Muslim Members of the Legislative Assembly from different political parties came together to ask the government to support the Urdu Sahitya Academy's plans to hold its golden jubilee later this year.

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 ...

The West Bengal Urdu Academy postponed a poetry symposium featuring Javed Akhtar after religious groups protested his invitation, citing that his comments hurt their sentiments. While the Academy ...

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 ...

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh high court, while dismissing the state government order, stated that the chairman of the State Urdu Academy cannot be terminated from his post unless he completes the ...

Mumbai is set to immerse itself in the rich traditions of Urdu literature, art, and music as the Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya ...

Urdu is associated only with Muslims, whereas the same language was spoken and written by former PM IK Gujral and former Karnataka CM Dharam Singh. BENGALURU : Muslim scholars are upset with the ...

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Urdu Academy has indefinitely postponed a mushaira (poetry symposium) featuring Javed Akhtar, which was scheduled for Monday evening, following protests by religious groups ...

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 ...