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  Rajasthan government transfers 40 Urdu teachers to teach Sanskrit

  India | July 01, 2015 19:20 IST

  Bundi:  The Rajasthan government has transferred about 40 Urdu teachers to the post of Sanskrit teachers in its schools, drawing sharp criticism.The Department of Secondary Education, however, has admitted that transfers were made by mistake

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  Hindi, 3 Indian languages find place in Dubai driving tests

  World | June 14, 2015 20:12 IST

  Dubai:  Four Indian languages including Hindi can be chosen while appearing for driving tests here in the UAE from September.Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Chinese, Russian and Persian languages can be opted by aspiring drivers besides

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  Romancing Urdu: From China, with love

  India | April 05, 2015 12:48 IST

  New Delhi: For 75-year-old Chinese poet Zhang Shixuan, composing verses in Urdu is a passion and over the past five decades his love for the language has grown manifold.The couplets he recited at the 17th

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  FIR to be accepted in Urdu, says Bihar CM

  India | March 26, 2015 11:21 IST

  New Delhi: Speaking on the first day of Jashn-e-Urdu orgainzed in Patna, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said Urdu was the language of India and it was the government responsibility to help in its development.The CM

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  India, Pakistan to celebrate richness of Urdu in Delhi

  India | February 27, 2015 14:33 IST

  New Delhi: Indian and Pakistani writers Intizar Hussain, Javed Akhtar, Ashok Vajpayee, and Nida Fazli, among others will participate in an Urdu festival in Delhi to celebrate and explore the spirit of the language.The two-day

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  Taapsee Pannu bagged Neeraj Pandey's 'Baby' because of her urdu accent

  Bollywood | December 05, 2014 11:25 IST

  New Delhi: Actress Taapsee Pannu's Urdu accent helped her in getting a role in the much-awaited action thriller “Baby”. The 27-year-old, who made her Bollywood debut with “Chashme Baddoor”, got excited when director Neeraj Pandey approached

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  Banned Urdu short-story collection now in English

  India | May 09, 2014 12:23 IST

  New Delhi: A collection of Urdu short stories which was banned in 1933 after it created a firestorm of public outrage for its bold attack on conservative Islam and British colonialism is now available in

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  Salim Khan launches Modi's website in Urdu

  India | April 16, 2014 16:38 IST

  Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan's father and noted scriptwriter Salim Khan today launched the Urdu version of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's official website.Khan launched the website - www.narendramodi.in - from his residence in suburban

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  US student wins scholarship to study Urdu in Lucknow

  World | May 10, 2013 10:48 IST

  Washington May 10: A US student, curious to know the the political history between India and Pakistan, has won a scholarship to study Urdu in Lucknow. “I'm very interested in the political history between Pakistan

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  Key Indian criminal laws now available in Urdu

  India | March 25, 2013 15:19 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 25: For the first time in India, key criminal laws as well as a dictionary of legal terms have been made available in Urdu.The "Taziraat-e-Hind" or the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and the

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  Dinesh Trivedi Resorts To Urdu Couplets In Budget Speech

  India | March 14, 2012 12:54 IST

  New Delhi, March 14: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today read out Urdu couplets to the applause of members in Lok Sabha while presenting the Rail Budget. "Haath ki laqiron se zindagi nahin banti, Hamara bhi

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