Hyderabad: Can an awardee be part of the selection committee? The impropriety of it is glaring. But that seems to be the case with the Makhdoom award announced recently by the Telangana State Urdu ...

New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said that Urdu Academy should start providing coaching to the IAS aspirants in Urdu. He said that study material in ...

It was April 20, 1975. Excitement filled Durbar Hall at Raj Bhavan, the governor's majestic, sea-facing residence in South Mumbai. A galaxy of stars from the city's literary firmament descended to ...

BENGALURU : Muslim scholars are upset with the budget allocation of Rs 1 lakh for the maintenance of the Urdu Academy and Karnataka Minorities Commission. Syed Ashraf, former political adviser to ...

The reason is that the academy has been transferred from the culture to the minorities department, and the present premises belong to the former. The academy has asked for an alternate space from the ...

Mumbai: The three-day Golden Jubilee celebration of the Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Kala Academy began with grandeur at the Worli Dome, inaugurated by Minister for Minority Development and Waqf, Adv.

NEW DELHI: A young aspiring classical singer, learning music under the tutelage of Pandit Amarnath, just graduated from Hindu College of Delhi University. To gain knowledge of nuances of Urdu, she ...

HYDERABAD: Telangana State Urdu Academy is concerned over the state government not releasing the budgeted amount for various schemes the academy is expected to implement during the current financial ...

Poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar on Monday asserted that he believed he was “doing something right as long as both” Hindu and Muslim fundamentalists were abusing him, his comments coming against the ...

At the event ‘Urdu in Hindi Cinema’, Akhtar was invited as the chief guest to preside over a mushaira (poetry recital gathering) recently Veteran actress Aparna Sen, on Saturday, condemned the West ...

Charminar: The Telangana State Minorities Commission (TSMC) chairman Mohammed Qamaruddin on Monday visited the Urdu Academy and Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation. Later, a meeting was ...