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  Asaram found guilty in rape case, self-styled godman to be prisoner no 130

  Hakikat Kya Hai | April 25, 2018 21:50 IST

  The Jodhpur trial court convicted self-styled godman Asaram and two other accused Shilpi and Sharad in 2013 Jodhpur ashram rape case. The trial court has acquitted Asaram's two associates Shiva and Prakash.

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  Venkaiah Naidu asks Rajya Sabha MPs to speak in Hindi

  India | April 03, 2018 21:52 IST

  Naidu's observation came as he presided over a meeting of Rajya Sabha's Hindi Committee that met on Tuesday after a gap of three-and-a-half years.

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  Class 12 Hindi question paper being circulated on social media is 'fake', CBSE cautions students

  India | March 31, 2018 17:01 IST

  It asked students to remain cautious of any rumour mongering or mischief by certain elements. The CBSE called the paper doing social media rounds "fake."

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  How will Hindi benefit Indian leaders at UN who can't speak it: Tharoor

  Politics | January 28, 2018 22:44 IST

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Tharoor had earlier this month traded barbs in the Lok Sabha over making Hindi an official language at the UN.

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  Sushma Swaraj, Shashi Tharoor spar in Lok Sabha over making Hindi official language at UN

  Politics | January 03, 2018 17:46 IST

  Sushma Swaraj, in her reply to a question, said: "It is often asked why Hindi is not an official language in the UN. Today, I will want to tell the House, the biggest problem is the procedure."

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  Good news for all the Jugaadu people! Indian word ‘Jugaad’ is now included in Oxford English Dictionary

  Lifestyle | October 28, 2017 13:23 IST

  Fukrey team rejoices the latest addition to Oxford English Dictionary.

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  DGCA calls on airlines to carry Hindi newspapers on board

  July 26, 2017 13:54 IST

  The advisory noted that ‘airlines were violating the government policy by not carrying an equal number of both English and Hindi newspapers and magazines for fliers.

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  Now you can apply for passports in Hindi

  India | April 23, 2017 14:34 IST

  There is some good news for those Indians who were asking for permission to apply for passports in Hindi.

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  Hindi could soon be made compulsory till Class 10 in all CBSE schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas

  India | April 18, 2017 21:21 IST

  Schools affiliated to the CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalyas may soon make study of Hindi compulsorily for students up to class X with recommendations of a Parliamentary panel in this regard getting the President Pranab Mukherjee's nod.

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  President, ministers may soon be delivering speeches only in Hindi

  India | April 18, 2017 11:30 IST

  In a move aimed at increasing the use and influence of the Hindi language, speeches by central and state government ministers could soon be delivered only in Hindi if the recommendations of a parliamentary panel go on to be implemented.

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  Efforts on to make Hindi an official language of the UN, says government

  India | December 14, 2016 15:53 IST

  The government today said that they are making all efforts to make Hindi one of the official languages of the United Nations and promote the dialect the world over. "The government continues its efforts in

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  Hindi Diwas: Fancy English? 10 factors that show how much Hindi matters to Indians

  India | September 14, 2016 12:33 IST

  The nation is celebrating Hindi Diwas today. It was on this day in 1949 that the Constituent Assembly of the country adopted Hindi as the official language of the Republic of India. Under Article 343,

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  India's first Hindi engineering course witnesses few admissions

  India | August 24, 2016 11:56 IST

  The engineering course at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (ABVHV) in Bhopal, which is being offered only in Hindi, has found few takers as only a dozen students have applied for 90 seats in three

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  Govt eyes rollout of Gmail, Outlook and Rediff email addresses in Hindi

  August 01, 2016 12:41 IST

  Google, Microsoft and homegrown providers including Rediff will soon be start extending support to email addresses in local languages, starting Hindi.

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  10 CRPF commandos martyred in IED blast set off by Naxals in Bihar

  News | August 03, 2018 18:28 IST

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  Watch: This UK driver singing Bollywood songs will leave you berserk

  Life | July 04, 2016 21:55 IST

  London: Bollywood music as we know has its own charm. It can make you dance, hum and express yourself completely. Something like this happened with a UK driver when he decided to surprise the passengers by singing a Hindi song. A video uploaded by

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  UK-born American’s fluency in Hindi

  Mouthful | June 17, 2016 18:45 IST

  Melbourne: When was the last time you heard a foreigner speak in fluent Hindi, or say, more fluently than you? Ian Woolford, a UK-born American is a lecturer at Australia's La Trobe University, where he teaches Hindi language and Literature. Unli

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  After BJP, AIADMK mocks at Karunanidhi's jibe against Hindi

  Politics | June 12, 2016 16:01 IST

  A day after BJP hit out at DMK chief M Karunanidhi for criticising the Central government's "linguistic and cultural chauvinism" in promoting Sanksrit and Hindi, AIADMK today mocked at the nonagenarian leader-led party for using Hindi during election

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  Facebook rolls out ‘Hindi Transliteration’ feature to let users type in Devanagari

  April 26, 2016 9:16 IST

  Social media giant Facebook has rolled out a new feature in its Android app for Indian users. The new tool enables Hindu speaking people to express themselves in the native language with ease.

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  Hindi can't be imposed on others, says filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan

  India | February 22, 2016 7:40 IST

  Mumbai: National-award-winning filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan says Hindi is a beautiful language, but it should be counted as a regional language and should not be imposed on others. Gopalakrishnan, 74, played a major role in revolutionising Malayalam