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Word of the Day: SesquipedalianAs today’s Word of the Day, sesquipedalian reminds us that language is elastic. It can be stretched, compressed, embellished or stripped ba...
25 Jan, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor’s English finally meets its match, and his Hindi comeback is pure goldShashi Tharoor, known for his extensive vocabulary, faced a playful challenge on social media after defending India against US Treasury Sec...
15 Aug, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
No full stops in political pedantryHippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is becoming increasingly common.
22 Jan, 2019, 08.40 AM IST
Salman Rushdie to play Punjabi thug in Deepa Mehta's movie on Canada’s gangstersWinner of Booker of Bookers, Salman Rushdie says he will play “a very urbane sophisticated dada” in Deepa Mehta’s upcoming.
25 Jan, 2013, 11.50 AM IST
India Growth Story: All hype and no action?Our inglorious meltdown at Olympics is another pointer telling us that it's high time we disabused ourselves of the notion that we are goin...
10 Aug, 2012, 03.28 PM IST
- Pakistan tries to proscribe text messages with offensive content
The surprise is that list of proscribed words is longer in English than in Urdu, but containing much Punjabiisms, & even Kashmiri tidbits.
22 Nov, 2011, 05.28 AM IST