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Our subconscious, Googled: Cambridge psychologist decodes meaning of Words of the Year, 2025
January 12, 2026 6:37 pm
From parasocial bonds to rage bait and AI slop, the words that defined 2025 reveal how attention, emotion and connection are being reshaped online.
UP govt leases land for Hyderabad's varsity campus in Lucknow at Re 1 per year
August 14, 2025 9:42 am
At the permanent campus in Lucknow, the central university will run regular programmes like BA (Honours) English, MA English, MA Linguistics, MA English Literature, Post Graduate Diploma in the Teaching of English (PGDTE) and PhD along with part-time courses in French, German, Russian and Spanish languages.
English empowering, tool to break chains... should be taught to every child: Rahul Gandhi
June 21, 2025 4:24 am
Gandhi was reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that soon a time would come when those speaking English in the country would “feel ashamed”.
From George Eliot to JK Rowling: The secret male alter egos of famous women writers
June 18, 2025 4:44 pm
Five female authors masked under anonymity of creative choice.
From pre-primary to class 5: CBSE sets stage for teaching in mother tongue, asks schools to map languages
May 26, 2025 7:44 pm
Currently, English is the dominant language of instruction in primary classes in CBSE schools across the country. The CBSE is the largest national school board with over 30,000 schools affiliated to it.
Hindi is official, but English is essential: The paradox of language in India
May 22, 2025 1:37 pm
An inclusive India cannot emerge if merit is judged only through the lens of English fluency. Language should be a bridge, not a barrier. It should empower, not exclude
UN English Language Day 2025: Know date, history, significance, and more
April 23, 2025 1:39 pm
UN English Language Day 2025: English is one of the most popular spoken languages worldwide with April 23 was particularly chosen as UN English Language Day.
From Hinglish to Gen Z Slang: How Indian students can sharpen their spoken English in a changing linguistic landscape
March 15, 2025 9:27 am
Today’s Gen Z is redefining English by introducing new words and expressions that reflect their unique social and digital experiences. Terms like chameleoning, benching, delulu — which describe social adaptability — illustrate how young people create language to capture modern realities.
Indian teens decode rare languages, earn top honours in global linguistics challenge
September 07, 2024 1:32 pm
Animikha Dutta Dhar, Shrilakshmi Venkatraman and Faraz Siddiqui relied on Sherlockian levels of deduction to bag one silver and two bronze medals at the International Linguistics Olympiad.
'Ick' and 'boop': Gen Z is reshaping the English language
July 31, 2024 7:07 am
By adding 3,200 new words including ‘the ick’, ‘boop’, ‘chef’s kiss’, it has decided that at the very least, these terms have ‘staying power’ or longevity
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