The resounding success of Jashn-e-Rekhta in Delhi and the Urdu Book Fair at Aligarh Muslim University indicate the enduring resilience of the language ...

As December descended, people all over the country could finally sense a relief from their pangs of a year-long wait for ...

Doha: Bazm e Urdu Qatar, Urdu literary organisation in Doha, once again upheld its tradition by organising an International ...

Bazm-e-Urdu Qatar organised the International Mushaira on December 26 in Doha aimed at nurturing the Urdu language and ...

That the two founding figures of Indian and Pakistani independence were united by a shared love of Urdu speaks eloquently of the language’s rich history. From left, Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, Vice ...

The great schools merger in Rajasthan - shutting down smaller schools and sending its students to a bigger one - is still generating aftershocks in the state's education system. The latest one is over ...

Urdu teachers in Rajasthan on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) registered a strong protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s move to replace Urdu with Sanskrit as third language in some ...

A view of the Supreme Court of India building, an apex judicial body of the country, in New Delhi.(HT_PRINT) The Supreme Court on April 15 upheld the use of Urdu on the signboards of a municipal ...

Urdu proficiency exam in UP sees dwindling interest, with only 5 candidates in 2024, leading to budget surrenders by the state government. Even though Urdu has remained the state’s second official ...

St Luke’s Hindustani Church in Hyderabad, dating back to 1905, continues its tradition of conducting Sunday services in Urdu, ...

Sudha Pai in 2002 stated, “If a language is not characterised by political neutrality, it too often becomes the tool by which this language group seeks to extend its domination over the minority ...