Syed Amjad Hussain. Publisher: Rajmangal Prakashan Published: 27 April 2025 Language: Hindi The title ‘Bihar Aur Sufivad’ ...

By Asad Mirza Last week, a Supreme Court bench’s observation on the use of Urdu, has once again opened a pandora’s box, on the treatment meted out to Urdu – a language of ...

PREMIUM The bias against Urdu showed its face during the framing of a Constitution for independent India, but the noble architects of that wonderful charter of governance adopted in 1950 did their ...

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court on April 15 upheld the use of Urdu on municipal signage in Maharashtra, describing it as “the finest specimen of Hindustani culture”, as Indian as Hindi or ...

Over time, this new hybrid language became more structured and was increasingly used in literature, poetry, and everyday communication. Urdu found its most powerful expression in poetry (especially ...

The court upheld the use of Urdu, alongside Marathi, on a signboard in Maharashtra, dismissing the misconception that Urdu is foreign to India. It cautioned against associating language with ...

The Supreme Court on April 15 upheld the continued use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Patur Municipal Council in Maharashtra’s Akola district. The legal question before it Mrs Varshatai vs ...

Upholding a decision of the Bombay High Court, a top court bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran dismissed a plea seeking the removal of an Urdu signboard placed beneath ...

The King joked that “it was all mirrors” when a well‑wisher praised his appearance as he and the Queen marked Maundy Thursday at Durham Cathedral, honouring Second World War heroes and the ...

The Supreme Court has said it is a “pitiable digression from reality” to believe that Hindi is the language of the Hindus and Urdu of the Muslims. A language is only a means of communication ...

Supreme Court on Urdu Signboard: Upholding the use of Urdu on the signboard of a municipal council building in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said language is culture and must not become a ...

Language is not religion and to consider Urdu as a language of Muslims is a "pitiable digression" from reality and unity in diversity, the Supreme Court has said while rejecting a petition ...