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English-speaking India’s King Lear moment

King Lear is perhaps the ultimate depiction of how the old are mistreated.

Updated 3 days ago

Theory of everything: Dissent, derision, and demonstrations

Some critics of the CJP protest have likened it to a mela, a carnival. And they are absolutely right. This protest indeed was a carnival, and that’s the reason it was successful.

Updated 3 days ago

Delhiwale: The new Dilli speak

Delhiwale: The new Dilli speak

Published 8 days ago

'Beyond conflict, new Kashmir reads': Chinar Book Festival sees massive turnout

The third edition of the Chinar Book Festival opened on July 18 at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar

Updated 9 days ago

Parting of speech: Birth of American English

A recent essay by David Robson on the BBC website to mark the sestercentennial anniversary of American independence explains how American English was born.

Published 10 days ago

‘F-word’ may be offensive, but not obscene: Supreme Court on abusive language

The bench held that vulgarity and obscenity are distinct concepts in law as it examined whether its use during a heated altercation attracted criminal liability under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Published 17 days ago

Lost in translation: How India speaks English

We speak far more literally. We describe what we have to say, we search out specific adjectives that convey our meaning and perhaps this is why in the process we use too many and usually all of the superlative sort. (Photo for representation)

Published 31 days ago

IBM’s 1-nanometer chip, Google’s AI policy pitch, and Chinese AI

IBM 1 nanometer chip

Published 35 days ago

Woman bonds with husband’s great-grandmother despite language barrier

North Indian woman meets Telugu great-grandmother.

Updated 39 days ago

Google sculpts AI for India, and witnessing Meta’s theatre

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Published 42 days ago

'2 must be Indian': Why CBSE made 3-language study compulsory in class 9 and 10

CBSE has clarified that the third language (R3) will not have a board examination at the class 10 level.

Updated 80 days ago

CBSE makes three languages mandatory in Class 9-10, no board exam for the third

The CBSE circular issued on May 5 said that at least two of the three languages must be native Indian languages.

Updated 80 days ago

Indian-origin man reacts to remark about lacking an Indian accent

An Indian origin man’s video on accents and identity triggered discussion across social media.

Updated 87 days ago

Indian woman lands 'dream job' in Germany without speaking German, explains how

An Indian woman revealed how she landed a product manager job in Germany despite not knowing German.

Published 114 days ago

No three-language formula in Tamil Nadu till DMK in power, says MK Stalin

DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin speaks during the release of the party manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections, at Anna Arivalayam party headquarters in Chennai

Updated 121 days ago

CBSE rolls out major reform of curriculum, examinations

CBSE has rolled out new reforms.

Updated 124 days ago

The great urban art of eavesdropping

The remarkable thing about a city is that you are almost always in the company of strangers. That is both its promise and its curse. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

Updated 156 days ago

On Int Mother Language Day, Minu Bakshi shares her love for Punjabi & Urdu

Author, poet, and singer Minu Bakshi

Updated 165 days ago

Parl committee report promotes Hindi as a companion to regional languages

Amit Shah has often said that Hindi is a “companion” of other Indian languages rather than an “adversary.”

Updated 169 days ago

Ten snapshots of Mira Road

We don’t simply live in Delhi, or Mumbai, or Lucknow, or Bareilly. Instead, we live in Kamla Nagar, or Kurla, or Telibagh, or Civil Lines, or in this Mira Road. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 176 days ago

‘North Indians come to sell pani puri… only know Hindi’: Tamil Nadu minister

MRK Panneerselvam said people from North India have limited job opportunities in Tamil Nadu as they have only learnt Hindi.

Updated 181 days ago

Why does a Utah father wake up speaking Spanish after every surgery?

Stephen Chase does not consider himself fluent outside of these post-surgery moments.

Published 201 days ago

Why a Karnataka body is opposing Kerala’s Malayalam Language Bill

A delegation met the Kerala Governor, who promised a review of the Bill, which KBADA deems unconstitutional and detrimental to minority education.

Updated 209 days ago

He taught India computing in Hindi. Now he says language is the future of work

For Shri Santosh Choubey, Chancellor of Rabindranath Tagore University (RNTU), Indian languages are no longer just cultural identity markers — they are career accelerators in a global economy transformed by AI.

Updated 238 days ago

Non-Marathi woman tries to self-immolate amid tiff with Marathi group in Thane

But the woman was quickly saved by bystanders and civil officials when the incident occurred on Tuesday.

Published 294 days ago

Bengaluru autorickshaw's ‘Go Back Hindi Wala Autos’ message triggers debate

The post has triggered Kannada language debate.

Published 328 days ago

Taste of Life: Issues of Marathi and Marathisation ‘alive in letter and spirit’

For Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the assimilation of English, Persian, and Urdu words into Marathi was a symbol of the domination of foreign powers and the defeat of Indians. (Hindustan Times Archives)

Published 363 days ago

'Majority people' want to be multilingual, should be given chance: Pawan Kalyan

Stating that English has become his language of thought, the Janasena founder expressed sadness that he could not find the same in Hindi or Kannada or Marathi.

Published 378 days ago

Trump's 'English' compliment to Liberia's president turns into ‘embarrassment’

Trump at the lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House.

Updated 391 days ago

Maharashtra declares October 3 as ‘classical Marathi language day’ amid row

The day marks one year to the Union Cabinet granting Marathi, the status of a classical language.

Published 396 days ago

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