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Consider exempting Class 6 this year from 3-language policy: Supreme Court to CBSE

The Supreme Court has recommended that the CBSE reconsider its three-language policy, particularly for Class 6 students. This policy requires students in Class 9 to learn two native Indian languages. The court has postponed the hearing regarding challenges to this policy until September 17, while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta indicated…

The Economic Times

Is Your Mind Following a Pattern Known in the Vedas?

Your brain does not contain a literal copy of the Vedas. There is no scientific evidence showing that Sanskrit verses or Vedic texts are physically encoded inside the human brain. But that is not what makes the comparison interesting. The fascinating question is whether some ideas about the human mind…

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Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives

Growing interest in African languages is creating new business opportunities as people in the diaspora seek to connect with their relatives and roots

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Executing suggestions on implementation of CBSE's three-language policy: Centre to SC

The Supreme Court is reviewing the CBSE's three-language policy for students. The government is working on suggestions for implementing this new policy. This policy mandates studying two native Indian languages for Class 9 students. The court stressed finding solutions to implementation issues and avoiding student pressure.

The Economic Times

No Internet? PhonePe’s New UPI Trick Changes Everything

For millions of Indians, making a UPI payment usually means one thing: taking out a smartphone and connecting to the internet. PhonePe is now challenging that assumption. The company has launched PhonePe UPI 123Pay, a service designed to bring UPI payments to feature phones without requiring an internet connection. PhonePe…

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Indian artists' Spotify royalties rise 29% in 2025; Telugu leads with 120% jump

Indian artists saw a 29% rise in Spotify royalties during 2025. Telugu music experienced over 120% growth, with other regional languages also growing. More Indian artists are earning significant income, with a 21% increase in those earning over one crore rupees. International listeners discovered Indian artists more, contributing significantly to…

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Children’s picture books reflect changing attitudes to languages and can support revitalisation

We know from a wealth of research that children’s picture books support language learning.

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Speaking a Second Language Could Add Thousands to Your Paycheck, but Where You Live Matters

Bilingual workers could earn thousands more annually, with the largest estimated pay premium in Washington, D.C. Spanish is the most widely spoken U.S. language after English.

Latin Times

Yiddish’s ‘revival’ points to its resilience as a portable homeland – and a global reach, from Russia to Mexico to the US

I grew up in Mexico City, and when people find out that one of my native languages is Yiddish, they think I am pulling their leg. Isn’t that a Jewish language? Mexico? Impossible. Maybe you should write a science fiction novel that imagines Yiddish on Mars.

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Bank of Baroda to recruit 2,482 officers fluent in local language across 20 states

Bank of Baroda will recruit 2,482 officers fluent in local languages. This initiative aims to improve customer communication and address recent concerns. Candidates will serve in their recruited state for at least twelve years. The recruitment targets graduates with one year of banking experience. This move supports inclusive growth and…

The Economic Times

Hampi's Volcanic Rock Formations: Three Days Inside Karnataka's Most Surreal Ruins and Boulders

The First Morning the Rocks Refuse to Make SenseYou step off the coracle at Virupapura Gaddi before the sun has cleared the Matanga Hill, and the first thing that stops you is not the Vijayanagara ruins. It is the boulders. They are stacked in formations that should not hold, granite…

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Are schools ready for racialized and immigrant students? 4 factors shaping the classroom experience

Every September, questions arise about children being ready for school. It’s not only about school supplies, but also: Can they follow routines? Do they have the skills to succeed?

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Durban's Indian Diaspora: How KwaZulu-Natal Became Home to a Community That Never Forgot India

The Crossing That Was Never Meant to Be PermanentIn November 1860, a ship called the Truro docked at Port Natal carrying 342 Indians from Madras. They had signed five-year indenture contracts to work the sugar cane fields of the Natal colony. The British needed labour after emancipation freed enslaved Africans.…

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Why You Might Be Loving Your Partner Wrong (The 5 Love Languages Explained)

Are you speaking a language your partner can't hear? Discover the 5 love languages and instantly unlock the secret to why some couples just click while others struggle.

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Farage demands crackdown on non-English speaking Britons voting in elections

The Reform UK proposals include removing the right to vote of Commonwealth citizens, ensuring that election material is only published in languages native to the British Isles and restricting postal voting

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How Mauritius Kept Bhojpuri Alive: The Indian Diaspora's Homeland Rebuilt Across an Ocean

The Language That Outlived Its OriginYou hear it at the market in Port Louis before you see the stall. A woman bargaining over bitter gourd, her cadence rising and falling in Bhojpuri, not the clipped, television-inflected version that survives in pockets of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but something older,…

Fortune

Hong Kong’s Votee AI is taking on English and Mandarin’s AI dominance with a Cantonese model

Votee is one of a growing number of companies that are trying to tackle AI’s neglect of "low-resource" languages.

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Google just fixed one of the most annoying things about talking to AI — Gemini Live can finally handle interruptions

Gemini Live is being upgraded to Gemini Live 3.5 which handles interruptions better, as well as multiple languages.

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Eight Hundred Dollars and a Promise: How We Marked My Father's Grave in Los Angeles

The promise happened in the parking lot of the cemetery in East LA, three months after we buried my father, when my mother stopped walking, looked back at the bare rectangle of lawn where he was, and said, in Spanish, that she would not visit an empty patch of grass…

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In 1977, NASA placed a gold-plated copper record on each Voyager; it carries 115 images, greetings in 55 languages, and instructions for playing it

In 1977, NASA embarked on a monumental quest by launching the Voyager spacecraft, which was equipped with a Golden Record meant to communicate with extraterrestrial life. Curated by Carl Sagan and his team, this interstellar album features a collection of images and sounds that highlight humanity's greatest moments, intentionally leaving…

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Proton VPN on Linux gets a huge accessibility boost with 20 new languages

Proton VPN’s Linux application is about to get a lot more accessible, as the privacy provider announces automatic localization support for 20 different languages arriving in the next major update.

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How Did Humans, Vanaras and Birds Understand Ram?

Imagine a meeting between Lord Rama from Ayodhya, Sugriva from Kishkindha, Ravana from Lanka and Jatayu, a divine bird. They came from different places and, according to the epic tradition, belonged to very different worlds. Yet the Ramayana describes them communicating, negotiating, warning one another and sharing deeply important thoughts.…

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Changing the history curriculum is not enough if English always dominates the classroom – South African study

In many South African classrooms, learners continue to experience the subject of history through the language, concepts and perspectives inherited from colonial traditions. Changes have been made to what children are taught. But the curriculum changes might not be enough to change what children learn in history classrooms.

The Economic Times

CBSE's three-language policy: Don't want children to come under any pressure, says SC

The Supreme Court urged finding solutions for CBSE's three-language policy challenges. It suggested revisiting implementation and considering a reprieve for current Class 6 students. The court also questioned the starting point for language choices and the definition of native languages. It emphasized ensuring adequate infrastructure and teacher availability for the…

France 24

In Ceuta, migrants stranded at Europe’s gates await their fate

Weeks after some 70,000 migrants tried to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the ones who chose to stay have settled on El Trampolin beach. They hail from various countries, speak different languages and crossed many borders to get to this strip of sand. Europe seems very…

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