A section of Muslim intellectuals has demanded second official language status for Urdu in Maharashtra, pointing out that the state has the largest number of Urdumedium schools in the country and a ...

The National Language Authority (NLA), or Muqtadira Qaumi Zaban, was established in 1979 under Article 251 of the 1973 Constitution. The main objective was to pave the way for adoption of Urdu as ...

THOUGH surrounded by the Cholistan desert in southern Punjab, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, (IUB), is a lush green tract of land covered with flowers and resounding with the warble of birds. A ...

BENGALURU: In the last 15 years, the number of Government Urdu Schools in the state has come down from 5,000 to 4,000, as students are increasingly dropping out. Having learnt that around 50% of the ...