languages
- 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.…
- Hyderabad
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…
- Technology
Clubhouse adds support for 13 more languages including Bengali
New Delhi: Social audio platform Clubhouse on Thursday announced that it has started rolling out support for 13 new languages, including Bengali for Android users. The company is rolling out support for…
- Technology
Clubhouse adds support for 5 Indian languages
New Delhi: Social audio platform Clubhouse has started rolling out support for 13 new languages, including five Indian languages on its app. The company announced that it is rolling out support for…
- Featured News
Efforts are being exerted to efface unique identity of Bharat, but why?
By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam For centuries, Bharat has been an embodiment of diverse cultures and languages. The salient feature of the country is that it is home to different communities representing…
- India
RSS chief’s book translated in Urdu, effort to reach out to minority community
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) appears keen to reach out to the main minority community through a book written by its chief Mohan Bhagwat which speaks about the role of Muslims…
- Technology
Spotify adds 12 Indian languages on mobile app
New Delhi: Global streaming giant Spotify on Thursday announced that it is now available in 12 Indian languages on the mobile app, making it available in a total of 62 languages on…
- News
4 in 10 indigenous languages at risk of disappearing: UN
United Nations: Of 7,000 indigenous languages spoken today, four in 10 were in danger of disappearing, UN experts said, in a call for a decade of action to reverse the “historic destruction” of…
