Qissa Khwani Theatrics has announced the successful opening of its production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, presented in an Urdu translation. The play premiered on 1 January 2026 at the ...

Lal Qila Ki Faseel Se', a compilation of PM Modi's Independence Day speeches in Urdu. The book, by NCPUL, aims to promote ...

He took the oath in a historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan, calling the position a 'privilege of a lifetime'.

We’ll start with the most far-reaching addition, which the spec describes as “a new Iterator global with associated static and prototype methods for working with iterators.” The most exciting part of ...

Sudha Pai in 2002 stated, “If a language is not characterised by political neutrality, it too often becomes the tool by which this language group seeks to extend its domination over the minority ...

THERE are, presumably, 2,600 words that are common in Urdu and the Turkish language, as listed in Purdil Khatak’s book Urdu Aur Turki Ke Mushtarak Alfaaz (Islamabad, 1987). But many of these words are ...

The Supreme Court has emphasized that India's linguistic diversity should be celebrated, not be a cause for division. The court upheld the use of Urdu, alongside Marathi, on a signboard in Maharashtra ...

The Supreme Court has said it is a “pitiable digression from reality” to believe that Hindi is the language of the Hindus and Urdu of the Muslims. A language is only a means of communication and does ...

IN ARABIC, qaseeda means a panegyric ode and ‘burda’ means a shawl-like fabric worn over the shoulders, a mantle. Qaseeda Burda , or Qaseedatul Burda, is a famous poem in Arabic that offers heartfelt ...

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away on December 26 in New Delhi at the age of 92, is often credited for opening the Indian economy to global competition. But some of his soft skills ...

Writer, translator and literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil’s critical work on Urdu progressives and other writers is well-recognised as are her translations from Urdu. In her latest book, Love in the ...