Languages

This bird species picks up ‘languages’ by eavesdropping on neighbourhood chatter

Without trial & error, they associate new sounds with danger; a distress tweet could easily go viral

Google Assistant to go multilingual, will add 30 new languages including Hindi by year end

Google assistant will be able to respond by text in Hindi, Danish, Dutch, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish and Thai on Android smartphones and Apple iPhones.

Google launches a significant upgrade to Gboard for iOS

Google announced the launch of an upgrade for iOS users after making is available for everyone in July last year. Initially, Gboard launched with the ability to search information, GIFs, emoji, Images and others right from the keyboard.

Pakistan's regional languages face extinction amid political unrest and migration

Several of Pakistan's provincial and regional tongues are slowly heading towards extinction because of political unrest, poor literacy rates and lack of support from the government

Cyware, Cyber awareness platform launches tips on cybersecurity in five Indian languages

Cyber awareness platform Cyware has launched its new service to educate the Indian public on cybersecurity through SMS and WhatsApp in five different regional languages.

Govt announces plans to launch 500 free courses in 10 languages

The government on Monday said there are plans to introduce as many as 500 free courses in ten languages.

India and Asia are key for Adobe Revenue

Our growth in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is set to explode, a senior Adobe executive has said.

India's Sanskrit speakers seek to revive 'dead' language

The 4,000-year-old classical language was traditionally used by Brahmin intellectuals and Hindu priests. Rarely spoken as a mother tongue in India, Sanskrit is often dismissed as a dead language.

Guru Utsav or Teachers Day: BJP's TN allies slam Modi move for renaming

Leaders of PMK S Ramadoss and MDMK chief Vaiko demanded that the Centre should immediately withdraw the order

Karunanidhi lashes out at Modi govt for renaming Teacher's Day as Guru Utsav

DMK Chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday took exception to the Human Resource Development Ministry's plan to celebrate Teacher's Day as 'Guru Utsav' and alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to downgrade Tamil language and society by such a move.