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Ambedkar had proposed Sanskrit as national language: CJI Bobde
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Wednesday said that BR Ambedkar had proposed Sanskrit as the "official national language" of India but the move did not make any headway.
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Apna.co expands in Gujarat to empower blue and grey collar job aspirants
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], April 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): Apna.co, India's largest professional networking platform dedicated to blue and grey collar workforce is now launched in Surat in the native language, Gujarati. Companies now have a new and easy way to find, interview and hire in less than 48
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FIR filed against man for using offensive language against Prophet Muhamma
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against a person who can be seen in a video using offensive language against Prophet Muhammad at an event in the Press Club.
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NEWJ launches 4 new regional language channels in one month; strengthens p
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): NEWJ (New Emerging World of Journalism Ltd.) announced the launch of four new regional language channels, NEWJ (Punjabi), NEWJ (Odia), NEWJ (Assamiya/Assamese) and NEWJ (Urdu) in March 2021, making for the highest number of launches by th
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China ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin in Xinjiang amid global outcr
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China] March 31 (ANI): China is ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin language education and to Sinicise Islam in Xinjiang, despite the growing international outcry over its policies against Uyghurs in the province.
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Pakistan imposes Arabic learning in schools, says it is essential to creat
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 29 (ANI): With the aim to create 'good Muslims', Pakistan Senate recently imposed a compulsory Arabic learning measure at the school level in Islamabad which has garnered criticism from the opposition.
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Studying new language leads to measurable changes in brain activity: Study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 28 (ANI): The findings of a new study show that acquiring a new language initially boosts brain activity, which then reduces as language skills improve. The study with first-time learners of Japanese measured how brain activity changes after just a few months of studying
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J-K govt organises drama festival in Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 28 (ANI): In a bid to promote theatre in Kashmir, a two-week-long Annual Drama Festival organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture & Languages (JKAAL) at Tagore Hall in Srinagar concluded on Saturday.
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PM Modi hails Assam man on mission to document Karbi language
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the efforts of Sikari Tissau, a resident of Assam who is on a life-long mission to document the Karbi language.
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Researchers map brain activities during first few months of studying a new
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 26 (ANI): A study with first-time learners of Japanese has measured how brain activity changes after just a few months of studying a new language. The results show that acquiring a new language initially boosts brain activity, which then reduces as language skills improv
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Pune Restaurant employs specially-abled persons to serve customers
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 25 (ANI): A restaurant in Pune is the first of its kind which employs specially-abled persons to cater to its customers. The employees take orders from customers using sign language.
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Study uncovers language in which babies prefer to talk
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): A study led by the University of California has found that babies who were exposed to two languages had a greater interest in an infant-directed speech that is, an adult speaking like a baby than adult-directed speech.
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