MUMBAI, (IANS) – Renowned Urdu litterateur and academician, Shaikh Abdussalam Abdurrazzaq, famous by his pseudonym Salam Bin Razzaq, passed away at his residence in Navi Mumbai after a prolonged ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

MUMBAI: Collective Newsroom (CNR) has been commissioned by the BBC to produce journalism in Bangla and Urdu for audiences in India, marking an expansion of its multilingual news operations. With the ...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday snapped at a journalist here for asking her to speak in Urdu at a press conference. As soon as Mehbooba began her presser at the party ...

Despite the dazzling glare and shimmer of the screen, the yearning for books, conversation, poetry recitations and music remains unremitting. There is a remarkable enthusiasm even in languages other ...

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Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, on Wednesday (October 29, 2025), termed Urdu “the most beautiful language in the world”. Speaking at the 105th foundation day of the Jamia Milia ...

Urdu journalists have alleged discrimination and exclusion from a Diwali event that Chief Minister Rekha Gupta described as an opportunity for amicable dialogue with the media. According to a report ...

The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) on Sunday dismissed media reports that claimed Hindi television news channels had been served notices for using “too many Urdu words” in their ...

As the beating of drums and the chants of “Ganpati Bappa Morya” echo through lanes during Ganesh Chaturthi, it may seem surprising to many that the beloved elephant-headed deity has not only inspired ...