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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicCommon language

Topic: common language

Hindi to English to Hungarian—why swear words sound obscene

The idea that the sounds in such words contribute to their offensiveness violates a linguistic principle—that the relationship between the sound and meaning of a word is arbitrary.

Home Minister Amit Shah wants a common language for India, says Hindi can unite country

Speaking at a 'Hindi Divas' function, Amit Shah said Hindi should reach every individual and every home in the country.

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Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.