Cambridge Dictionary has announced ‘parasocial’ as the Word of the Year for 2025. This term, which describes one-sided relationships with celebrities or influencers, has gained significant relevance in the age of social media. In this video, we explore why ‘parasocial’ made the cut and look at the other notable words of the year.

Parasocial: Word of the Year 2025 | Cambridge Dictionary Reveals Its Words of the Year

The Cambridge Dictionary has officially added thousands of new words in 2025, including popular Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang terms like "skibidi," "delulu," and "tradwife." The move reflects the growing influence of internet culture and online communities on the English language.


Internet slang ‘skibidi’ and ‘delulu’ enter Cambridge Dictionary

Cambridge Union President Max Ghose has resigned from his post after being alleged of rigging the Easter Elections 2023. Why did he rig the polls? Reports say to favour a friend as his successor. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Cambridge Union president Max Ghose rigged Easter Elections

Months after being elected as president of the Cambridge Union for Michaelmas 2023, Max Ghose has resigned following allegations of rigging the ballot. An investigation carried out found "a number of irregularities" in the Easter 2023 election.

Max Ghose resigns as Cambridge Union president after allegations of vote-rigging

A fire broke out at the Faith Lutheran Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon after the Easter service, as per reports. According to the pastor of the church Rev.

Video | Massive fire engulfs Faith Lutheran Church in Cambridge after Easter service

The grammatical conundrum that academics have been unable decipher since the fifth century BC has been resolved by an Indian PhD student at Cambridge University.

Rishi Rajpopat, an Indian student at Cambridge, solves 2,500-year-old Sanskrit grammatical problem

Over a hundred stolen Benin bronzes will be sent back to Nigeria by the University of Cambridge. The artefacts, most of which are made of brass but also contain some items made of ivory and wood, were looted by British troops during the siege of Benin City in 1897.

Cambridge University to return over 100 Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 to Nigeria

The Cambridge dictionary has updated the definition of 'Man' & 'Woman' to include people who identify as a gender other than their biological sex.

WION Fineprint | Cambridge changes definition of 'Man' & 'Woman'

The Cambridge Dictionary updated the definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ to make it inclusive for people who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. The dictionary editors brought the alterations after studying the patterns of how the word “woman" was being used across society.

Cambridge dictionary updates the definition of 'Woman' and 'Man'

Google is working with social scientists from Cambridge University, experimenting on a feature called 'pre-bunking'. As the name suggests, Google is attempting to get ahead of misleading narratives and debunk the lies before they can spread further.

After Twitter announced pre-bunking, Google starts experimenting with the same

Search for alien life has been of interest for centuries. Movies and books are full of alien attacks on Earth. Mars has always been in focus for alien life. But our other neighbour Venus needs a good look as well.

Is there life on Venus? Here's what Cambridge University researchers say

Cambridge University is set to drop beef and lamb from its library’s tearoom menu as part of a sustainable food plan. Priyanka Sharma tells you why.

WION Fineprint | UK Universities ban meat, go green

PC gamers are known to indulge in gaming for hours at an end. A nasty powercut may bring their winning streak to an abrupt, annoying end but if this technology becomes widely available, the gamers can just collect some algae and resume their game.

Engineers from Cambridge run computer on algae

Machines are learning things fast and replacing humans at a faster rate than ever before. Fresh development in this direction is a robot that can taste food. And not only it can taste the food, it can do so while making the dish it is preparing!

Robot which can cook and taste food is here!

On the final leg of the royal Caribbean tour, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in The Bahamas. They were welcomed by the military and 8-yr-old resident.

Duke & Duchess of Cambridge receive royal welcome in Bahamas

Researchers at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom have warned of a "explosive" increase in Omicron cases in India in the coming days, saying it's "impossible to forecast how high daily instances" could go.

Cambridge experts warn of an 'explosive' growth of Omicron cases in India

British Royals are in festive moods as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge started their yearly ritual of attending Christmas carols at Westminster Abbey.

Duke & Duchess of Cambridge on yearly ritual attend community Christmas carols at Westminster Abbey

A Cambridge faculty, a French museum and a Scottish college all returned artifacts looted from West Africa, with activists and officers hailing a possible turning level within the years-long battle to make sure Europe’s reckoning on race prolonged to restitution of what it plundered.

Europe returns colonial-era looted African artwork

Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott are offering "Songs of Comfort and Hope" in a new album set for release Friday, December 11

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma dedicates 'Songs of Comfort and Hope' to those 'going through tough time'

Much has been made of the royal proportions of Josh O’Connor’s ears: Like those of Prince Charles, whom he plays in 'The Crown,' they stick out. But ears do not a king-in-waiting make.

Josh O’Connor didn’t care about 'The Crown' until he became a Prince

Millennials are dissatisfied with democracy and more disillusioned than at any other time in the past century, the latest study by Cambridge University has revealed.

Study shows millennials' dissatisfied with democracy

Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has revealed that he has been secretly volunteering for a mental health charity during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prince William reveals secret volunteering for mental health charity

The UK has recorded it's hottest day at 38.7 degrees in Cambridge. Heatwave hitting the UK as hot winds coming from the Sahara Desert. Earlier it was 38.5 degrees but as of now, it breaks the record of last time.

UK sizzles after all time high temperature, hottest day recorded in Cambridge

The historic referendum will take place on Friday (May 25) to decide whether to revoke the constitutional ban on abortion

Ahead of anti-abortion referendum, yes campaigners take lead in Ireland

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