Ahead of poll, credit war breaks out in Maharashtra over classical language status to Marathi

Ahead of poll, credit war breaks out in Maharashtra over classical language status to Marathi

The Union Cabinet’s decision on Thursday to grant classical language status to Marathi, a demand pending since 2013, has set off a political credit war in the State ahead of the Assembly election due this year. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X to state that “Marathi is India’s pride” and “this honour acknowledges … Read more

Marathi activists vandalise KSRTC bus in Maharashtra over claims on border areas by Karnataka

Marathi activists vandalise KSRTC bus in Maharashtra over claims on border areas by Karnataka

A representational photo of a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus. | Photo Credit: ANIL KUMAR SASTRY Some pro-Marathi activists vandalised a KSRTC bus in Dhound village in Maharashtra in protest against Karnataka laying claim over Jat taluk and some other areas in Maharashtra. The protestors wrote anti-Karnataka graffiti on the Athani-bound bus, and … Read more

Writer Shobha Deshpande stages 20-hour protest outside jewellery shop after owner refuses to speak in Marathi

Writer Shobha Deshpande stages 20-hour protest outside jewellery shop after owner refuses to speak in Marathi

Marathi writer Shobha Deshpande staged nearly 20-hour protest on Thursday outside a jewellery shop in Mumbai after its owner allegedly refused to speak in Marathi and asks her to leave. Shobha Deshpande had visited the jewellery shop to buy a pair of earrings when she said the shop owner asked her to leave after she … Read more