Urdu
- Hyderabad
Obit: Remembering Bohini Kamalakar, a true-blue Hyderabadi
By Anand Kamalakar Hyderabad: Bohini Kamalakar was born on March 2 nd 1932 in Gowliguda, in the erstwhile Hyderabad state of the Nizams. Born on the auspicious day of Holi into a…
- India
‘Shairon ka shahr’: Poets who made Lucknow a hub of Urdu ghazal
Any discussion of Urdu ghazals, between connoisseurs, may bring up rival merits of “Dabistan-e-Dehli” and “Dabistan-e-Lakhnau”, or the Delhi and Lucknow schools of poetry, each with an array of accomplished master poets…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad National Book Fair has no Urdu stall
Hyderabad: The 35th edition of the Hyderabad National Book Fair is a treat for the bookworm and an absolute joy for the language aficionado. With more than 300 stalls selling books in…
- Featured News
Iqbal Shinasi lectures touch 1101 mark; but few attend the landmark session
Hyderabad: If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. Yes, this is what the crass indifference and utter negligence of Urdu knowing public calls for. The poet who gave so much…
- Hyderabad
Urdu is being taught at six Egyptian Universities: Senator Yusuf Amir
Hyderabad: Egyptian Senator and the Chairman of the Committee on Religious Affairs of the Egyptian Senate, Prof. Yusuf Amir, visited the office of The Siasat Daily on Monday and meet its Editors,…
- Hyderabad
Amidst shortage of Urdu, Arabic lecturers, Sanskrit, Hindi imposed on minority students
Hyderabad: Urdu has been given the status of the second official language in Telangana, but there is no structure for teaching Urdu and Arabic in educational institutions, as a result, Muslim students…
- Hyderabad
Thumbs-up for Nizam, thumbs-down for Urdu, Arabic in OU logo
Hyderabad: The VII Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan released a farman to establish Osmania University on 28 August 1918. It was the first varsity of India which provided higher education…
- Telangana
Telangana: Urdu ignored during revision of Voter ID list campaign
Hyderabad: The campaign to revise the voter list in Telangana is underway and all those who turn 18 years of age by January 1, 2023, should register their names as voters by…
- Featured News
Urdu Journalism beyond rhetorical flourish
Much admired peace hardly goes well with the elemental human psyche, and violence, animosity, discord, and conflict get approval instantly; hence Media cannot knock over it swiftly. In a fact-free world that…
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Urdu journalism has a bright future: Hasan Kamal
Hyderabad: When it is an Urdu programme there is bound to be a lavish display of language, literature and poetry. The bicentenary celebration of Urdu journalism held at the Maulana Azad National…
- Hyderabad
Saare Jahan say Achcha Hindustan Hamara: Hyderabad celebrates Iqbal’s birth anniversary
Hyderabad: Hyderabad has a strong connect with poetry. With the city’s founder, Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah, himself being a shayer of no mean repute, the penchant for shayeri among the people is…
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Bangalore Ka Potta: Dakhni Urdu artist releases maiden rap album
Hyderabad: When 24-year-old rapper Mohammed Affan, aka Pasha Bhai, released his first single ‘Eid Ka Chaand’ with a music video in 2020, it caused a ripple in some music circles. The hip-hop…
- India
State education policies responsible for decline of Urdu: Hamid Ansari
New Delhi: Former Vice President M Hamid Ansari on Friday lamented that the number of Urdu speakers in the country is declining even as the overall population is increasing and held responsible…
- Telangana
Telangana: Asad Owaisi demands judicial recruitment exam in Urdu
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday demanded the Telangana government to hold the judicial recruitment examination in Urdu language. In a letter addressed to the Telangana law…
- India
‘Log saath aate gaye aur karvaan banta gaya’: Tharoor ahead of filing nomination for Cong top post
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is set to file his nomination for the post of party president on September 30, posted an Urdu couplet which many saw as him…
