The real fault line in Assam is not Hindu versus Muslim. It is Assamese versus Bengali -- and within that, the specific ...

On February 25, 1948 the Pakistan Constituent Assembly proposed Urdu as the official language of Pakistan. However, Babu Dhirendra Nath Dutta strongly espoused the cause of Bangla, amid much ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the recognition of five more languages as "classical," Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday, expanding the nation's list of culturally significant tongues.

The Union Cabinet on Thursday granted the classical language status to Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Pali and Prakrit. With this, the number of languages under the classification has risen from six to ...

As Darwin said, the linguistic system of modern humans has the "power of associating together the most diversified sounds and ideas" to produce an infinite number of sentences. This system evolved in ...

The Bangla Sahitya Sabha, Assam had cut Assamese and Bengali 'gamosas' into half and stitching them together to felicitate guests as the issue led to sharp criticism from several quarters. GUWAHATI: ...

A war of words broke out between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Assamese counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday after the former alleged that Bengali speaking people are being ...

The 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of Asia's most prestigious film events, will open in South Korea on September 17. Among its Vision Asia selections this year is an ...

In a major decision, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved giving the status of 'classical language' to five more languages - Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit and Assamese. With this cabinet decision, ...