The Bengal unit of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind is headed by Trinamool Congress leader and Bengal’s mass education extension and library services minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury.

Urdu Academy Chairman Taher Bin Hamdan announced that the state government has agreed to provide 100 computers to Urdu journalists through the Backward Classes and Minority Welfare Department, headed ...

Javed Akhtar's invitation as chief guest for a mushaira in Kolkata has led to protests from Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and Wahyahin ...

Chairman K Srinivas Reddy on Sunday said that Urdu journalists should also adopt words from other languages in reporting, just as English and Telugu media do, and assured that the Academy will provide ...

The Mamata Banerjee Government has led itself into a fresh controversy by postponing an Urdu literary meet featuring “atheist” lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar. The Trinamool Congress allegedly ...

In India, Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi 2025 is likely to be observed on September 5, 2025, depending on the sighting of the moon. In the UAE, Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi 2025 will be celebrated on September 5, 2025, ...

Urdu poetry is often described as the language of the heart--a deeply expressive medium through which love, longing, and loss are delicately explored. It blends elegance and intensity, articulating ...

The West Bengal Urdu Academy has postponed a four-day mushaira in Kolkata featuring lyricist Javed Akhtar after protests from some Muslim groups. Organisers cited “compelling reasons” for the delay, ...

Intense monsoon downpours have killed hundreds in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and eastern Punjab provinces in ...

Fifteen people were killed and more than 30 others were wounded in a suicide bombing near a political rally in Pakistan, ...

Kolkata: With an eye on the Assembly polls due next year, the West Bengal government run by Mamata Banerjee has postponed a literary festival following protests by Islamist groups against the presence ...

The recruitment for just 75 naib tehsildar posts has turned into a windfall for Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board ...