Delhi govt enhances monthly remuneration of Urdu educators

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 20:56

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today announced enhancing monthly remuneration of Urdu educators from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000.

Modi`s twitter accounts in regional languages including Urdu

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 23:21

BJP`s election campaign committee chairman Narendra Modi now has Twitter accounts in almost all major regional languages including Urdu.

I wish I would`ve learnt Urdu: Nargis Fakhri

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 13:50

Actress Nargis Fakhri says she is "adapting" and "adjusting" in Bollywood.

Pioneer of Pakistan`s Urdu cricket commentary Muneer Hussain dies

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 09:56

Muneer Hussain, the man credited with pioneering Urdu language cricket commentary and Pakistan`s most famous cricket voice, has died after a prolonged illness.

AMU clears air on Urdu, says Hindi also an option for graduates

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 18:59

Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday sought to defuse the ongoing row over making Urdu compulsory for graduates.

ABVP slams AMU`s move to make Urdu compulsory

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 22:33

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad has described the Aligarh Muslim University`s move for making Urdu compulsory at the undergraduate level as a "retrograde step" and decided to challenge it in court.

BJP demands rollback of AMU mandatory Urdu course move

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 21:02

BJP slammed Aligarh Muslim University`s recent decision to make elementary Urdu mandatory in all undergraduate courses and demanded that the move be immediately withdrawn.

Maha govt to set up Bhasha Bhavan for conservation of Marathi

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 17:09

Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a language centre here for development and conservation of Marathi, the state`s official language.

Uttarakhand floods: Haryana Governor cancels function

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 17:04

Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia has cancelled the Urdu Sahityakar Samman Samaroh, scheduled for Monday at the Raj Bhawan here, in the wake of devastation in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.