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‘Sole mate’ debate: Shashi Tharoor vs Suhel Seth, a punny face-off

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and author-actor Suhel Seth are butting heads in an interesting pun-filled online exchange.

Antibodies, booster, comorbidity — an A-Z guide to how Covid changed language in 2020

In 2020, several new words and phrases were added to common parlance due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here's a look at the new lexicon.

The pandemic has produced only one new word—Covid-19. But it’s changing the English language

The editors of the Oxford dictionary are having to do something unusual. Giving special updates every other month on words Covid is bringing into English.

What’s Floccinaucinihilipilification? Ask RBI

Central bank watchers battling to predict RBI policy makers’ next move have another thing to contend with ⁠— words from the mid-18th century and Voltaire.

Hindi has grown from 20,000 to 1.5 lakh words in 20 years, and very quietly

Hindi dictionaries of the government add words without fanfare. They are not accompanied by an announcement, and there’s no log of evolution either.

Rahul Gandhi’s claim of new word ‘Modilie’ is not true, Oxford Dictionaries confirm

Congress president Rahul Gandhi taunted PM Narendra Modi in a tweet, saying ‘Modilie’ is a new word that has been added in the English dictionary.

Something poisonous, something inaccurate & more: The top words of 2018

These were the top words of 2018 -- according to Oxford, Meriam-Websters, Collins & others

On Camera

Is Indian skincare better than Korean, French, Japanese products?

Indian skin is pigmented, photoreactive, and prone to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Formulations must prioritise barrier support, gentle brightening, and photo protection.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.