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Why parasocial beat AI slop and delulu for Word of the Year

November 19, 2025 12:31 am

The shortlist for Word of the Year was a tour of online chaos, digital anxieties, and the things we buy to feel better about it all.

'I'd love to make a meal for you': Janhvi Kapoor reveals her love language, and the key to her heart

November 17, 2025 1:41 pm

It is not necessary that you and your partner have the same love language, so to make them feel most loved, it becomes vital to communicate in their respective love language.

What do we Indians really need from AI — and other questions we never ask

October 30, 2025 1:39 pm

AI in India has progressed without addressing the basic issue of whose priorities it serves

An oil painting by Capt Goldingham of London, portraying Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh in 1875, aged 37. (Wikimedia Commons)

Exiled from language: How Duleep Singh, the Last Maharaja of Punjab, haunts the diasporic imagination

October 24, 2025 3:48 pm

The story of Maharaja Duleep Singh reveals how exile from language mirrors the diaspora’s longing for home.

Maharashtra government to scrutinise school names citing international, global, & CBSE

Three-language-policy committee begins gathering public opinion on the topic, releases questionnaires

October 08, 2025 10:42 pm

Dr Narendra Jadhav, who heads the eight-member committee, had announced the committee’s plan of action at a press conference in September, after the committee's first meeting.

While the final shape of the state’s three-language policy for school students will emerge through this wide-ranging consultation, committee chairperson Dr Narendra Jadhav told Pallavi Smart that the real challenge lies in balancing stakeholder inputs with expert insights before presenting a comprehensive report to the government for its final decision

Maharashtra Three language policy: ‘Introducing multiple languages too early divides attention and creates cognitive clutter’: Dr. Narendra Jadhav

September 22, 2025 12:04 pm

Language shapes both identity and future opportunities. Every language carries its own culture, and with it, a sense of identity.

The petition, filed by Pramila Pathak, a senior Hindi teacher, contested a December 7, 2024, memo that mandates Telugu as a compulsory second language for classes 9 and 10, beginning with the 2025-26 academic year.

Telangana HC seeks detailed report in 2 weeks on implementation of 2018 law mandating Telugu education in schools

August 08, 2025 1:00 pm

The Telangana High Court sought to know why the law was not implemented in a phase-wise manner, and questioned the absence of a periodic monitoring mechanism in schools.

Best of Both Sides: Language forms the basis of culture and identity

Best of Both Sides on language debate: Bengaluru, Mumbai, Don't blame the migrant workers, blame the English-speaking elites

July 18, 2025 3:18 pm

If well-being is seen merely as a ladder that is more isolating with each rung, the haves have no reason to engage with anything outside their bubble.

Best of Both Sides: Language issue is a distraction

July 18, 2025 7:10 am

Linguistic divisions have got an alarming amount of air time and newsprint, while our garbage-laden streets are sinking in the monsoon

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray

For the Thackeray cousins, an opportunity in a common anti-Hindi plank

July 01, 2025 4:32 pm

The re-emergence of the Marathi language issue in Maharashtra has given the besieged Shiv Sena (UBT) and the diminishing MNS some space to consolidate their base

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Languages of India: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

News in Numbers on the languages census of India

Haryana ministers criticise Krishna Kumar Bedi for abusing engineer

February 16, 2016 10:42 am

Chandigarh/ New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Reacting over Haryana Minister Krishna Kumar Bedi allegedly abusing an engineer, Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu on Monday said no one has the right to use abusive words for his workers or collogues. He added that even he makes sure that he never uses such kind of language. Echoing similar sentiments, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said people should mind their language before speaking to their workers. He also said that he can understand that Bedi might be disappointed over something, but he should have controlled his language before talking to anyone.