The Union cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, has approved classical language status for Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali, and Prakrit, recognizing their cultural and historical importance. This ...

Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali — were accorded Classical Language status on 3 October 2024, expanding the list from six to eleven languages.

Assamese to be compulsory official language for all government notifications, orders, acts and other such works in Assam, announced Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday. He further said that ...

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 15 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that Assamese will be the compulsory official language for all government notifications, orders, ...

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that attempts by a section of minority organisations to replace Assamese with Bengali in electoral rolls or census would only ...

Guwahati: Central govt’s granting of classical language status to Assamese, alongside four other languages, has been welcomed across the political spectrum in the state. Chief minister Himanta Biswa ...

Oxford University Press (OUP), part of the University of Oxford, has introduced two significant dictionaries catering to linguistic diversity in India. Firstly, they have launched a bilingual ...

Bengali and Assamese-style chicken curry is now available on the Kamakhya-Howrah Vande Bharat sleeper train, following a political row over its initial "veg-only" menu. The railway minister announced ...