Why this dreaded Maoist couple in Odisha bid farewell to armsUrmami comes from a family of farmers and is the second of four brothers and two sisters. He was only 16 when he joined the party’s Kalimel...
06 Aug, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Hindi, Bengali, Odia speakers surge in South IndiaJust-released data from the 2011 census on mother tongues seems to indicate a reverse migration trend from earlier decades when people from...
28 Jun, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
Mobikwik launches mobile app in five regional languagesMobiKwik powers digital wallet payments for major retailers such as Amul, Big Bazaar, Croma, Pantaloons and others. The company also offers...
12 Jan, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
Sebi tells brokers to provide stock trading documents in 15 Indian languagesSebi has directed all intermediaries in the securities market to start communicating with the investors in vernacular languages, in additio...
08 Aug, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
After Twitter, it’s Facebook for Odisha CM Naveen PatnaikHe will soon be extending his social media presence with a Facebook and Twitter account in Oriya, according to one of his Biju Janta Dal co...
06 May, 2016, 07.07 PM IST
JNU considering setting up of School of Indian languagesThe varsity offers language courses in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Persian through its "School of Language, Lit...
02 Nov, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
Experience the cultural pot-pourri of 62 tribes in OdishaOdisha is home to approx 62 vibrant tribes including 13 primitive tribal groups spread all over the state.
02 Apr, 2015, 10.02 AM IST
Classical language status to Oriya, Malayalam challenged in HCThe Ministry of Culture of the Centre vide a notification on March 11, 2014 had granted the status to these languages.
04 Mar, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Reverie Language Technologies' app Swalekh to allow mobile users to type & read in 11 Indian languagesReverie Language Technologies is launching a keypad app called Swalekh, which will allow mobile phone users to type and read in 11 Indian l...
24 Jan, 2015, 12.09 PM IST
Tamil Nadu's opposition to Sanskrit as old as free IndiaParticipating in the debate on the questions of national, official languages chaired by Dr Rajendra Prasad, Chettiar said the question of l...
23 Jul, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
- Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9 versions in 11 Indian languages
Microsoft released latest version of Internet Explorer 9 in 11 Indian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malyalam, Punjabi, Ta...
31 May, 2011, 02.14 AM IST
- Videocon d2h offers maximum number of channels in country
Videocon d2h, a leading direct-to-home service provider, today said that it now offers the maximum number of channels and services in the c...
25 Aug, 2010, 03.15 PM IST
- Orissa is now Odisha!
Orissa will soon be known as 'Odisha' & the language Oriya as Odia.
24 Oct, 2009, 03.05 AM IST
- Decks cleared for change of the name of Orissa to Odisha
Orissa will soon be known as Odisha and the name Oriya language too will be changed from Oriya to Odia with the Union Cabinet on Thursday s...
23 Oct, 2009, 07.27 PM IST
- BSNL Kerala launches multi-lingual SMS service
Public sector telecom major BSNL has launched its multi-lingual SMS service in Kerala circle, enabling its mobile phone customers to send m...
17 May, 2007, 08.15 PM IST
- Expats at home with Indian culture
Expats are lapping up the local language and culture, including not just Hindi but regional tongues also.
15 Apr, 2007, 12.37 AM IST
- Maran to release software tools in regional languages
Minister of IT and Communications Dayanidhi Maran will on Wednesday launch software tools and fonts in various regional languages for free ...
23 Jan, 2007, 10.50 PM IST