Kannada-only SIR forms spark row in Bengaluru, EC asked to provide English version

BENGALURU: The SIR of electoral rolls has triggered a fresh controversy in Bengaluru, with dozens of citizens taking to ...
The New Indian Express

Koragajja eyes global release in six languages including Chinese

Koragajja, directed by Sudheer Attavar and produced by Trivikrama Sapalya, is currently undergoing an extensive 3D conversion, placing itself as Kannada cinema’s first feature to transition from 2D to ...
Science Daily

Study of 1,700 languages reveals surprising hidden patterns

A massive new analysis of over 1,700 languages shows that some long-debated “universal” grammar rules are actually real. By using cutting-edge evolutionary methods, researchers found that languages ...
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Bengaluru language row: Tourists allegedly assaulted for not speaking Kannada at petrol bunk, police take action

A disturbing incident near Bengaluru has triggered widespread outrage after tourists from outside Karnataka were allegedly harassed and physically assaulted for not speaking Kannada. The incident ...
National Geographic news

Learning a second language can protect your brain. Here’s how.

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...
Ars Technica

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

Thirty years ago today, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems issued a joint press release announcing JavaScript, an object scripting language designed for creating interactive web applications ...
Phys.org

Enduring patterns in world's languages: One-third of grammatical 'universals' stand up to rigorous testing

Despite the vast diversity of human languages, specific grammatical patterns appear again and again. A new study reveals that around a third of the long-proposed "linguistic universals"—patterns ...
Los Angeles Times

Much of ‘Predator: Badlands’ is in an alien language. We asked a Yautja expert to break it down

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred “Predator: Badlands” is the first film in the ...
Scientific American

Babies’ Brains Recognize Foreign Languages They Heard before Birth

Babies start processing language before they are born, a new study suggests. A research team in Montreal has found that newborns who had heard short stories in foreign languages while in the womb ...
The New York Times

The New AirPods Can Translate Languages in Your Ears. This Is Profound.

The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...
Columbus Dispatch

Somali, Nepali, French: See what language speakers are growing as Columbus does

As Columbus has grown, so has the diversity of languages and those speaking them in Ohio's capital city. While Spanish is still the most spoken language besides English, Columbus has seen an uptick in ...