ALLAMA Iqbal’s first poetic collection in Urdu, Baang-i-Dara ... So, in many instances the texts included in these books are quite different from the ones published earlier in periodicals.

PREMIUM The bias against Urdu showed its face during the framing of a Constitution for independent India, but the noble architects of that wonderful charter of governance adopted in 1950 did their ...

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court on April 15 upheld the use of Urdu on municipal signage in Maharashtra, describing it as “the finest specimen of Hindustani culture”, as Indian as Hindi or ...

The Bosch: Legacy finale and Ballard teaser offer some interesting looks at how the character differs from Michael Connelly's novels.

Every spring, like clockwork, I head to my local independent bookstore and purchase the latest Emily Henry novel on its release day. I then proceed to binge read it in about a week. It’s become ...

The Supreme Court has recently stated that Urdu is “the finest specimen of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb" or the “Hindustani tehezeeb" upholding the use of Urdu on a signboard of a municipal council building ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Cultures collide in a number of our recommended books this week: There’s an account of Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Europe ...

Delivered on April 15, 2025, the decision upheld the display of Urdu alongside Marathi on the signboard of a municipal building in Patur, Akola district, rejecting the claim that such usage violated ...

Supreme Court on Urdu Signboard: Upholding the use of Urdu on the signboard of a municipal council building in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said language is culture and must not become a ...

Language is not religion and to consider Urdu as a language of Muslims is a "pitiable digression" from reality and unity in diversity, the Supreme Court has said while rejecting a petition ...

A Sydney author charged with child abuse material offences over her alleged publication of an erotic novel has lost an attempt to have her identity kept secret. Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa ...

A small town bookstore in Michigan took a novel approach to moving. About 300 residents in the small Michigan city of Chelsea formed a “book brigade” to help move Serendipity Books to a new ...