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Row Over Replacing Urdu With Sanskrit In Rajasthan Schools
The great schools merger in Rajasthan - shutting down smaller schools and sending its students to a bigger one - is still generating aftershocks in the state's education system. The latest one is over a government order replacing Urdu with Sanskrit.
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"Why Not Sanskrit?": Kangana Ranaut's Pick Amid National Language Row
Actor Kangana Ranaut on Friday said Ajay Devgn is not wrong in saying that Hindi is our national language, but everyone has the right to take pride in their language and culture.
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Bengal College Welcomes Muslim Sanskrit Professor As Row In BHU Continues
Comparisons are odious but this one tells a tale. At the Banaras Hindu University, a Sanskrit professor has been facing resistance from a section of students because he is a Muslim.
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BHU Students End Sit-In Stir Against Muslim Professor But Boycott Classes
Banaras Hindu University students protesting the appointment of a Muslim professor to the Sanskrit Vidhya Dharma faculty today called off their 15-day sit-in protest and vacated the area outside the Vice Chancellor's office and residence
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Protests Against Muslim Sanskrit Professor Wrong: BHU Founder's Grandson
BHU Chancellor Giridhar Malviya, who is the university founder Madan Mohan Malviya's grandson, on Thursday backed the Muslim professor whose appointment at the Sanskrit department triggered a row, saying had the leader been alive he too would approved.
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BHU Sanskrit Department Reopens Amid Muslim Professor Row, Students Boycott
The Sanskrit department at BHU reopened today despite continued protests by students over a Muslim professor being appointed to teach the subject
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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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Anna University Will Amend 'Compulsory Philosophy' Rule: Vice Chancellor
The University recently introduced Philosophy as part of the courses on offer for its third semester B.Tech. and M.Tech. students.
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No Sanskrit Test for Students This Year, Centre Tells Court
Thousands of students will not have to take a Sanskrit exam this year after the government decided to drop German as a third language, the Centre today informed the Supreme Court.
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Why Punish Students, Says Supreme Court on Sanskrit Row
The Supreme Court has given the Centre one week to consider whether it can put off its decision to introduce Sanskrit as the third language in schools to the next academic year.
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From German envoy, a 'Satsang' and Invite to Minister Smriti Irani
German Ambassador Michael Steiner is organising a 'satsang' on his birthday on Friday and he has invited Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani to attend it. The gesture comes in the middle of a raging row over the Union government replacing German with Sanskrit as the third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
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In Row Over Studying German, Parents Go to Court
The government has been given a week by the Supreme Court to explain its decision to bar students from studying German as a third language in Kendriya Vidayalas or central schools across the country.
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German Out, Sanskrit In: Nearly 70,000 Students Have a Week to Get Ready For Exams
Nearly 70,000 students of Kendriya Vidyalayas are worried after the government's decision to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as a third language. They have less than a week to prepare for the Sankrit paper with exams just round the corner. The students are worried how will they switch to a new language after learning German throughout the...
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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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Row Over Replacing Urdu With Sanskrit In Rajasthan Schools
The great schools merger in Rajasthan - shutting down smaller schools and sending its students to a bigger one - is still generating aftershocks in the state's education system. The latest one is over a government order replacing Urdu with Sanskrit.
-
"Why Not Sanskrit?": Kangana Ranaut's Pick Amid National Language Row
Actor Kangana Ranaut on Friday said Ajay Devgn is not wrong in saying that Hindi is our national language, but everyone has the right to take pride in their language and culture.
-
Bengal College Welcomes Muslim Sanskrit Professor As Row In BHU Continues
Comparisons are odious but this one tells a tale. At the Banaras Hindu University, a Sanskrit professor has been facing resistance from a section of students because he is a Muslim.
-
BHU Students End Sit-In Stir Against Muslim Professor But Boycott Classes
Banaras Hindu University students protesting the appointment of a Muslim professor to the Sanskrit Vidhya Dharma faculty today called off their 15-day sit-in protest and vacated the area outside the Vice Chancellor's office and residence
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Protests Against Muslim Sanskrit Professor Wrong: BHU Founder's Grandson
BHU Chancellor Giridhar Malviya, who is the university founder Madan Mohan Malviya's grandson, on Thursday backed the Muslim professor whose appointment at the Sanskrit department triggered a row, saying had the leader been alive he too would approved.
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BHU Sanskrit Department Reopens Amid Muslim Professor Row, Students Boycott
The Sanskrit department at BHU reopened today despite continued protests by students over a Muslim professor being appointed to teach the subject
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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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Anna University Will Amend 'Compulsory Philosophy' Rule: Vice Chancellor
The University recently introduced Philosophy as part of the courses on offer for its third semester B.Tech. and M.Tech. students.
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No Sanskrit Test for Students This Year, Centre Tells Court
Thousands of students will not have to take a Sanskrit exam this year after the government decided to drop German as a third language, the Centre today informed the Supreme Court.
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Why Punish Students, Says Supreme Court on Sanskrit Row
The Supreme Court has given the Centre one week to consider whether it can put off its decision to introduce Sanskrit as the third language in schools to the next academic year.
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From German envoy, a 'Satsang' and Invite to Minister Smriti Irani
German Ambassador Michael Steiner is organising a 'satsang' on his birthday on Friday and he has invited Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani to attend it. The gesture comes in the middle of a raging row over the Union government replacing German with Sanskrit as the third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
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In Row Over Studying German, Parents Go to Court
The government has been given a week by the Supreme Court to explain its decision to bar students from studying German as a third language in Kendriya Vidayalas or central schools across the country.
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German Out, Sanskrit In: Nearly 70,000 Students Have a Week to Get Ready For Exams
Nearly 70,000 students of Kendriya Vidyalayas are worried after the government's decision to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as a third language. They have less than a week to prepare for the Sankrit paper with exams just round the corner. The students are worried how will they switch to a new language after learning German throughout the...
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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.
