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22 military personnel, including 3 officers, killed in PoK helicopter crash: ReportA Pakistan Army Mi-17 helicopter crashed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The incident occurred during take-off near Muzaffarabad. At least 22...- Bashir Badr Death: Ayodhya-born Urdu poet who lost everything in Meerut violence gave world the iconic ‘Dushmani Jam Kar Karo’ shayari during 1972 Shimla AgreementRenowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr, celebrated for his deeply moving verses, has passed away in Bhopal at the age of 91. His iconic couplet, “D...
- FIR against Mamata Banerjee over 'Ganda Dharma' remarkAn FIR has been registered against TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Sanatan Dharma at an Eid celebra...
- PIB fact-check refutes media reports on notice against excessive use of Urdu in TV newsPress Information Bureau clarifies reports about the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. Some reports claimed the ministry issued notice...
- Chhattisgarh govt replaces Urdu-Persian words with simple Hindi in police functioningThe Chhattisgarh government is simplifying police records by replacing Urdu and Persian words with easily understandable Hindi terms. Deput...
- Third Eye: BJP leader takes to Urdu, as irony would have it and, a tale and the twistBJP's Tarun Chugh has started issuing press releases in Urdu to aid local media during Jammu and Kashmir elections. Meanwhile, Karnataka CM...
- When Jawaharlal Nehru and Harivansh Rai Bachchan fought over translating the President's speechBachchan, known for his seminal work "Madhushala," joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1955 with a monthly salary of Rs 1,000—a sign...
- Legendary Urdu poet Munawwar Rana succumbs to throat cancer at 71The literary icon was known for poems that centred on motherhood. His work was known for being lucid and bereft of any Persian and Arabic i...
- Javed Akhtar takes a dig at new generation of Bollywood stars, says their grasp on Hindi language is pitifulThe 79-year-old poet was speaking at a session titled 'Hindi & Urdu: Siamese Twins', held on Thursday evening at the India International Ce...
- Are you sulking?A fretful person shows his inherent negativity. Excuses, alibis and complaints are signs of a dreamless life. Repetitive complaining will a...
- Madhya Pradesh government sets the ball rolling to replace redundant Urdu, Persian words with Hindi in police lexiconMadhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra had last month announced to replace the words from other languages which are not in use with H...
- Bihar MLA from Asaduddin Owaisi's party takes oath in Urdu, but insists word 'Hindustan' be replaced with 'Bharat'It left the pro-tem Speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi visibly bewildered who pointed out that as per convention those who take oath in Urdu said "Hi...
- Imran Khan stumbles over Urdu words while taking oath as Pak PMSome Pakistani journalists even wondered if the prime minister's oath has changed from past years.
- 'Anna', 'achcha', and 70 other Indian words make it to the Oxford DictionaryMost of the Indian words added to the dictionary pertain to relationships, culture and food.
- Satya Nadella to Modi, every time men in power tuned to Urdu poetryModi turned to Nida Fazli, while Nadella revealed his passion for poetry with a quote from the 19th century poet, Mirza Ghalib.
- For Sanjiv Saraf, rescuing Urdu from neglect and popularising it is his life's mission"Urdu was born here in India. It developed here. In no other country in the world do you have Urdu. There is so much of Hindi in Urdu," Sar...
- After Bhagwad Gita, Hanuman Chalisa translated into UrduA Muslim youth in Uttar Pradesh has now translated Hindu prayer Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu after noted Urdu poet Anwar Jalalpuri came out wi...
- Romancing Urdu: From China, with loveThe couplets he recited at the 17th annual Jashn-e-Bahaar mushaira here on Friday evinced much interest among those present at the event.
- US Embassy in India launches Urdu websiteThe US Embassy in India today launched its Urdu website, adding to its existing portals in English and Hindi.
- Pakistan tries to proscribe text messages with offensive contentThe surprise is that list of proscribed words is longer in English than in Urdu, but containing much Punjabiisms, & even Kashmiri tidbits.
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