So when the Bengal government’s Urdu Academy canceled a much-publicized event with well-known poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar ...

The state-run Urdu Academy postponed a festival aimed at celebrating Urdu after two Islamic organisations objected to ...

The State-run West Bengal Urdu Academy, which was all set to hold a four-day festival to celebrate Urdu in Hindi cinema, has ...

The cancellation of Javed Akhtar’s Urdu Academy Mushaira in Bengal has sparked controversy, reflecting TMC’s reliance on ...

At the event ‘Urdu in Hindi Cinema’, Akhtar was invited as the chief guest to preside over a mushaira (poetry recital ...

As Islamic fintech gains momentum globally, Pakistan presents the ideal environment for growth if forward-looking policies ...

As we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, it is worth remembering that the deity was once invoked in Urdu couplets. Nazeer Akbarabadi’s ‘Stuti of Ganeshji’ stands out as a glowing example of syncretic culture ...

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

Doha: The Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center, in cooperation with Qatar Radio, presents the Urdu-language programme Noor wa Baseera. The programme receives listeners’ questions ...

The Bengal unit of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind is headed by Trinamool Congress leader and Bengal’s mass education extension and library services minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury.

Pakistani hip-hop sensations Talha Anjum and Talha Yunus are coming to Dhaka for the first time to perform at a concert ...

In India, Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi 2025 is likely to be observed on September 5, 2025, depending on the sighting of the moon. In the UAE, Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi 2025 will be celebrated on September 5, 2025, ...