How different regions of Karnataka voted in 2013, and the crucial Lingayat voteKarnataka is one of the most diverse states where seven languages are spoken: apart from Kannada, there is Telugu, Tamil, Tulu, Marathi, Ko...
23 Apr, 2018, 07.02 PM IST
Amazon teaches Alexa to speak Hinglish. Apple's Siri is nextShe knows Independence Day is August 15th, not July 4th, and wishes listeners “Happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year!"
31 Oct, 2017, 09.19 AM IST
Tribute paid to ex-Lok Sabha Speaker K S Hegde on birth anniversaryA booklet containing the profile of Hegde, brought out in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was presented to the dignitaries.
11 Jun, 2017, 07.34 PM IST
Why Chetan Bhagat is wrong about Indian liberalsChetan Bhagat has taken a huge swipe at Indian liberals arguing that they usually have “no clue” and “no solutions” about what India should...
06 Nov, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
Tweets & Facebook posts in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil get more responses than those in EnglishSeveral large and small advertisers including Pepsi-Co, Bharti Airtel say use of regional languages in social media campaigns give them muc...
24 Dec, 2014, 10.02 AM IST
Google launches Hindi advertising to tap 500 million Hindi speakersThe idea is to get 300 million Indian language speakers online by 2017, Google said. The company will make its products for Indic language ...
15 Dec, 2014, 05.48 PM IST
Government finalises Governors for Rajasthan, Karnataka, Goa, MaharashtraFormer UP CM Kalyan Singh was appointed Governor of Rajasthan. Mridula Sinha, former President of BJP's Mahila Morcha, was appointed as Gov...
26 Aug, 2014, 04.05 PM IST
Jayalalithaa, BJP allies in Tamil Nadu oppose Centre's move on HindiVaiko cited Modi's preference of the social media platform and said that the Centre's advisory on Hindi was a "matter of concern."
20 Jun, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
Startups like LinguaNext, Uniphore Systems, Reverie Language Tech help mobile users cross language barrierSeeking to solve this problem, startups are targeting non-English speakers by building solutions that convert existing software application...
07 Jun, 2014, 04.49 AM IST
- Yale University to host debate in Hindi
Students will debate in Hindi at the Yale University on the importance of higher education this March.
29 Mar, 2012, 01.23 PM IST
Sony Music Entertainment files trademark for "Kolaveri Di"Viral super hit "Why this kolaveri di" may soon become the first song in India to have its first line trademarked.
13 Jan, 2012, 03.51 PM IST
- Hollywood studios Fox Star, Viacom18, Walt Disney keen to produce films in regional languages in India
Nearly 40-50% of Hollywood studios' local revenues come from global flicks dubbed in regional languages.
31 Aug, 2011, 07.35 AM IST
- Saffron split: RSS takes on Sena, puts BJP in a spot
The split is over the "Mumbai for Maharashtrians" campaign.
01 Feb, 2010, 10.35 AM IST
- Pariwar: Sewaks to take on Sainiks
The Hindutva parivar headed for a bitter internecine war with the RSS.
01 Feb, 2010, 05.44 AM IST
- Fastap Hindi Language Platform to hit Indian mobile mkt
The revolutionary Fastap Hindi Language Platform enables the multi-level keypad to contain the full Latin and character-rich Hindi alphabet...
12 Feb, 2008, 11.41 AM IST
- India has largest number of Googlers outside the US
India has also emerged as the highest growth market for Google in terms of advertising revenues. Special: Microsoft's Yahoo bid
05 Feb, 2008, 02.52 PM IST
Brand and design! Almost the same: GermadeIgnacio Germade is 40 going on 20. Music and design are his passions and he can strum the six-string as endearingly as churning out the lat...
12 Sep, 2007, 04.35 AM IST