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'No deletion of voters on religious, linguistic basis'

Amid continuing violence in Assam, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that it would not be possible to delete names of 40 lakh doubtful voters from the state on the basis of their religious or......

Exemption for minority institutions from RTE in K'taka

The Karnataka government on Friday decided to exempt religious and linguistic minority institutions from the ambit of Right to Education laws if they have 75 per cent of strength belonging these......

How Maha will celebrate its golden jubilee day

The souls of 105 martyrs who had laid down their lives for the linguistic state of Maharashtra under the banner of Samyukta Maharashtra Movement would truly be moved this May 1, as all roads lead......

Now, US intelligence seeks Pak-American recruits

The US intelligence community has begun to look for linguists and analysts from the Pakistani-American community to meet its national security challenges, especially after Pakistani Americans were......

196 Indian languages endangered: UNESCO

With 196 of its languages listed as endangered, India, a nation with great linguistic diversity, tops the UNESCO's list of countries having maximum number of dialects on the verge of extinction.......

The decline of higher education

A friend's daughter has taken admission in the MA course in the department of linguistics in the University of Delhi. The total annual fee she has paid to the department is about Rs 1,400.This......

Now, send SMSes in more 'Inglish' languages

Come August, sending short messaging service (SMS) in more Inglish languages (Indian languages mixed with English) will become much easier.After tasting success with its Hinglish (an amalgamation......

Women bosses 'less funny in boardroom'

Women bosses are less likely to cut jokes in the boardroom as they are met with an awkward silence in 80 per cent of their attempts to raise few laughs, a new study has found.The study carried out......

Infosys Science Foundation honours winners

The Infosys Science Foundation on Tuesday awarded winners of the Infosys Prize 2011 in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions in scientific research.Former President A P J......

Now, a language test for computers!

What would it mean for a computer to actually understand the meaning of a sentence written in ordinary English, or French, or Urdu, or Mandarin? One test might be whether the computer could......

Review: English Vinglish is a winner all the way

Raja Sen thinks Sridevi excels in her comeback film.In India, our post-Colonial hangover includes a peculiar English-language elitism, where those even halfway in control of the language thumb......

'Sridevi has not lost her radiant luster'

Though Sridevi got a huge welcome from her fans at the world premiere of her comeback vehicle English Vinglish, the mainstream press at the Toronto International Film Festival gave the film a......

Reveiw: Ozhimuri is outstanding

Paresh C Palicha says Ozhimuri proves that Madhupal is a director of substance who can tackle diverse themes with depth.Director Madhupal's new film Ozhimuri, penned by renowned bilingual writer......

Review: Ek Tha Tiger is Salman at his coolest

Ek Tha Tiger is Salman Khan'smost accomplished works in the recent times says Raja Sen.The shirt stays on. So numbed are we by the onslaught of mindless Southern remakes heavy with punchlines and......

Hong Kong film fails to impress at Locarno

Ankur Pathak captures the essence of the Locarno International Film Festival, live from Locarno! After including films as linguistically diverse as one can accomodate, the eighth day at the......

When the Lankan Titanic ran into Iceberg Dhoni!

Shreekant Sambrani looks back at this day last year, when all of India celebrated a magnificent triumph. They say three things and three things only unite India: politics, films and......

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Q. do you think that first step to write any article is a)linguistic skill b)creative imagination c)desire to write.d)motivation to act.
Vilas Deshpande: A. more

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Q. can respect be in different degrees to different people ?
Ginger: A. copy paste skill and Google expertise more

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Q. Kodava language. What is It?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. if a person respects other people it remains for all ...only the words/gestures/actiona change to accommodate/ adapt to the other person's...... more

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Q. Fastest shorthand writer wasA. Dr. G. D. Bist B. J.R.D. TataC. J.M. Tagore D. Khudada Khan
Anitha: A. The Kodava or Coorg language Kodava takka) is a Dravidian language and the original language of the Kodagu district in southern Karnataka, India....... more

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'Virtual Classrooms' in Welingkar's Distance Learning Program

How curious are you to learn what you always wanted to? Are you thinking of changing your field? Do you yearn for a master's degree to step up the... ...

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Sonam to speak in Tamil in Raanjhanaa

What Mani Ratnam couldn't do, Aanand Rai has succeeded in doing. Audiences will be getting to hear Bollywood actress Sonam speak in Tamil for the... ...

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Why psychoanalysing Modi is a waste of time

The only surprising result: Modi's most common behavioural tic is the "rather ambiguous self-touch hand-on-face-or-mouth gesture" which "has an... ...

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Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Presents 2013 Edition of Professional Italian Courses

--(PR.com)-- Scuola Leonardo da Vinci offers specific paths that aim to enable the student to acquire a good command of vocabulary and expressions... ...

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Fort Myers Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney Michael McCabe Achieves AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell

--(PR.com)-- The Southwest Florida law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Michael McCabe... ...

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