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Harvard University Apologises Over 'Insensitive' Image On Sanskrit Program
Harvard's Department of South Asian Studies has said it 'deeply regrets the posting of an insensitive image'.
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Tamil Nadu College Dean Removed After Students Take Controversial Oath
The state's health authorities said that medical students had taken the oath "Charak Shapath" in Sanskrit during their induction ceremony at the Madurai Medical College.
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Students Protest As BHU Firm On Muslim Professor For Sanskrit
A student-enforced lockout at the "Sahitya" or the literature wing of the Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vijnan, a unit of the prestigious Banaras Hindu University has been continuing for nearly two weeks, with the controversy over the appointment of Firoze Khan as an assistant professor refusing to die down.
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'Azaan' At Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Triggers Controversy
A city Durga Puja committee has triggered a controversy by playing Azaan--a Muslim call for prayer-- along with Sanskrit hymns as the theme music of the festivities.
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Cows Will Talk In Tamil, Sanskrit, Self-Styled Godman's Bizarre Claim
Controversial self-declared godman Nithyananda, who was accused of sexual abuse by a former devotee, has resurfaced with an outrageous claim - that he can make monkeys, cows and lions speak Sanskrit and Tamil.
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Kamal Haasan Slams IIT Madras For Invocation Song Controversy
Actor-turned politician-Kamal Haasan has slammed IIT Madras for the controversial recital of a Sanskrit religious song at a government function attended by union Minister Nitin Gadkari and his Minister of state Pon Radhakrishnan on Monday.
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At IIT Madras, Invocation Song Triggers Controversy
Rendering a Sanskrit invocation song at an event attended by two union ministers in IIT Madras, has generated a controversy a Tamil song is traditionally sung at state government functions.
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Will Look Into German Language Row, PM Modi Assures Chancellor Angela Merkel
On Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the controversy surrounding the teaching of German language in 500 Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country. The government's decision to replace German with Sanskrit as a third language across Kendriya Vidyalayas had reportedly disappointed the German administ...
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'Our Relations Are Deepening,' Angela Merkel Tells PM Modi Amid Row Over German Language in Schools
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia.
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Harvard University Apologises Over 'Insensitive' Image On Sanskrit Program
Harvard's Department of South Asian Studies has said it 'deeply regrets the posting of an insensitive image'.
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Tamil Nadu College Dean Removed After Students Take Controversial Oath
The state's health authorities said that medical students had taken the oath "Charak Shapath" in Sanskrit during their induction ceremony at the Madurai Medical College.
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Students Protest As BHU Firm On Muslim Professor For Sanskrit
A student-enforced lockout at the "Sahitya" or the literature wing of the Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vijnan, a unit of the prestigious Banaras Hindu University has been continuing for nearly two weeks, with the controversy over the appointment of Firoze Khan as an assistant professor refusing to die down.
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'Azaan' At Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Triggers Controversy
A city Durga Puja committee has triggered a controversy by playing Azaan--a Muslim call for prayer-- along with Sanskrit hymns as the theme music of the festivities.
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Cows Will Talk In Tamil, Sanskrit, Self-Styled Godman's Bizarre Claim
Controversial self-declared godman Nithyananda, who was accused of sexual abuse by a former devotee, has resurfaced with an outrageous claim - that he can make monkeys, cows and lions speak Sanskrit and Tamil.
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Kamal Haasan Slams IIT Madras For Invocation Song Controversy
Actor-turned politician-Kamal Haasan has slammed IIT Madras for the controversial recital of a Sanskrit religious song at a government function attended by union Minister Nitin Gadkari and his Minister of state Pon Radhakrishnan on Monday.
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At IIT Madras, Invocation Song Triggers Controversy
Rendering a Sanskrit invocation song at an event attended by two union ministers in IIT Madras, has generated a controversy a Tamil song is traditionally sung at state government functions.
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Will Look Into German Language Row, PM Modi Assures Chancellor Angela Merkel
On Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the controversy surrounding the teaching of German language in 500 Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country. The government's decision to replace German with Sanskrit as a third language across Kendriya Vidyalayas had reportedly disappointed the German administ...
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'Our Relations Are Deepening,' Angela Merkel Tells PM Modi Amid Row Over German Language in Schools
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia.
