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New Delhi, 24 January (Language) The updated edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary has included 26 new Indian English words including Aadhaar, rice, box, strike, and marriage.

The 10th edition of the dictionary was released on Friday containing a total of 384 Indian English words. Also, about 1,000 new words including chatbot, fake news, and microplastic have also found a place in this dictionary.

Oxford University Press stated that the dictionary has been focusing on the changes and developments in the language over the years and has ensured that the language and examples used in the new version are relevant and timely updated.

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The new version of the dictionary is equipped with interactive features on the Oxford Learners Dictionary website and app. The website has updated features such as visual-sound learning, video walkthrough (software), self-study activities and sophisticated i-Writer and i-speaker tools.

Fatima Dada, managing director (teaching department) at Oxford University Press, said, “This edition has 26 new Indian English words in place, of which 22 are in the printed version while four are in the digital version.”

Some other Indian English words that have found a place in the dictionary are Aunty (Indian form of the pre-existing word), bus stand, deemed university, FIR, non-veg, redressal, tempo, tube light, wedge, and videography.

The four Indian English words included in the online version of the dictionary are current (for electricity), looter, looting, and upjila.

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Fatima said, “Prevalence and common usage are the mainstays of incorporating words. We assess the words used when speaking English all over the world, after which those words go through an intensive testing process. “

He told “PTI-Language”, “Oxford University Press is the patron of the English language globally. So these words have to go through this process. “

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Fatima reported that the dictionary app has 86,000 words, 95,000 phrases, 1,12,000 meanings and 2,37,000 examples.

It is noteworthy that this dictionary has a history of 77 years. It was originally published in Japan in 1942 and first published by Oxford University Press in 1948. The Learner Dictionary is based on the values ​​of its founder, Albert Sidney Hornby, whose aim was to help people worldwide learn this language to understand the meaning of the English language.

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The stock market opened in red on Thursday, with the Sensex trading below 187.91 points and the Nifty below 46.45 points. The 30-share Sensex rose by 520.90 points or 0.65% to settle at 80,116.49, the highest closing level since December 18. Eight of the 13 major sectors declined at the open, while the broader, more domestically focused small-caps and mid-caps traded flat.

Ajay Bagga, market expert, said that the overhang remains for the next 10 to 15 days, the time it took in the previous two instances from the terrorist strike to the retaliatory Uri and Balakot strikes. On Wednesday, stock markets extended their surge to the seventh day, with Sensex share jumping 520 points to close above 80,000 level for the first time in four months.

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The stock market closed in green for the 7th day on Wednesday, with the 30-share Sensex rising by 520.90 points or 0.65% to settle at 80,116.49, the highest closing level since December 18. During the day, it surged by 658.96 points or 0.82 per cent to 80,254.55. The NSE Nifty rallied 161.70 points or 0.67 per cent to 24,328.95. HCL Tech surged the most by 7.72 per.

Cent after posting an 8.1% increase in consolidated net profit at ₹4,307 crore for March quarter 2024-25, mainly on account of large deals with a total contract value of about ₹25,500 crore. Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India, Axis Bank, ITC, and UltraTech Cement were also among the laggards, according to PTI Both the Sensex and Nifty reversed their seven-day.

Uptrend and settled lower on Thursday, amid profit-taking and disappointing Q4 earnings of Hindustan Unilever. Selling in blue-chips ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, and a largely muted trend in Asian and European equities also dragged the markets down, PTI reported. In the past seven trading days, the BSE benchmark gauge zoomed 6,269.34 points or 8.48 per cent, and the Nifty.

jumped 1,929.8 points or 8.61 per cent ​Indian stock markets experienced significant declines on April 25, 2025, amid escalating geopolitical tensions with Pakistan following a deadly militant attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which resulted in 26 civilian deaths. The BSE Sensex fell by 1,195 points during intraday trading, closing 570.8 points lower at 79,227, while the NSE.

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The market downturn was driven by widespread losses across sectors, with 12 out of 13 major indices ending in the red. Broader markets were also affected, as mid-cap and small-cap Nifty50 dropped 207.3 points to settle at 24,039 indices declined over 2%. Investor sentiment was further dampened by India’s strong diplomatic response to the attack, which included.

suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Attari border crossing, and revoking visa privileges for Pakistani nationals The Indian rupee weakened, closing 0.2% lower at 85.45 against the U.S. dollar, influenced by month-end dollar demand and increased geopolitical uncertainty. Bond yields also rose, reflecting heightened risk aversion among investors

Analysts caution that the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan could continue to impact market stability. While a full-scale conflict is considered unlikely, the situation remains fluid, and investors are advised to monitor developments closely In Pakistan, the Karachi Stock Exchange’s KSE-100 index fell by 2.12%, or 2,485.85 points, as investors reacted to India’s.

The United Nations has urged both nations to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue diplomatic measures and the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty Indian stock markets slipped into the red on April 25, 2025, following India’s strong diplomatic actions against Pakistan after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir. The BSE Sensex.

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