languages
- Business
51pc Indians use words, phrases from languages that are untranslatable to English: Report
New Delhi: Over half of urban Indians (about 51 per cent) use words or phrases from specific regional languages to express love language or in humorous or witty situations, which cannot be…
- India
Hindi Diwas: Know list of official languages in India
On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers extended greetings to the people. Hindi is one of the official languages in India. The Prime Minister wrote, “Best…
- India
CBSE students can now learn in 22 regional languages: Pradhan
Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said Odia along with other regional languages will now be taught in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools across the country. Pradhan said…
- Technology
Over 8.4 mn people globally learning Hindi on Duolingo
New Delhi: US-based language learning app Duolingo on Monday announced that more than 8.4 million learners globally are actively learning Hindi from English on the app. Hindi is currently the second most…
- India
Imposition of Hindi will be opposed: Actor Kamal Haasan
Adding on to a recent statement made in the Rajya Sabha by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) member John Brittas against the imposition of Hindi by the Centre, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on…
- World
UN launches 10-year survival plan for indigenous languages at risk
United Nations: The United Nations launched the ‘International Decade of Indigenous Languages’ to help them survive, and protect them from extinction. “Preserving their languages is not only important for them, but for…
- World
Large percent of world’s languages endangered
Nearly 50 percent of languages spoken all over the world today are “endangered” and face the threat of extinction. India is among the top with 197 indigenous languages in peril of extinction.…
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Suppression of local languages by Nizams led to Hyderabad’s annexation: freedom fighter
Aurangabad: Imposition of Urdu as a medium of instruction in schools and suppression of local languages like Telugu, Marathi and Kannada by the Nizam rulers of Hyderabad triggered a movement that culminated into…
- Technology
Google India adds 5 new languages to its training network for scribes
New Delhi: Tech giant Google on Tuesday expanded its News Initiative Training Network to include five new languages: Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia and Malayalam. Google has also launched the Fact-Check Academy in…
- Telangana
Telangana: Schedule for SSC 1st and 2nd language exams released
Hyderabad: The State Secondary School Certificate (SSC) board on Saturday released the schedule for the first and second languages as part of the public examination. Students appearing for the examination will have…
