Ministry of Education Approves Five Centres of Excellence for Classical Languages
The Ministry of Education has approved the establishment of five Centres of Excellence dedicated to classical languages Assamese, Bengali, Pali, Marathi, and Prakrit. These centres aim to enhance academic research, digitisation, preservation, and dissemination of these languages' heritage. The universities selected include Tezpur University, Visva Bharati University, Central University of Odisha, Central University of Gujarat, and Deccan College in Pune. Odisha's Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi highlighted the significance of the Pali centre in preserving India's linguistic and cultural traditions.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is positive (65/100). Lens Score 45/100.
Outlets measured: thehindu, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 3 Oct, 07:32 am. Other outlets followed.