Critics say IBCC's discriminatory decision risks further excluding the national language from school curricula ...

At the renowned Urdu Akademi, non-Muslims are increasingly enrolling in Urdu courses, challenging the stereotype that the ...

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP):The Equivalence Committee of Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) announced to ease the ...

Eminent Urdu writer Shamim Tariq on Wednesday said that Firaq Gorakhpuri is the Mir of modern Urdu poetry. Tariq was speaking ...

If a state government’s intent is transparent when it comes to madarsas, it can undertake reforms in them under the law and ...

Spoken by many millions today, Urdu has a rich past that reflects how cultures melded to forge India's complex history ...

In the bustling heart of Old Delhi, Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam sits forlorn in his quiet store, among the last ...

Hyderabad: Daniel Speziale, who describes himself as 'Raahi Italvi' or Italian traveller, is on a unique journey of cultural ...

Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam, one of the few remaining people selling literature in a language that poets have ...

Discover Ranjit Hoskote's curated selection of 150 couplets from Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir in 'The Homeland's an Ocean.' ...

Syed Iftekhar Jamal awarded prestigious 'Yousuf Safi Lifetime Achievement Award' for contributions as Urdu poet, writer, and ...