India, June 27 -- Attempts were made to divide India on linguistic lines in the past, and they failed, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. Speaking at the golden jubilee celebration of the Union home ministry's Official Language Department, Shah said Hindi is a "companion" of other Indian languages rather than an "adversary." Clarifying his stance on foreign languages, the home minister said, "The foreign languages should never be opposed. But, our aim should be to glorify, speak and think in our language."P7...