Chawl

Oxford dictionary gets new Indian words - Aadhaar, dabba, hartal, shaadi, auntie, bus stand, deemed university, FIR, non-veg, redressal, tempo, tube light, veg

 Aadhaar, chawl, dabba, hartal and shaadi are the new entrants in the latest edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, which features a total of 26 new Indian English words. Launched on Friday, the 10th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 384 Indian English words and incorporates over 1,000 new words such as chatbot, fake news and microplastic.

Jan 24, 2020, 16:14 PM IST

Fire at Mumbai's slum doused, no casualties reported

A fire that broke out in a chawl's (slum) godown at Reay Road in Mumbai has been completely doused.

Jan 09, 2018, 09:12 AM IST