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UK minister on India visit to launch new English campaign

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 21:11

A British minister will visit India this week to enhance bilateral partnership on education and skill development, especially English language training.

Not against English, but Hindi should be working language: Mulayam Singh Yadav

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 00:11

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav said he was not against English language, but wanted that it was not used for official work so that people do not have any problem in understanding.

`Abolish dominance of English language in higher courts`

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 22:56

Social activist Swami Agnivesh appealed to the President and the PM to abolish the practice of compulsory usage of English language in higher courts.

Wikipedia `losing English-language editors`

Last Updated: Saturday, January 5, 2013, 16:51

Wikipedia has lost many of its English-language editors in the past 5 years, which is crippling its ability to keep pace with its mission to be an online source of knowledge, a study has revealed.

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan lashes out against English language

Last Updated: Sunday, November 11, 2012, 17:41

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has strongly opposed the English language by saying that it was necessary to exorcise its ghost.

‘Have English language exam for IFS aspirants’

Last Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 14:39

A separate entrance exam must be held for aspiring Indian Foreign Service (IFS) personnel to test language proficiency, says veteran diplomat Prem K. Budhwar.

Young women pushing evolution of English language

Last Updated: Thursday, December 22, 2011, 13:13

Young women are leading the world in the changing style of storytelling, a new study has claimed.

UK to test EU doctors for English language skills

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 21:10

Some EU doctors with poor grasp of English, who were working in the NHS, could not diagnose patients correctly.

Pearson eyes partnerships with education entities for language tests

Last Updated: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 15:36

Diversified group Pearson is looking for partnerships to expand the reach of its English language tests in the fast-growing Indian education sector.

UK plans tougher immigration rules

Last Updated: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 18:27

Immigrants must have reasonable knowledge of English language, said British PM David Cameron.

`Wikileaks` enters the English language

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 09:52

It happened to Xerox and more recently to Google, and now `wikileaks` has joined the list of proper names that are common enough to enter the English language as their own word.

English language has doubled in size

Last Updated: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 09:52

The English language has nearly doubled in size over the last century.