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NEW DELHI: Non-fossil fuel sources now make up half of India's power generation capacity of 484.8 GW (gigawatt), a milestone the country has achieved five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed in the Paris climate agreement."In a world seeking climate solutions India is showing the way," renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a post on X on Monday, crediting the progress to PM Modi's stewardship of "Bharat's green transformation tow ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will hit the streets on Wednesday against the profiling of Bengali-speaking persons as Bangladeshis in BJP-governed states.The spate of arrests and detentions of Bengali-speaking migrants in Odisha, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Delhi -- some of which are under the glare of Calcutta High Court -- has prompted TMC to rekindle the "Bengali identity and pride" issue that had derailed BJP's strong Hindutva campaign in the 2021 assembly polls.Wit ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday emphasised the need for closer ties between Punjab and Haryana, calling the neighbouring state as a "younger brother" and urging the Centre, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to focus on strengthening relations rather than deepening divisions. Speaking in the Punjab assembly on a resolution against the Centre's decision to deploy the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Bhakra-Nangal dam project, Mann criticised the ongoing ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 13: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Jammu-Kashmir staged a strong protest outside the Chief Minister's residence in Jammu, demanding removal of the compulsory Urdu requirement in the Naib Tehsildar recruitment process. The protest, led by ABVP members and Naib Tehsildar aspirants, was organized under the banner of "Bhasha Bachao Yatra" (Save Language Movement), aiming to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates regardless of their linguistic background. ABVP contende ...Read More >
Vasai: Days after a video showing an autorickshaw driver's refusal to converse in Marathi had gone viral, the driver was traced and assaulted by a group of men, allegedly from Shiv Sena (UBT), Saturday afternoon. A case of rioting has been filed against at least eight people.The rickshaw driver, Raju Patwa who plies his vehicle from Virar (east) autorickshaw stand, had in the viral video defiantly said that he would speak only Bhojpuri and Hindi, and would not speak Marathi. The video went viral ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): BSP Supreme Mayawati on Sunday held the party meeting at the BSP Central Camp Office in Lucknow. According to the release, the detailed review meeting was held, aimed and focused on the party preparation in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, along with efforts to strengthen the party base. The progress of directives issued on March 2 regarding the formation of party organisation commi ...Read More >
Palghar, Maharashtra: An autorickshaw driver, Raju Patwa, was publicly assaulted in Vasai on Saturday by a group of individuals associated with the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The attack, reportedly triggered by Patwa's derogatory remarks about the Marathi language and Maharashtra, was captured on video and has since gone viral, reigniting tensions surrounding the ongoing Marathi-Hindi language divide in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Following t ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday, during his visit to Mumbai, called for respecting every language and religion, stressing that fighting over linguistic differences is regressive and unnecessary. Gehlot's comments come in the wake of the ongoing controversy in Maharashtra surrounding the imposition of Hindi in schools and a series of violent incidents involving the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), whose workers were see ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - In India, the land of more than a thousand tongues, few things inflame passions more than language. Touching the hot button comes with political peril. Just ask the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. High-profile brawls have erupted recently over Mr Modi's push for the nationwide adoption of Hindi, the language of his power base in northern India and a symbol of his campaign to unify the country around the ideology of Hindu nationalism. Late in June, the government of Mah ...Read More >
Prayagraj (UP), Jul 11 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has observed that merely expressing support for Pakistan, without referring to any specific incident or mentioning India by name, does not prima facie constitute an offence under section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The said penal provision deals with acts endangering the sovereignty or unity and integrity of India. Also Read | Thane Horror: Man Abducts 16-Year-Old Girl From Kalyan Railway Station, Rapes Her on Akola-Bound Trai ...Read More >
Prayagraj (UP), Jul 11 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has observed that merely expressing support for Pakistan, without referring to any specific incident or mentioning India by name, does not prima facie constitute an offence under section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The said penal provision deals with acts endangering the sovereignty or unity and integrity of India. "Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and after a perusal of the records, it is not ...Read More >
Hyderabad: While some oppose Hindi for political reasons, the people of India have accepted it wholeheartedly. Any opposition to Hindi is a barrier to national progress, said Union minister G. Kishan Reddy. He was addressing a gathering at the Dakshin Samvad event at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday. Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, speaking from the same stage, questioned the resistance to Hindi in parts of the country. "If we can learn German or Japanese fo ...Read More >
Mumbai: With activists of political parties resorting to violence in the name of asserting Marathi asmita (prestige), a sense of unease has gripped many, especially in the class engaged in providing services and running small establishments.They fear that they or their employees could be targeted because they do not speak Marathi fluently. Political aggression manifesting in acts of violence like the Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad who slapped a canteen staff at the MLA hostel on Tuesday has also b ...Read More >
Maharashtra Language Row: As Maharashtra's language war intensifies, prominent investor Sushil Kedia has found himself at the centre of a storm after a bold social media post challenging MNS chief Raj Thackeray over the Marathi language issue. The episode has triggered sharp political reactions, vandalism at his office, and a public apology, all amid rising street tensions across the state. Sushil Kedia, founder and CEO of Kedianomics, a SEBI-registered investment advisory firm, expressed frust ...Read More >
Mumbai: A video has surfaced on social media said to be from Mumbai's Mira Road area showing a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) worker allegedly slapping a restaurant owner for not speaking in Marathi. As shown in the viral video three MNS workers confronted the owner of a local food shop, questioning why he wasn't using Marathi -- the state's official language. The restaurant owner calmly replied, "I didn't know Marathi was compulsory. Someone will have to teach me." This response reportedly ...Read More >
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks on Marathi language and Maharashtra's economic contribution have sparked a major controversy. His statements, questioning Maharashtra's financial independence and criticizing regional politics, have drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties and even BJP allies like Shiv Sena. The controversy has ignited a debate on regionalism and economic contributions. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's controversial comments on Marathi have reignited the language issue in Maharasht ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) three-day All India Pracharak Meeting, held at Delhi's Keshav Kunj, concluded on July 6. The event commenced on July 4, with a primary focus on planning the centenary year celebrations of the RSS, scheduled to begin nationwide in October. However, the discussions extended well beyond the Sangh's internal programs, touching upon several pressing national and international matters. According to sources, apart from centenar ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 7 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday slammed BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his reported "patak patak ke marenge" (will thrash you) remarks targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray and his cousin Uddhav amid violence against Hindi-speaking people in Maharashtra. "To those beating Hindi speakers in Mumbai, if you have the courage, try beating Urdu speakers in Maharashtra. Even a dog is a tiger in its own home. Decide for yourself who is the dog and who is the tiger," the God ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Intense discussions on a wide range of issues, including religious conversions and the perceived demographic imbalances arising from differential population growth, were held during the three-day annual meeting of the RSS 'prant pracharaks', which concluded here on Sunday. While the organisational matters and plans for the RSS' centenary year remained the key focus of the meeting, the organisation also deliberated on various internal security challenges facing the country ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Sunday said that while tourists were targeted based on religion in the recent Pahalgam terror attack, people in Maharashtra were being attacked on linguistic grounds. "In the Pahalgam terror attack, people were asked their religion before being shot. Here, people are being attacked based on their language. It is disappointing," Shelar said, as quoted by news agency PTI. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the largest party in the state, woul ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Sunday said while terrorists had targeted tourists in Pahalgam based on their religion, people were being attacked in the state on linguistic lines, which was disappointing. He asserted that the BJP, being the largest party in Maharashtra, would safeguard the pride of Marathi people while also protecting non-Marathi residents. "Marathi is not a political issue for us," the BJP leader told reporters here. A viral video recently showed w ...Read More >
The court also ordered issuance of a summons to Kamal Hassan and posted the case to August 30 for further hearing. A court here on Friday passed an ex-parte interim injunction order restraining actor Kamal Haasan from making any remarks against Kannada language. It restrains him from posting, making, writing, publishing any statement or remarks claiming linguistic superiority over Kannada language or making any statements against the Kannada language, literature, land and culture. An Addition ...Read More >
Nagpur: After withdrawing two government resolutions (GRs) introducing Hindi as a third language from Class 1 in state schools which triggered a high-pitched political slugfest, the Maharashtra govt announced October 3 as Abhijat Marathi Bhasha Din (Classical Marathi Language Day), countering the symbolic reunion of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray at a Mumbai rally on Saturday. Marathi Bhasha Din will be followed by a week-long statewide celebration recognising Marathi's ancient literary heritage.Polit ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a disturbing escalation of language politics, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), led by Raj Thackeray, has once again resorted to violence and intimidation, this time targeting the Mumbai office of entrepreneur Sushil Kedia. The vandalism, reportedly carried out by MNS workers, stems from Kedia's earlier statement that he would not learn Marathi, a stance that has ignited a fresh wave of controversy in the state's already fraught linguistic landscape. The founder of a Mumbai-b ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is conducting its 5th special Ramayana train tour since its inception on January 22 last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This tour, "Shri Ramayana Yatra" will start from July 25, 2025 and will cover over 30 destinations associated with Lord Ram starting from Ayodhya and going to Nandigram, Sitamarhi, Janakpur, Buxar, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Nashik, Hampi and finally Rameshwaram island in South India before ret ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A Bengaluru court has issued an ex parte interim injunction restraining veteran actor and politician Kamal Haasan from making any comments deemed defamatory or derogatory towards the Kannada language, its literature, land, or culture. The injunction was passed on Friday by an Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge following a civil suit filed by the Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP), represented by its president, Mahesh Joshi. The court order prohibits Haasan from "posting, making, wr ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5: In a landmark moment for Maharashtra politics, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray will reunite publicly after two decades at the 'Awaj Marathicha' rally in Worli today. Once divided by a bitter power struggle, the Thackeray cousins are joining forces to protest the now-reversed decision to make Hindi a mandatory third language in state primary schools. Their shared platform signals not just cultural solidarity, but also a potential political realignment ahead of upcoming local bo ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A city civil and sessions court on Friday restrained actor Kamal Haasan from making any defamatory statement or remarks against the Kannada language, literature, land and culture. The court also issued notice to Kamal Haasan. Hearing a suit filed by Kannada Sahitya Parishath (KSP) and its president Mahesh Joshi, the 30th Additional City Civil and Sessions Court passed the ad-interim ex-parte order temporary injunction from posting, making, issuing, writing, publishing and/or distribu ...Read More >
Noida, Jul 4 (PTI) Police arrested three accused on Friday night for allegedly 'digitally arresting' a elderly woman advocate living in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and defrauding her of more than Rs 3.29 crore, an official said. According to an official of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Hemantika Vahi, in her complaint filed on Tuesday, alleged that on June 10, she received a phone call where the caller informed that that four bank accounts had been opened using her Aadha ...Read More >
Mumbai: The state govt has announced Oct 3 will be celebrated as 'Classical Marathi Language Day' following the Centre's decision last year to confer the status of classical language on Marathi. Also, October 3 to 9 will be marked as 'Classical Marathi Language Week' every year, it said. A govt resolution issued by the Marathi language department on Thursday stated the move aims to promote awareness, preservation of and scholarly engagement with Marathi's rich linguistic and literary heritage. P ...Read More >
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