UGC finds 8 fake universities in UP, 6 in Delhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 22:34

Uttar Pradesh leads a list of 21 fake universities in the country identified by the UGC followed by Delhi.

Govt to step up efforts to promote Sanskrit: PM

Last Updated: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 12:48

Describing Sanskrit language as the "spirit of India", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said Government will further strengthen efforts for promotion, development and enrichment of the ancient language.

Sanskrit book on Indira Gandhi released

Last Updated: Monday, January 2, 2012, 17:23

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit released Sanskrit books on the life of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

Karmapa reviving use of Sanskrit in spiritual order

Last Updated: Sunday, December 25, 2011, 08:39

The 17th Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism, Ogyen Trinley Dorje is spearheading the revival of Sanskrit.

Karmapa reviving use of Sanskrit in spiritual order

Last Updated: Saturday, December 24, 2011, 14:19

The 17th Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism opens his morning prayers with chanting of Sanskrit shlokas.

Hindus urge Madge to create more Sanskrit peace numbers on her 53rd b’day

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 10:59

The Hindus are asking singer Madonna, who celebrated her 53rd birthday recently and who gave Sanskrit “Shanti/Ashtangi” in 1998, to come out with more Sanskrit peace numbers.

Ancient Indian Sanskrit manuscripts preserved in Tibet

Last Updated: Monday, August 22, 2011, 20:47

Tibet has preserved more than 50,000 `pages` of ancient palm-leaf manuscripts originating in India.

Hindus laud Rolling Stone frontman Mick Jagger for singing in Sanskrit

Last Updated: Friday, August 12, 2011, 15:18

Composed by Rahman, it is reportedly four minutes and seven seconds long. ‘Miracle Worker’ was the group’s first single.

Uttarakhand sets up separate Sanskrit education board

Last Updated: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 19:24

Uttarakhand government, which had accorded Sanskrit the status of second official language of the state last year, has set up a separate Sanskrit education board for giving recognition to language schools.

SC discharges Sanskrit Varsity VC in graft case

Last Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011, 19:06

The Supreme Court on Monday discharged former Kerala Chief Secretary R Ramachandra Nair of corruption charges in setting up of the country`s first Sanskrit University at Kalodi in Kerala`s Ernakulam district.