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Brain can quickly learn a forgotten language again

September 25th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Sep 25 (IANS) Many of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but in some cases, exposure is brief and we never get to hear or practice the tongue ...

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Brain can remember a ‘forgotten’ language

September 25th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): Most of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but lack of practice makes us believe that we have forgotten it. However, a new study has ...

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Marathi film ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ is India’s Oscar entry (Second Lead)

Marathi film ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ is India’s Oscar entry (Second Lead)

September 20th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Marathi film "Harishchandrachi Factory", Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut movie, will be India's official entry for the Oscars. Mokashi told IANS Sunday that his film ...

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‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ to be India’s Oscar entry (Lead)

September 20th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Marathi film "Harishchandrachi Factory", Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut movie, will be India's official entry for the Oscars. Mokashi, 40, told IANS Sunday that his film has been ...

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Hindi in court please, demand litigants and lawyers

September 13th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS -
By Kanu Sarda New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) For 40-year-old Kamal Kishore, attending hearings in the Delhi High Court is a pain every time - not just because his case has been dragging ...

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UK councils spend 50m pounds a year translating documents no one reads

June 14th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 14 (ANI): An investigation has found that many of the foreign-language leaflets found in town halls and Whitehall have never been read, and that the government annually spends 50 million ...

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Bilingual people better at learning foreign languages than monolinguals

May 20th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, May 20 (ANI): If you speak two languages, then it would be easier for you to learn the nuances of a new foreign language than your monolingual counterparts, according to a ...

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Bilinguals more adept in picking up foreign language

May 20th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, May 20 (IANS) Bilingual people are more adept in picking up a foreign language than their monolingual counterparts, according to the latest research. Their bilingual advantage persists even when the new ...

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Craze for English tattoos increasing among the Chinese

Craze for English tattoos increasing among the Chinese

April 18th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI -
London, April 18 (ANI): While westerners once used to be crazy about having Chinese characters tattooed on their bodies, ink parlours have observed a reversal of the trend off late. Chinese ...

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Tom Cruise spends $1 mn on daughter’s education

Tom Cruise spends $1 mn on daughter’s education

April 8th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS -
London, April 8 (IANS) Hollywood actor Tom Cruise wants his two-year-old daughter Suri to have a well-rounded upbringing. So he is spending $1 million on her education. Suri will turn three April ...

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When Ben Affleck’s little daughter swore in German

April 5th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS -
London, April 5 (IANS) Hollywood actor Ben Affleck says he was left red-faced during a recent restaurant outing with his three-year-old daughter Violet when she swore in German. While Affleck's wife Jennifer Garner ...

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Ben Affleck’s German lessons to his daughter

April 4th, 2009 - 11:08 am ICT by sampurn -
Teaching his daughter three-year-old Violet to swear in German made Ben Affleck's face go red. The actor had taken his daughter to a Mexican restaurant where the tot decided to spill both ...

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One in seven migrant Brit pupils do not speak English as their first language

March 18th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Mar.18 (ANI): One in seven migrant pupils in the United Kingdom does not speak English, even as the number of immigrant children in primary schools has soared by 25 per ...

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Foreign language students to guide tourists in Chandigarh

March 5th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) Student guides well versed in foreign languages are being recruited here in an effort to help international tourists go around one of India's prettiest and planned cities. The ...

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US releases four translated books in Kolkata

January 29th, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) In its effort to cater to the growing interest of Bengalis in the US, its consulate general here Thursday released a set of four books about its economy, ...

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Becks and Posh at loggerheads over Milan move

Becks and Posh at loggerheads over Milan move

January 27th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Jan 27 (ANI): David and Victoria Beckham are at each other''s throats over the soccer aces hopes of a permanent transfer to AC Milan. Goldenballs Becks has told Posh he wants ...

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‘Taare Zameen Par’ out of Oscars race

‘Taare Zameen Par’ out of Oscars race

January 14th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Los Angeles, Jan 14 (IANS) Aamir Khan's directorial debut “Taare Zameen Par” failed to make it to the short-list in the Foreign Language Film category of the Oscar nominations for the 81st ...

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Germans fear language is being ruined by English, other foreign jargon

December 17th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Germans are fearing that their language is being eroded by waves of English and other foreign jargon. At least 60 per cent of new words being used ...

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‘India has dearth of trained foreign language guides’

‘India has dearth of trained foreign language guides’

December 11th, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) India faces a dearth of trained foreign language professional guides but the government is making efforts to meet the requirement, Tourism Minister Ambika Soni said Thursday.She said ...

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Timing, key behind successful studying

November 19th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Proper spacing of lessons can dramatically enhance learning, according to a group of researchers, who added that larger gaps between study sessions result in better recall of ...

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Exam cheats on the rise at UK universities

September 29th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 29 (ANI): The number of students being caught cheating in exams have significantly worsened at London Metropolitan University as compared to 73 other universities, which released the figures under ...

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Protest against Nepal Vice President for taking oath in Hindi

July 24th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, July 24 (ANI): There were minor demonstrations in Nepal against the newly elected Vice President Parmananda Jha after he took his oath of office and secrecy in Hindi. According to Nepalnews, ...

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Kids will download lessons directly into their brains within 30 years (Re-issue)

June 1st, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by admin -
London, June 1 (ANI): Sitting down and learning something will be a thing of the past very soon, for thirty years down the line, kids will learn by downloading information directly ...

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Kids will download lessons directly into their brains within 30 years

May 31st, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 31 (ANI): Sitting down and learning something will be a thing of the past very soon, for thirty years down the line, kids will learn by downloading information directly ...

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English from Class I, but are there enough teachers?

May 13th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin -
By Asit Srivastava Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) An acute shortage of teachers in government-run schools across Uttar Pradesh may stymie the state government's plan to introduce English as a subject from Class 1. ...

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Patna film festival to begin Saturday

April 4th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by admin -
Patna, April 4 (IANS) The week-long third Patna film festival is to open Saturday here. Bhojpuri, Hindi and foreign language films will be screened. Bihar Information Minister Arjun Rai said the film ...

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Rare first edition of JRR Tolkien’s Hobbit sold for a record PS60,000

March 19th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin -
London, March 19 (ANI): A 1937 first edition of JRR Tolkien's classic, The Hobbit, has been sold for a record 60,000 pounds - twice as much as expected. The book, which ...

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A UK school that teaches its kids in 40 languages

March 10th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by admin -
London, Mar.10 (ANI): Newbury Park Primary School in Redbridge, north-east London, has acquired a reputation of sorts. Here, its 850 pupils reportedly learn phrases in 40 languages by the time they transfer to ...

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Lee’s ‘Lust, Caution’ tipped for Chinese language Golden Horse Awards

November 14th, 2007 - 3:05 am ICT by admin -

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