There’s jubilation across Assam with many terming the move by the Centre as a safeguard against questions about the language’s distinctive identity. As a language, Assamese has a long, deep-rooted and ...

A group of volunteers have built Assamese word processor called ‘Jahnabi’. The processor looks similar to Microsoft Word and comes with a spell checker and word suggestions. The processor is made to ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the recognition of five more languages as "classical," Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday, expanding the nation's list of culturally significant tongues.