant, but does it apply to languages as well? In an era where identity ... In reality, Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language that originated in India, just like Hindi and ...

In dismissing a petition challenging the use of Urdu on the signboard of a municipal council building in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court has sent out a clear and loud message to language chauvinists.

Here, the Constitution determines the status of Hindi and English as official languages of the Union ... like Marathi and Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language. It is a language which was born in ...

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You can hear them in 12 languages—and, occasionally, watch the highlights in sign language. Take away the likes of Aakash Chopra, Matthew Hayden, Ian Bishop, or Jatin Sapru from the game and IPL will ...

Urdu literary groups have welcomed the Supreme Court's judgment on Urdu, calling it a language rooted in India and as Indian as other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi and Marathi. Zubair Azmi ...

The bench refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's earlier finding that the use of Urdu is not prohibited under the Maharashtra Local Authorities (Official Languages) Act, 2022 ...

who argued that only Marathi should be used under the Maharashtra Local Authorities (Official Languages) Act, 2022. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran, emphasised Urdu’s deep ...