UPSC row: English marks won’t be considered for gradation or merit, says Centre
The government on Monday said that English marks will not be included for gradation or merit in the UPSC civil services exam. The post UPSC row: English marks won’t be considered for gradation or...
View ArticleWe can’t force one language on entire population: Omar on UPSC row
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the row over UPSC's CSAT examination needs to be resolved and noted that it would be "unfair" to "foist" a particular language on a diverse...
View ArticleGoogle will destroy local newspapers with Indian language Internet Alliance
Years later when Indian language newspaper become feeders for a global search engine and their archives get embedded in the vast server farms of Google's data center, they will remember the day when it...
View ArticleSanskrit over German: Smriti Irani’s agenda harms KV students
But the Human Resources Minister, Smriti Irani, wants them to learn Sanskrit. Who gave you the permission to learn German? Stop it, and learn Sanskrit at once-- is her diktat. The post Sanskrit over...
View ArticleJapan sending students to Indian schools to speak fluent English
local students in Japan are now going to Indian schools in the country to learn English. The post Japan sending students to Indian schools to speak fluent English appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleStudents can opt for either German or Sanskrit as third language: Centre...
Centre told SC that the switch from German to Sanskrit in Kendriya Vidyalayas will be effected but there will be no Sanskrit exams in the current year. The post Students can opt for either German or...
View Article10 years since Tsunami: Tribes survived disaster, but their languages are doomed
Many were afraid the tsunami would wipe them out not realizing the far greater threat to them comes from the modern world outside. The post 10 years since Tsunami: Tribes survived disaster, but their...
View ArticleMind your Language! Localise online portals to Globalise markets
The world no doubt is open for businesses who would understand the need of consumers can communicate in their own language and personalise offerings as needed in different markets... The post Mind your...
View ArticleEnglish useful but no substitute for mother tongue as medium of instruction:...
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has favoured the use of "mother tongue" as the medium of instruction up to the secondary level instead of English. The post English useful but no substitute for mother...
View ArticleDon’t learn foreign language at the cost of your mother tongue: Javed Akhtar
For noted scriptwriter, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar, language has no religion and says those who cry foul over "purity of language" should know that it is non-existent. The post Don’t learn foreign...
View ArticleHindi will rule the digital world in coming days: PM Modi at Vishwa Hindi...
Stating that English, Chinese and Hindi will rule the digital world in the coming days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday noted that the language market was huge and companies can cash in on it...
View ArticleOxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year 2015 is not even a word, it’s an emoji
Oxford comes out with the 'Word of the Year' (WOTY) every year, and this year that word is an emoji. The post Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year 2015 is not even a word, it’s an emoji appeared first...
View ArticleMadrassas in India should be barred from teaching in Urdu and Arabic: Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena said madrassas in India should be barred from using Urdu and Arabic as medium of instruction and they should be replaced with English and Hindi. The post Madrassas in India should be barred...
View ArticleManoj Bajpayee doesn’t read a script if it’s not in Hindi
Manoj Bajpayee takes it as his responsibility to inspire Hindi writers and poets as they have hugely contributed to make Hindi culture rich The post Manoj Bajpayee doesn’t read a script if it’s not in...
View ArticleThe TN2016 youth vote: High fees, poor education and zero training are the...
A state government in stagnation for over a decade does not bode well for the future of young, bright minds in the southern state. Post May 2016, the new government will have to act swiftly to relieve...
View ArticleWhen punctuation makes a fine point: The comma can go, but not the stop
What would our sentences be like without vital punctuation, like the full stop? The post When punctuation makes a fine point: The comma can go, but not the stop appeared first on Firstpost.
View Article‘Thulla’: A lexical journey of the word that got Arvind Kejriwal into trouble
Thulla has landed Kejriwal in a city court which has now to decide whether the term is defamatory, for which it must first ascertain the exact meaning of the word. This is not going to be easy as the...
View ArticleOlympics 2016: From safety to samba, here’s a handy guide to visiting Rio de...
Rio de Janeiro: With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Brazil faces a litany of problems: an economy in freefall, the Zika virus and a political crisis with an impeached president. But for those...
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