An anthology of Urdu short stories attempts to bust stereotypes around who writes in Urdu, and for whom. Editor Rakshanda ...

Once India’s common language, Urdu is now boxed as Muslim identity. Dr Rakhshanda Jalil’s anthology reclaims it as India’s ...

India’s top court upheld the use of Urdu on public signboards in Maharashtra, rejecting the notion that the language was alien to the country. The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Urdu and Marathi, ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea challenging the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in the town of Patur in Maharashtra’s Akola district. The court said that the prejudice against Urdu ...

Civil society members protested the postponement of an event featuring Javed Akhtar by the West Bengal Urdu Academy. The ...

Review of the proceedings of an international conference to undertake a realistic appraisal of Urdu language in the formal system of education in contemporary India and to discuss ways of bringing ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Explore the profound ways Urdu captures the complexities of loss, offering solace and understanding beyond words By Hibban ...

Delhi University has clarified that the listing of "Muslim" as a mother tongue and the omission of Urdu in its undergraduate admission form was a clerical error Delhi ...

Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy reiterated the Congress govt's unwavering commitment to the protection and promotion of the Urdu language, Urdu literature, and ...