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Mexico’s declining indigenous languages are surviving against the odds

In a recent study, UK researchers analysed minority languages in Mexico to find that they can sustain themselves within tight social networks and specialised labour markets.

Skyrocketing popularity of K-dramas spurring more Indians to learn Korean, says Duolingo

Korean is third most learnt language on Duolingo app in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & West Bengal. English & Hindi claim top spots as the most popular languages, says report.

Why world needs ‘language coding’ to evolve

Internationally recognised codes representing each language, language family & dialect help country systems and organisations correctly identify & manage data.

How to know whether the person you’re listening to is an expert or just a confident speaker

Experts may know precisely what they cannot be sure about, while non-experts may confidently claim pure nonsense if they believe in it.

Grunt, hoo & bark — study shows chimpanzees can string together sounds to form ‘sentences’

Findings of international group of researchers who observed adult chimpanzees at Taï National Park in Africa’s Ivory Coast published in open-access journal 'Communications Biology'.

‘I am not Chinese, I am Taiwanese’: Conversations in Mandarin and how both cultures differ

As a Mandarin language student in Taipei, I am often told I add ‘R’s to words like a Beijinger. ‘That’s not how we say it in Taiwan,’ my teacher says.

Dear Indians, MTI stigma is just language apartheid. Make English another bhasha

It is easy to laugh at this tragic-comic situation of aspirational Indians trying desperately to forget their mother tongue.

China propaganda now in Spanish, German, Russian. And Weibo gushes over Ford’s India exit

Chinascope — The Week Behind The Wall is everything you need to know about what’s happening in China this week.

A new language is here, and almost everyone in the world knows it ?

Emojis have ended up in court cases, fatwas, good-morning messages, White House reports and more. And by 2022, we’ll have over 3,400 of them.

Jagan Reddy is giving Andhra Pradesh children something better than gold — English education

The Andhra Pradesh model of education under CM Jagan Reddy is breaking barriers for children. He’s equalising language.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Sudden hike in Haryana circle rates is 2nd since Dec; stamp duty as high as 145% in parts of Gurugram

Gurugram: In an action that will significantly impact the value of property transactions in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved revised collector rates,...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.