American saying of the day: 'Don’t Take No Wooden Nickels' — Meaning, origin, and how to use itThe American idiom "Don't take no wooden nickels" originated from promotional tokens with no real value, evolving into advice to be cautiou...
18 Jun, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
French saying of the day: 'It's not like you have to drink the sea' — Original version, meaning, origin, and how to use itA popular French saying, 'Ce n’est pas la mer à boire', offers a vivid way to describe tasks that are not difficult. Literally meaning 'it ...
18 Jun, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
Prime Video eyes greater audience scale through unified AVOD-SVOD service in IndiaPrime Video is merging its free and paid streaming services in India. This integration aims to significantly boost audience numbers by comb...
18 Jun, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
Sports remains biggest audience aggregator in an era of infinite content: JioStar's Ishan ChatterjeeLive sports remains a powerful audience magnet, reaching over a billion viewers during the IPL. JioStar is using this scale to expand acros...
18 Jun, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
South Park Commons backed Maya Research wants to build a voice interface that speaks like a localMaya Research is developing conversational AI models designed to speak and respond like native speakers across languages and cultural conte...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
CBSE Class 10 2nd Board exam results expected any time soon: Check date, official websites and how to download scorecardCBSE Class 10 second board exam results are coming soon. Students can expect their scores in the second week of June 2026. This second exam...
17 Jun, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
The man accused of black magic created a writing system Cherokee could learn - here's the story about SequoyahSequoyah's Cherokee writing system: Initially met with suspicion and accusations of witchcraft, Sequoyah's revolutionary Cherokee syllabary...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh's Naidu pitches state as semiconductor hub to global chipmakersAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is inviting global semiconductor firms to invest in the state. He highlighted Andhra Prad...
16 Jun, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Mind your language education policyThe recent introduction of CBSE's three-language policy has ignited a storm of criticism. Students in grades nine and ten are already overw...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
From Norman Mailer's 'fug' to Trump's Oval Office: How a four-letter word conquered the English languageThe F-word's journey from censored print to common usage is explored. Norman Mailer faced publisher edits in his debut novel, substituting ...
13 Jun, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Word of the Day: OneirophreniaWord of the day: Oneirophrenia is among the most intriguing words in the English language. Derived from ancient Greek and linked to psychol...
13 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Singapore court charges Indian origin man for e-mails containing abusive languageA 72-year-old Singaporean man faces charges for sending abusive emails. Manickam Manohar allegedly targeted a Member of Parliament and town...
11 Jun, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
Who was Sequoyah? The Cherokee genius once accused of witchcraft who created a written language and changed historySequoyah, a Cherokee innovator, developed a unique writing system for his people. This invention transformed the Cherokee into one of North...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
ZEE5 unveils star-studded commentary panel for FIFA World Cup 2026ZEE5 will bring the FIFA World Cup 2026 to Indian fans in Hindi, English, Bangla, and Malayalam. Football legends like Gurpreet Singh Sandh...
10 Jun, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
Quote of the day by Father of English poetry Geoffrey Chaucer: ‘Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave…’ ; lessons on love from British literary iconCenturies ago, Geoffrey Chaucer proposed that women desire a wise, brave, patient, and generous partner. His theory, found in The Canterbur...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Former Maharashtra minister files plea in Supreme Court against CBSE's 3-language rule for Class 9 studentsA fresh plea filed by Dr Fauzia Khan, an educationist and former Maharashtra ministerhas been filed at the Supreme Court challenging the CB...
09 Jun, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Born in Bihar, he became one of the greatest writers in English language, but he was not IndianGeorge Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair in Motihari, British India, became a celebrated British writer. His classics, Animal Farm and 1984, r...
09 Jun, 2026, 12.53 AM IST