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Punjabi to Bangla: TV channels bet on regional languages for success

Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia are among the new languages driving growth and action in the television market

Fighting for Urdu

Among languages spoken by 10 million or more people, Urdu was the only one that registered a decline - falling below 4.2 per cent of the population.

Not planning 'one nation, one language', all equally important: Govt

Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy was replying to a written question in Rajya Sabha whether there is a proposal to have a single language for the country

Making a billion go online: FICCI calls for language friendly internet

As much as 70 per cent of Indians are non-English speakers, and the global mission is to bring the next billion people online making the Internet more friendly for their language

Betting on Bharat: Pratilipi takes uncharted path in battle for mind space

Pratilipi, self-publishing platform in Indian languages, has few competitors so far but it may not be for long

Meet Gopal, a chat bot that speaks Hindi, Tamil and 10 other Indian tongues

Launched by Reverie Language Technologies, the chat bot is aimed at banks and other enterprises

More than 19,500 mother tongues are spoken in India, says report

The total number of languages arrived at is 121, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner

Teach professional courses like MBBS in Indian languages: Venkaiah Naidu

The education system must inculcate strong ethical, moral and humanistic values, Naidu said

Local language support in phones after July

Government was trying to notify the regulations by the end of this year but the initiative was delayed by issues raised by handset makers

Language support in phones after July

Govt was trying to notify the regulations by the end of this year but the initiative was delayed by issues raised by handset makers