Thirty-five years after Uttar Pradesh (UP) adopted Urdu as its second official language, chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s speech in the state assembly has revived the contentious issue over the ...

Urdu proficiency exam in UP sees dwindling interest, with only 5 candidates in 2024, leading to budget surrenders by the state government. Even though Urdu has remained the state’s second official ...

KARACHI: Linguists, writers, poets and teachers of Urdu language urged upon the public to demand that the power corridors implement Urdu as the official language of Pakistan on Thursday. The ...

Urdu is synonymous to the language of love. Bollywood songs, shayaris, ghazals and nazms use Urdu extensively. But it is only recently that this love for the sound of Urdu has extended to its script.