International students struggling with poor English still earning master’s degrees in UK: ReportA blog by two anonymous professors claims many international students at British universities lack essential English language skills but st...
29 Aug, 2024, 11.32 AM IST
Nicki Minaj Addresses Nigerian Fan's Concerns Regarding Tour Venues; Here's What She SaidA Nicki Minaj fan from Nigeria felt overwhelmed when the star responded to her post on X. The Nigerian fan had expressed disappointment abo...
21 Nov, 2023, 10.47 PM IST
Google’s AI-powered search capabilities being rolled out in over 120 countries & territoriesThis global expansion includes support for four additional languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, and Indonesian, making the AI-powered as...
09 Nov, 2023, 06.02 PM IST
What is UK's international relocation payment, and do you qualify?Eligible teachers must have a degree, recognised teacher-training qualifications, and at least a year's experience and they need to speak E...
31 May, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Indian maths, science teachers in demand in UK, says new reportThe International Relocation Payments (IRP), being run as a pilot in the 2023 to 2024 academic year, is applicable to overseas teachers wit...
27 May, 2023, 08.38 PM IST
Koo bets on rapid user base growth to overtake TwitterThe platform, which is currently available in India in 10 languages, including English, has operations in Nigeria, and is looking at more m...
13 May, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
Koo app clocks 1 crore downloads in less than 18 months of operationsAccording to the Koo app, its growth accelerated since February this year with 85 lakh downloads registered in the past six months alone. I...
26 Aug, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
Koo to foray into 22 Indian languages this yearKoo is also planning to introduce content in Urdu and Sanskrit and is currently present in eight Indian languages plus English
24 Mar, 2021, 06.03 AM IST
Margaret Atwood's 'The Testaments' favourite choice to win Booker Prize in fiction categoryThe author had won a Booker for 'The Blind Assassin' in 2000.
14 Oct, 2019, 07.26 PM IST
A game of tongues or a yen for gibberish?If people are so enamoured of High Valyrian, make it lingua franca for a Mars settlement.
20 May, 2019, 08.23 AM IST
Schoolguru Eduserve set to expand its online footprintThe company is looking to extend its services globally and is launching its course in two universities in Africa in the next couple of mont...
05 Jan, 2016, 04.23 AM IST
Developed nations have no such rule, doubtful democracies doYemen and Syria, which are engulfed in political turmoil, too have a minimum requirement of literacy for parliamentary candidates.
09 Sep, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
Two Indians among 13 authors long-listed for 2015 BookerAnuradha Roy has been picked for her third novel, 'Sleeping on Jupiter', and Sunjeev Sahota for 'The Year of the Runaways'.
29 Jul, 2015, 07.19 PM IST
- Foreign doctors in NHS hospitals must speak English: UK government
From April there will be a legal duty to ensure a doctor's English is up to scratch before they are employed, the BBC reported.
24 Feb, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
- Indian ICT firms passionate about Nigerian market
A 13-member delegation of Indian Electronic and ICT firms participating in a buyer-seller meet here have expressed optimism in Nigeria emer...
27 Nov, 2012, 09.23 PM IST
UK visa curbs putting off Indian students?British universities have reported a significant fall in applications for courses from India for the forthcoming academic year.
21 May, 2012, 06.10 PM IST
- South Africa emerging as credible offshore destination
In a comprehensive study, the Everest Group has suggested that South Africa is emerging as credible offshore business destination.
11 Dec, 2008, 04.12 PM IST