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Turkey Officially Changes Name at UN to 'Turkiye'

Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called "Turkiye" in all languages, the UN announced Thursday. "The change is immediate," Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief's spokesperson, told AFP by email. He noted that Ankara's official letter requesting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

All Indian languages are national languages: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan

GANDHINAGAR: Stressing that the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 lays huge emphasis on imparting education in regional languages, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that all Indian languages are national languages and are in no way inferior to English and Hindi.

The Times of India

No language is less than Hindi, English: Union Education Minister

All are national languages, says Dharmendra Pradhan

The Hindu

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Hey, Siri: What about Te Reo speakers?

We need to build voice recognition systems alongside language speakers at all stages of development to counter bias, especially for te reo Māori, writes Dr Jesin James

Newsroom.co.nz

Meet the Arabic teacher who is passionate about languages and introducing her culture to NI

Rym Akhonzada moved to Lisburn from Tunisia over 20 years ago

Belfast Live

Curious Kids: how did people talk in the Stone Age?

How did people talk in the Stone Age? – Tsubamé, aged eight, London, UK

The Conversation

Ukrainian language schools in Western Canada were shaped by shifting settler colonial policies

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the number of people studying Ukrainian globally via the language learning app Duolingo has grown: figures from March 20 showed a 577 per cent increase.

The Conversation

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Mann Ki Baat | Diversity strengthens us, says PM Modi

The number of unicorn startups in the country had reached the figure of 100, the Prime Minister said in his radio address

The Hindu

‘We want Filipinos to hug themselves’: the P-pop stars reconnecting with their culture

Alamat are aiming to bring their music to the world – by singing in their local languages

The Guardian - UK

Vice-President speaks against imposition of languages

We should not oppose any language, but should support our language first, says Venkaiah Naidu

The Hindu

Museum exhibits honor ‘Peanuts’ creator Charles M. Schulz on 100th birthday

At the time of Schulz’s retirement in 1999 following a cancer diagnosis, his creation ran in more than 2,600 newspapers, was translated into 21 languages in 75 countries and had an estimated daily readership of 355 million.

Chicago Sun-Times

Endangered languages on NZ’s doorstep

As International Language Week draws to a close, and Samoan Language Week begins, John Middleton explains the urgent need to document the endangered Pacific tongues

Newsroom.co.nz

Translating India’s constitution into a tribal language

Sripati Tudu’s translation of document into Santali marks a milestone in preservation of Indigenous Indian languages.

Al Jazeera

80% students found remote learning burdensome, missed peers: survey

Nearly 34 lakh students of 1.18 lakh schools in 720 districts participated

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The Conversation

Conflicts over language stretch far beyond Russia and Ukraine

One key element of the war between Russia and Ukraine is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the two countries share not just history, but also a common language. Both are attempts to diminish Ukrainian claims of an independent identity from Russia. In our research on language conflict, we have…

The Hindu

BJP considers all Indian languages soul of 'Bharatiyata', says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the BJP sees a reflection of the Indian culture in every Indian language

Wales Online

Welsh is a more romantic language than English, says Joanna Scanlan

The actor is starring in a new drama filmed in both languages

The Times of India

JK Rowling's original Harry Potter sketches to appear in print!

Twenty-five years ago, the first book in the Harry Potter series was published in 1997. Since then, over 500 million copies of the Harry Potter series have been sold worldwide and the books have also been translated into 80 languages. And now as a part of its silver anniversary celebrations,…

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'Brilliant attitude' - Alan Shearer's insight into managing 'forgotten man' at Newcastle United

"He had one of these body languages where people thought he was lazy, but his touch and technique was fantastic."

Bangkok Post

Ukraine-Thailand form cultural bond

In collaboration with the Ukrainian embassy, Museum Siam launched a new audio guide service in the Ukrainian language for the "Decoding Thainess" exhibition. The service will help Ukrainian visitors have easier access to learning the history, culture and Thai ways of life in 14 exhibition rooms at Museum Siam. It…

Tribune News Service

Immigrant communities push for more non-English ballots

With primary elections well underway across the country, voting rights and immigrant advocates are raising the alarm about a lack of language assistance for voters who aren’t fluent in English.

The Hindu

Centre is not imposing Hindi or any language on Tamil Nadu, says Governor

‘It is keen on promoting all regional languages as can be seen in the thrust it has given to mother tongues in the National Education Policy’

The Conversation

'Stop measuring black kids with a white stick': how to make school assessments fairer for all

In the title we quote Michelle Martin (with her permission), who is a proud Kija woman and passionate educator. She sees a system that does not adequately recognise Aboriginal students’ worldviews or knowledge. Instead, the education system measures Aboriginal students according to white language and cultural systems.

The Times of India

In Assam schools, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma mulls hybrid teaching

GUWAHATI: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Assam is contemplating a hybrid method of education in government-run schools where mathematics will be taught in English and the other subjects in vernacular languages.

The Independent UK

Google gets more multilingual, but will it get the nuance?

About 10 million people speak Quechua, but trying to automatically translate emails and text messages into the lingua franca of the Inca Empire was nearly impossible before Google introduced it into its digital translation service Wednesday

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