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Andhra Pradesh Schools Reopening On June 13, Check Details
- Wednesday June 12, 2024
- Education | Edited by Rahul Kumar
The school education department has prepared a total of 3.6 million educational kits. These kits include three sets of uniform cloth, an Oxford dictionary, a school bag, a belt, and a TOEFL workbook.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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Watch: Man Brings Dictionary To Shashi Tharoor's Nagaland Event, Internet Amused
- Monday February 27, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The man carried an Oxford dictionary with himself to the event to decipher the senior Congress leader's vocabulary.
- www.ndtv.com
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Oxford English Dictionary Names 'Goblin Mode' As Word Of Year 2022 After Public Vote
- Monday December 5, 2022
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
This term spiked earlier this year as the idea of rejecting societal expectations put upon us, in favour of doing whatever one wants to do.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Gaslighting" Is Merriam-Webster's 2022 Word Of The Year
- Monday November 28, 2022
- World News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has named "gaslighting" as its word of the year for 2022.
- www.ndtv.com
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In A First, Oxford Dictionary's Word Of The Year To Be Chosen By People
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
For the first time, people from across the world will vote to choose the Oxford Word of the Year 2022, Oxford Languages has announced.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Coronavirus" Was One Of The Most Frequently Used Nouns In English By April: Oxford Languages
- Tuesday November 24, 2020
- World News | Press Trust of India
Oxford Languages, the organisation behind the iconic Oxford English Dictionary (OED), has transformed its annual 'Word of the Year' concept to incorporate the unprecedented surge in the use of certain words in 2020, emphasising that 'coronavirus' had become one of the most frequently used nouns in the English language by April this year.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nobody Can Beat Indians At 'Jugaad'. These Posts Are Proof
- Saturday July 4, 2020
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
It is a truth universally acknowledged that nobody can beat Indians at jugaad. The Hindi word - which has even made it to the Oxford Dictionary - refers to "the use of skill and imagination to find an easy solution to a problem or to fix or make something using cheap, basic items"
- www.ndtv.com
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Google Doodle Celebrates Vietnamese Sandwich With A French Origin
- Tuesday March 24, 2020
- Aditi Ahuja
Food-based Google doodles share interesting anecdotes about popular dishes, and the subject of the latest 'Foodle' was a delicious Vietnamese street-style sandwich known as Banh-Mi.
- food.ndtv.com
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"Aadhaar, Dabba, Shaadi": Oxford Dictionary Gets 26 New Indian English Words
- Friday January 24, 2020
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
The tenth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words.
- www.ndtv.com
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Superfoods Demystified: The Truth About Superfoods
- Tuesday October 8, 2019
- Rupali Datta
The conversations about superfoods usually revolve around exotic foods while there are some common everyday foods that we don't even consider. Oxford dictionary defines superfood as -nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and wellbeing.
- food.ndtv.com
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Oxford Dictionary Steps In As Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi With "New Word"
- Friday May 17, 2019
- India News | Edited by Anuj Pant
The Oxford Dictionary inserted itself into a political debate in India after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the there was a new word in the English language "Modilie", targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "constantly modifying the truth".
- www.ndtv.com
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"New Word In English Dictionary": Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM With "Modilie"
- Thursday May 16, 2019
- India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in an oblique jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, posted what he said was a new word in the English dictionary. The word, "Modilie," -- a jibe at PM Modi -- is defined as "to constantly Modify the truth".
- www.ndtv.com
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"Nari Shakti " Is Oxford Dictionary's Hindi Word Of The Year 2018
- Saturday January 26, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nari Shakti (women empowerment) has been chosen as the Hindi word of the year 2018 by Oxford Dictionaries. The announcement was made during a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Andhra Pradesh Schools Reopening On June 13, Check Details
- Wednesday June 12, 2024
- Education | Edited by Rahul Kumar
The school education department has prepared a total of 3.6 million educational kits. These kits include three sets of uniform cloth, an Oxford dictionary, a school bag, a belt, and a TOEFL workbook.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
Watch: Man Brings Dictionary To Shashi Tharoor's Nagaland Event, Internet Amused
- Monday February 27, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The man carried an Oxford dictionary with himself to the event to decipher the senior Congress leader's vocabulary.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Oxford English Dictionary Names 'Goblin Mode' As Word Of Year 2022 After Public Vote
- Monday December 5, 2022
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
This term spiked earlier this year as the idea of rejecting societal expectations put upon us, in favour of doing whatever one wants to do.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Gaslighting" Is Merriam-Webster's 2022 Word Of The Year
- Monday November 28, 2022
- World News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has named "gaslighting" as its word of the year for 2022.
- www.ndtv.com
-
In A First, Oxford Dictionary's Word Of The Year To Be Chosen By People
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
For the first time, people from across the world will vote to choose the Oxford Word of the Year 2022, Oxford Languages has announced.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Coronavirus" Was One Of The Most Frequently Used Nouns In English By April: Oxford Languages
- Tuesday November 24, 2020
- World News | Press Trust of India
Oxford Languages, the organisation behind the iconic Oxford English Dictionary (OED), has transformed its annual 'Word of the Year' concept to incorporate the unprecedented surge in the use of certain words in 2020, emphasising that 'coronavirus' had become one of the most frequently used nouns in the English language by April this year.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Nobody Can Beat Indians At 'Jugaad'. These Posts Are Proof
- Saturday July 4, 2020
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
It is a truth universally acknowledged that nobody can beat Indians at jugaad. The Hindi word - which has even made it to the Oxford Dictionary - refers to "the use of skill and imagination to find an easy solution to a problem or to fix or make something using cheap, basic items"
- www.ndtv.com
-
Google Doodle Celebrates Vietnamese Sandwich With A French Origin
- Tuesday March 24, 2020
- Aditi Ahuja
Food-based Google doodles share interesting anecdotes about popular dishes, and the subject of the latest 'Foodle' was a delicious Vietnamese street-style sandwich known as Banh-Mi.
- food.ndtv.com
-
"Aadhaar, Dabba, Shaadi": Oxford Dictionary Gets 26 New Indian English Words
- Friday January 24, 2020
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
The tenth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Superfoods Demystified: The Truth About Superfoods
- Tuesday October 8, 2019
- Rupali Datta
The conversations about superfoods usually revolve around exotic foods while there are some common everyday foods that we don't even consider. Oxford dictionary defines superfood as -nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and wellbeing.
- food.ndtv.com
-
Oxford Dictionary Steps In As Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi With "New Word"
- Friday May 17, 2019
- India News | Edited by Anuj Pant
The Oxford Dictionary inserted itself into a political debate in India after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the there was a new word in the English language "Modilie", targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "constantly modifying the truth".
- www.ndtv.com
-
"New Word In English Dictionary": Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM With "Modilie"
- Thursday May 16, 2019
- India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in an oblique jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, posted what he said was a new word in the English dictionary. The word, "Modilie," -- a jibe at PM Modi -- is defined as "to constantly Modify the truth".
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Nari Shakti " Is Oxford Dictionary's Hindi Word Of The Year 2018
- Saturday January 26, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nari Shakti (women empowerment) has been chosen as the Hindi word of the year 2018 by Oxford Dictionaries. The announcement was made during a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival.
- www.ndtv.com