Urdu
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Rajasthan government transfers 40 Urdu teachers to teach Sanskrit
India | Jul 01, 2015, 07:20 PM ISTBundi: 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 | Jun 14, 2015, 08:12 PM ISTDubai: 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 | Apr 05, 2015, 12:48 PM ISTNew 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 | Mar 26, 2015, 11:21 AM ISTNew 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 | Feb 27, 2015, 02:33 PM ISTNew 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 | Dec 05, 2014, 11:25 AM ISTNew 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 PM ISTNew 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 | Apr 16, 2014, 04:38 PM ISTMumbai: 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 AM ISTWashington 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 | Mar 25, 2013, 03:19 PM ISTMumbai, 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 | Mar 14, 2012, 12:54 PM ISTNew 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