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In the defence of Urdu, the case for linguistic diversity

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The bias against Urdu showed its face during the framing of a Constitution for independent India, but the noble architects of that wonderful charter of governance adopted in 1950 did their best to nip it in the bud (HT Photo)
Published on Apr 18, 2025 11:28 PM IST

‘Misconception that Urdu is…’: Apex court on its use in signboard | Top quotes

The Supreme Court said Urdu and Marathi have the same status under the Constitution, rejecting the claims that only Marathi should be used.
Updated on Apr 16, 2025 10:11 AM IST

Owaisi takes ‘intellectual capacity’ dig at Yogi over Urdu remark; BJP reacts

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi at Parliament premises during the Budget Session,
Updated on Mar 01, 2025 11:50 PM IST

CM raising Urdu issue to ‘hide Mahakumbh failure’: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during his visit to Kanpur on February 23. (Sourced)
Updated on Feb 23, 2025 10:01 PM IST

Beyond the News: Fresh row over Urdu, UP’s forgotten second official language

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Chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s speech in the state assembly has revived the contentious issue over the language’s status (PTI)
Published on Feb 21, 2025 02:06 PM IST

"CM has nothing to do with language or progress" Akhilesh Yadav hits back at CM

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav. (PTI)
Published on Feb 19, 2025 02:43 PM IST

Why Papon believes in the timeless magic of Ghazals

Papon has revealed he is working on two ghazal albums
Published on Dec 19, 2024 06:03 PM IST

Ali Fazal: ‘Meri pehli film maine khud nahin dekhi’

Ali Fazal
Published on Dec 16, 2024 05:04 PM IST

‘Firaq Gorakhpuri is the Mir of modern Urdu poetry’

Litterateurs at the seminar on legendary Urdu poet Firaq Gorakhpuri at BHU. (HT )
Updated on Nov 14, 2024 08:26 AM IST

Of Urdu surprise and a near-miss in Punjabi PSEB Class 5 exam

All 471 students who appeared for the Urdu exam passed. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 03, 2024 05:20 AM IST

On the cultural festival, ‘Meer ki Dilli, Shahjahanabad: The Evolving City’

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(From left) Saif Mahmood, Ather Farooqui, Salman Khurshid, Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah. (Courtesy Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind))
Published on Mar 05, 2024 12:21 PM IST

Urdu book fair sees less footfalls due to location in BKC

Urdu book fair sees less footfalls due to location in BKC
Updated on Jan 09, 2024 08:20 AM IST

Fadnavis flags ‘Urdu’ banner at Uddhav's rally; MP hits back

Hitting back, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted, "Their shameless politics and hypocrisy never ceases to amaze."
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 08:36 PM IST

Review: Poetry of Belonging: Muslim Imaginings of India 1850-1950 by Ali Khan Mahmudabad

Poetry in stone: Fatehpur Sikri through a jali.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 03:30 PM IST

Jashn-e-Rekhta: For the love of Urdu, a language that defines a composite culture

For the love of Urdu, a language that defines a composite culture.
Updated on Dec 13, 2019 12:14 PM IST

Hindus teaching Urdu in Rajasthan colleges amid row over Muslim Sanskrit prof in BHU

Sunita Chawla, who is an Urdu lecturer at the government college in Sangod town of Kota district, teaching a class.
Published on Nov 26, 2019 08:52 AM IST

Funds for promotion of Urdu language almost doubled in five years: HRD

Union Human Resource Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Published on Oct 02, 2019 09:28 AM IST

Mumbai businessman gets life imprisonment for leaving hijack threat note on Jet plane

Jet airways Aircraft taxis for take off at Mumbai International Airport in Mumbai, on July 24, 2009. Photograph: ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR/MINT
Updated on Jun 12, 2019 08:02 AM IST

Government’s star envoys for Urdu need rapidex course in the language

The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) is an autonomous body under the ministry of human resource development (HRD). The artistes it has reportedly shortlisted to carry the banner of Urdu are: Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.
Updated on Mar 20, 2019 10:18 PM IST

Bridging the gap between Urdu and Punjabi, 82-year-old makes a living

Kesar Singh, 84, showing an old land record in Urdu at his open-air office outside the Jalandhar district administrative complex. Sitting here since 2011, he charges ₹500 for translating such documents to Punjabi, earning up to ₹20,000 every month.
Updated on Feb 18, 2019 09:56 PM IST

The fifth edition of the Urdu festival, Jashn-e-Rekhta, is back in the Capital

Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan perform at the inauguration of Jashn e Rekhta 2017 at IGNCA in New Delhi.
Updated on Dec 14, 2018 04:50 PM IST

Alia Bhatt doesn’t think film directors’ talent is dependent on their gender

Alia Bhatt during a promotional event for her upcoming film Raazi in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Updated on May 09, 2018 06:52 PM IST

Army busts terror hideout in Doda; ammo, Hizb donation books found

In this file photo taken on January 11, 2013, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol along the border fence at an outpost along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh some 36 kms southwest of Jammu.
Published on Apr 20, 2018 08:55 AM IST