A new map of global education: Why students are turning to alternate destinationsInternational students are shifting from traditional destinations like the US and UK due to evolving immigration and post-study work polici...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
The days of English supremacy are wentEnglish, once a symbol of global prestige, is reportedly facing a decline in social standing, potentially becoming linguistically embarrass...
19 Jun, 2025, 11.30 PM IST
US, UK, Canada & Australia lose sheen as international students look elsewhereInternational student applications to major English-speaking countries have sharply declined due to stricter visa policies, high living cos...
24 Mar, 2025, 02.01 PM IST
Down with autocratic Anglo autocorrects!The modern horror story is autocorrect, which often mocks non-Anglophonic names. The 'I am not a typo' campaign in Britain demands technolo...
29 May, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
Five Eyes: A look into the shadowy spy club of five anglophone countriesCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has alleged that India was involved in the killing of a Khalistani terrorist in Canada, based on int...
28 Sep, 2023, 12.03 PM IST
Out of breath, again waiting for GodardA pivotal member of La Nouvelle Vague, or 'New Wave', cinema, which Francois Truffaut aptly described to be not a movement but 'a quality',...
13 Sep, 2022, 11.18 PM IST
'Private rebellion': Hong Kong's anglophone poets gain global recognitionAt 19, Yip became the youngest winner of the UK's National Poetry Competition.
21 Jul, 2022, 08.11 AM IST
WTF, Traditionalists Go Dalsro YourselvesIt's Facebook to blame, which constantly censors any post the folks of this village with 11 households that mentions their home town.
19 Jan, 2022, 11.57 PM IST
Restoring the French connectionThe Chandernagore Strand, spread out in tranquil dignity along the waterway, remains the leitmotif of French presence in Bengal.
12 Jan, 2018, 11.34 PM IST
It’s time for a new name for englishEurenglish, Scandlish, franglais or Deutschlish would be merely part of a hoary tradition of localised English.
22 Sep, 2017, 01.29 AM IST
English only expands, never contractsEvery word still finds utterance in some nook of the Anglosphere.
21 Mar, 2017, 12.22 AM IST
French tongue is twisting around not just alien words but also alien foodsSome of the neologisms produced by this very French mingling of tongues would just as easily find a place in the patois of Britain.
13 May, 2016, 06.23 AM IST
Let's have an award for the worst-spelt road signageReading and deciphering the intended names and info on road signs across India make for an amusing pastime, as their English spellings and ...
01 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Ending women’s inequality might be a little more complex than word playIn Hollywood's universe, every problem that impacts our planet has to be resolved by Captain America, from alien-loaded death stars to mega...
15 Mar, 2014, 06.39 AM IST
Bharti Airtel recasts unprofitable Africa operationsThe restructuring would change the operations from being run on the basis of linguistic and cultural similarities to one with clusters base...
30 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Bharti Airtel appoints Christian de Faria as new CEO of AfricaChristian de Faria, who has been with South African telecom firm MTN, will take over as chief executive officer from Jan 1, 2014.
29 Aug, 2013, 03.21 AM IST
- One upma-nship
Jingoists who had once bemoaned India's growing preference for pizza over paratha, chips over papad and maybe even Sonia Gandhi over Advani...
18 Jun, 2011, 02.08 AM IST