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On Int Mother Language Day, Minu Bakshi shares her love for Punjabi & Urdu

Author, poet, and singer Minu Bakshi
leisure
Updated on Feb 21, 2026 10:22 am IST

Akhilesh targets Adityanath over 'Qayamat' remark, says CM shouldn't use Urdu if he opposes it

Akhilesh targets Adityanath over 'Qayamat' remark, says CM shouldn't use Urdu if he opposes it
lucknow news
Published on Feb 11, 2026 06:38 pm IST

Actors Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub and Raj Babbar get candid at Jashn-e-Rekhta in Delhi

Actors Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Raj Babbar during the session on the final day of the language fest held in Delhi.
htcity delhi junction
Published on Dec 09, 2025 06:49 pm IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 14 November 2025

Gram it: Bharat Mandapam, at Pragati Maidan, is lit up and ready to welcome visitors as it opens India International Trade Fair in the Capital. The annual event usually draws thousands of visitors, every year.
htcity delhi junction
Published on Nov 14, 2025 03:38 am IST

Zohran Mamdani now has an Urdu anthem, with a Pakistani connection | Video

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, shakes the hand of a cab driver while campaigning in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood during early voting, in New York City, on October 27, 2025.
world news
Updated on Oct 28, 2025 02:23 pm IST

Romani gypsy language’s similarity to Hindi and Urdu stuns internet

A viral video reveals striking similarities between Hindi and Romani gypsy language.
trending
Published on Oct 23, 2025 12:01 am IST

Urdu being viewed via communal lens a dangerous trend: PDP

PDP leader Waheed ur Rehman Para (File)
chandigarh news
Published on Jul 16, 2025 08:18 am IST

‘Green snakes’: BJP leader Nitesh Rane's controversial remark amid language row

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Narayan Rane
india news
Updated on Jul 12, 2025 11:59 am IST

DU calls 'Muslim' as language a clerical error after outrage over Urdu omission

The clarification came after screenshots of the application portal began circulating online, showing "Muslim" in the list of languages under the 'mother tongue' section, while Urdu -- a constitutionally recognised language under the Eighth Schedule -- was missing.
news
Updated on Jun 23, 2025 08:09 am IST

Exclusive | Int'l Booker Prize winner Banu: No one should politicise language

Banu Mushtaq, author of Heart Lamp, is the first Kannada writer to have won the International Booker Prize in London.
htcity delhi junction
Published on May 25, 2025 10:42 am IST

‘Misconception that Urdu is…’: Apex court on its use in signboard | Top quotes

The Supreme Court said Urdu and Marathi have the same status under the Constitution, rejecting the claims that only Marathi should be used.
india news
Updated on Apr 16, 2025 10:11 am IST

Drawing Room: Why Narayan Chandra Biswas loves Zarina Hashmi’s art

In Zarina’s 2001 work, Dividing Line, the Indo-Pak border symbolises both a fracture and a scar. (ZARINA HASHMI)
brunch
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 05:07 pm IST

Review: Vampire by Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai

Violence lurking in the shadows (Shutterstock)
books
Updated on Dec 14, 2024 05:22 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 18 October 2024

Catch It Live on 18 October 2024
htcity delhi junction
Published on Oct 17, 2024 07:00 pm IST

Sara Rai's Raw Umber makes you crave the forgotten languages of your life

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Sara Rai
books
Published on May 12, 2024 12:52 am IST

Delhiwale: A ‘risala’ walla

Abu Noman is the editor-publisher of the literary minded Rehnuma-e-Taleem Jadeed. (HT Photo)
delhi news
Updated on May 07, 2024 04:36 pm IST

Ramadan 2024: Schools Karnataka, AP modify timings, new timings here

Schools in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh change school timings on occasion of Ramadan. (File image) (Photo by Kunal Patil/ Hindustan Times)
news
Published on Mar 11, 2024 09:11 pm IST

The re-verse of love: Urdu poetry gets a 2024 update

India has over 67 million Urdu speakers. That audience has surged with the rise of Instagram poetry. (Azad Mohan Panwar)
brunch
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 03:39 pm IST

Giving voice to the voiceless

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mumbai news
Updated on Feb 25, 2024 06:48 am IST

‘I am happy the Jnanpith came to me for my work in Urdu’: Gulzar

Gulzar at an event in Mumbai. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
mumbai news
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 03:15 am IST

IIMC PG admission 2024 notice released, apply till Jan 24

Application process is ongoing, deadline to submit application form is January 24
admissions
Published on Jan 05, 2024 06:55 pm IST

BJP invokes 'Urdu' move to attack KCR, alleges 'appeasement'

Narayanpet: BJP president JP Nadda addresses a public meeting ahead of Telangana Assembly elections.
india news
Published on Nov 19, 2023 08:01 pm IST

Fresh faces continue the legacy, PU’s Ramlila with Urdu dialogues

As per the director Rajan Sharma, who also plays the role of Lord Ram. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 09:24 am IST

Review: Sawaneh-i Dehli by Mirza Gorgani, translated by Ather Farouqui

An engraved portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Created by Marc after Schoefft, published on L’Illustration, Journal Universel, Paris, 1858. (Marzolino/Shutterstock)
books
Updated on Sept 01, 2023 07:57 pm IST

UP police STF arrests man with alleged Pakistan links

Kaleem Ahmed was arrested on Thursday for allegedly having links with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. (ANI/Twitter)
india news
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:32 pm IST

US students arrive in LU to learn Urdu, Persian

US students met V-C Prof AK Rai during their visit to LU on Tuesday (HT Photo)
lucknow news
Updated on Jun 20, 2023 07:15 pm IST

Review: Urdu Adab’s special issue called Shahjahanabad

View of Old Delhi and Chandni Chowk from Jama Masjid (Ajay Aggarwal)
books
Updated on May 20, 2023 01:42 am IST

Essay: Telugu, by heart

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Study hour at a primary school in Hyderabad. (Bharath Sai)
books
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 07:44 pm IST

UP: Over 200 Lucknow University Arts faculty PG final students crack UGC NET/JRF

Vice chancellor of Lucknow University Prof Alok Kumar Rai congratulated the successful students. (For Representation)
lucknow news
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:01 am IST

MHA decides to conduct CAPF constable exams in 13 regional languages as well

The home ministry has termed it a ‘landmark’ decision. (File Photo)
india news
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 05:30 pm IST
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