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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 10 days ago

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

IBM 1 nanometer chip

Published 14 days ago

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

North Indian woman meets Telugu great-grandmother.

Updated 18 days ago

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

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Published 21 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 59 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 60 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 67 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 93 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 100 days ago

CBSE rolls out major reform of curriculum, examinations

CBSE has rolled out new reforms.

Updated 103 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 135 days ago

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

Author, poet, and singer Minu Bakshi

Updated 144 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 148 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 156 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 160 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 180 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 188 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 217 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 273 days ago

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

The post has triggered Kannada language debate.

Published 307 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 342 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 358 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 371 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 376 days ago

Uddhav, Raj Thackeray issue joint invite as brothers to share stage in Mumbai

Raj Thackeray quit the undivided Shiv Sena in January 2006, blaming Uddhav Thackeray for promoting him to do so. (HT PHOTO/FILE)

Updated 379 days ago

Bengaluru entrepreneur says he's often mistaken for a north Indian due to colour

An X user shared how people in Bengaluru have mistaken him from being north Indian due to his skin tone and got surprised while speaking in Kannada,

Updated 383 days ago

Amit Shah stresses need to promote Indian languages: ‘Those who speak English…’

Amit Shah stated during a book launch event that India would soon become a place where native languages flourished

Published 391 days ago

Harmonies Redefined–The Trailblazers series: Melodious journey of Aruna Sairam

Padma Shri Aruna Sairam, a renowned Carnatic vocalist, goes down memory lane to share how it was she "started loving" her voice and her voice started loving her back.

Updated 396 days ago

Exclusive | Int'l Booker Prize winner Banu: No one should politicise language

Banu Mushtaq, author of Heart Lamp, is the first Kannada writer to have won the International Booker Prize in London.

Published 416 days ago

AI and apps frontier, Promate’s unique TripMate-GaN160 adapter, and jobs

Fast chargers

Published 433 days ago

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