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Topic: Language

We just taught bees a simple number language – and they got it

Scarlett Howard -
This shows us that while no non-human species appear to have developed number symbols, it is not because they lack brain capacity.

Draft National Education Policy was not Hindi-chauvinist & Modi govt shouldn’t have caved in

Yogendra Yadav -
Far from a conspiracy to impose Hindi, the draft national education policy is actually a step forward in policy thinking on language and education.

People with depression use language differently – here’s how to spot it

Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi -
Scientists have long tried to pin down the exact relationship between depression and language, and technology is helping us get closer to a full picture.

Waqt, chaawal and Bollywood — the deep relationship between Indians and Arabs

Rizwan Ahmad -
Contact between nations is not only wrapped in history books, but celebrated every moment by people through words and expressions.

Is the English language too powerful?

Kai Chan -
A systematic data-driven analysis showed that English is most powerful. It is the world’s lingua franca.

When did humans first learn to count?

Peter Schumer -
All computation and algebra that we know today, had developed over time in India and gradually transmitted to the Western world by Islamic scholars. 

Parayan, poramboku and devadasi: The dark casteist history of these common words

T.M. Krishna -
Does the cleansing of language and old text amount to a dangerous process of whitewashing our ugly past?

In the past, Modiji never responded to insults, he bore the pain with dignity

Ratan Sharda -
Since 2002, Modiji has been abused in the worst ways possible, including the phrase 'maut ka saudagar' and many insults have been heaped on him.

In trying to simplify politics, Modi is destroying language in Gujarat

Shiv Visvanathan -
The variety and diversity of arguments that are needed in a democracy no longer finds space under Narendra Modi's government.

Exclusive: Siddaramaiah’s push for state flag is disservice to India’s dignity, integrity and sovereignty — Ananth Kumar

ThePrint Team -
In an exclusive interview to Assistant Editor Pragya Kaushika, Union minister Ananth Kumar lashes out at Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's demand for a state flag.
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Opinion

Global development finance has lost its way. China can step in but India has an edge too

Yamini Aiyar -
India can take the discourse of development beyond instrumental power play—build solidarities across the emerging economies and bargain for equity.

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Telecom is India’s next Atmanirbhar champion—with 4G rollout as a milestone

Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

+TFP Debdutta Chakraborty -
Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

National Interest

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

Shekhar Gupta -
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.

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