In a city with deep political, religious, and cultural divisions, a small group of Israelis Jews and Palestinian Arabs in Jerusalem are attempting to break the barrier by learning Hebrew and Arabic from each other based on the idea of speed dating.

Breaking barriers: Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem learn each other’s language—‘speed dating’ style

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday, along with Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbayev released a dictionary of common words in Hindi and Kyrgyz languages.

Jaishankar releases dictionary of words in Hindi and Kyrgyz languages during his visit to Kyrgyz Republic

Following the usual 'traditional' guidelines, North Korea’s younger generation has been warned by Kim Jong-un’s officials to follow the country’s standard language, rather than using slang.

Use 'superior' language, not South's slang: Kim Jong-un's North Korea warns young people

Indian government has launched first-ever app that enables the user to learn Sanskrit, the ancient language of the country. The app created by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has been named 'Little Guru'.

Little Guru: India launches first of its kind app that teaches Sanskrit

A cafe in Islamabad, Pakistan has faced the wrath of the internet for cracking a joke on an employee which they thought was funny, but the internet disagreed. Owner of Cannolis cafe in Islamabad was recorded making fun of one of her employees for not being able to speak English fluently.

Pakistan: #BoycottCannoli trends on Twitter after owners mock employee for bad English

If you think your cat is trying to tell you something, you now might have a way to understand its meows. A former Alexa developer has launched an app that can help the cat parents.

'Feed me!': You can now understand your cat through MeowTalk app

In a landmark decision, Abu Dhabi has included Hindi as the third official language used in its courts, alongside Arabic and English, as part of a move designed to improve access to justice.

Abu Dhabi to use Hindi as third official language in its courts alongside Arabic and English

"Single-use" was named the Collins Dictionary word of the year on Wednesday, following a four-fold increase in usage since 2013 in a reflection of increased concerns about sustainability.

Metoo, Brexit are now in the dictionary, 'single-use' is word of the year

Such language does not behove the position of the prime minister, former prime minister Manmohan Singh wrote in his letter to President Kovind

Caution PM against using unwarranted, threatening language, Manmohan writes to President

Professor Panchanan Mohanty, former dean of the School of Humanities discovered the languages- Walmiki and Malhar. These languages are spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Hyderabad university professor discovers two new languages

With the pervasion of Hindi and English words, Urdu seems to have lost its originality, purity and thus the importance.

Opinion: Is Urdu language dying because of Hindi infiltration?

An expert in American political rhetoric explains why Trump's controversial retweets are actually an extremely effective rhetorical device

Opinion: Why Trump's retweets are so harmful

Baahubali 2 will have to make $90 million more to enter the top 10

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