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Middle East
Saudi Arabia launches program to promote Arabic for non-native speakers
Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) of Saudi Arabia is set to come up with an Arabic teaching program with academic accreditation for non-native speakers worldwide on 18 December. This…
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Entertainment
Indian cinema today is not restricted to any language: Rana Daggubati
New Delhi: Actor Rana Daggubati understands time is of the essence, which is why the ‘Bahubali’ star didn’t let the pandemic come in the way of getting engaged to his…
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Technology
IBM advances Watson’s ability to understand business language
Bengaluru: Tech giant IBM on Wednesday said it is adding several new features to its Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform Watson which are designed to help organisations begin identifying, understanding and…
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India
V-P for national movement to promote Indians’ languages
New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called for a national movement to promote all Indian languages. Speaking in Chennai on Sunday, the Vice President said that promotion and protection…
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Lifestyle
Knowing different languages good for brain’s development
New Delhi [India]: While the Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for culturally unifying India with Hindi as it’s the national language, doctors from leading medical institutes have opined that…
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India
Urdu is the 2nd most spoken language in 5 states
Urdu is the second most spoken language in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. According to Wikipedia, Urdu is the 3rd most spoken language in Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi,…
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India
Digvijaya Singh speaks the language of ISI: RVS Mani
New Delhi: Former under-secretary in the Home Ministry, RVS Mani, slammed Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bajrang Dal were taking money from Pakistan’s intelligence agency –…
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Lifestyle
Infants can link ethnicity with language: Study
Toronto: A study has found that babies as young as 11-month-olds can learn to associate the language they hear with ethnicity. Published in the journal Developmental Psychobiology, the research found…
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India
Linguistic diversity on show as new members take oath in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Linguistic diversity of India was on full display in the Lok Sabha when members took oath as the 17th Lok Sabha commenced proceedings on Monday. While Prime Minister…
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World
Chinese language made mandatory in many schools in Nepal
Kathmandu: Many schools across the country have made it mandatory for students to learn Mandarin lured by the Chinese government’s offer to cover the salaries of teachers who teach the…
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Tid Bits
Here’s why some children find it hard to understand what strangers say
Washington: Kids with poor language skills find it difficult to understand and process what strangers say compared to their peers who have acquired a higher level of language skills, a…
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News
From infancy to young adulthood, learners absorb around 12.5 million bits of information about language
Washington: Learning one’s own native language may seem easy. However, a recent study has revealed that language acquisition between birth and 18 years of age is a remarkable feat of…
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