Urdu Daily

In the middle of a row over what Rahul Gandhi said at a meeting with Muslim intellectuals recently, an Urdu newspaper asserted that it stood by its version of the Congress president's comments in its June 12 edition. Today, the "Inquilab" newspaper put out another report claiming that its version had been corroborated by the Congress minority cell ...

Kolkata's Imam Noorur Barkati -- known for his controversial fatwas or religious decrees and closeness to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- was sacked from his post at the Tipu Sultan Mosque today.

A gang of around 20 men -- allegedly led by the son of a controversial Kolkata Imam who was recently in the eye of a storm over his use of a red beacon -- tried to storm the office of an Urdu newspaper yesterday to protest against its editorials and articles critical of the cleric.

The former editor of an Urdu daily, arrested for reprinting a Charlie Hebdo cartoon, won a legal reprieve today. The Bombay High Court has restrained the Maharashtra government and police from taking any action against her.

Two newspaper vendors arrested by the Mumbai Police for delivering Urdu daily 'Avadhnama' that printed Charlie Hebdo cartoons on its front page, were today granted bail by a city court.

In an act that has caused much surprise and alarm, the JJ Marg police have booked a newspaper vendor for selling the January 17 issue of the Urdu daily Avadhnama, which carried a photo of the cover of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo with the controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed.

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today credited Bollywood for giving a new lease of life to Urdu language by popularizing it through films.

Although nothing much has been written in the Urdu press but the English dailies has taken exception to Tendulkar's decision to retire from international cricket next month after playing his 200th Test match and described him "the greatest postwar batsman to have played the game".

The race between two first rank Bollywood actresses, Kareena Kapoor and Ash, for the number one spot is on, according to a Pakistani paper Saturday.

In the middle of a row over what Rahul Gandhi said at a meeting with Muslim intellectuals recently, an Urdu newspaper asserted that it stood by its version of the Congress president's comments in its June 12 edition. Today, the "Inquilab" newspaper put out another report claiming that its version had been corroborated by the Congress minority cell ...

Kolkata's Imam Noorur Barkati -- known for his controversial fatwas or religious decrees and closeness to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- was sacked from his post at the Tipu Sultan Mosque today.

A gang of around 20 men -- allegedly led by the son of a controversial Kolkata Imam who was recently in the eye of a storm over his use of a red beacon -- tried to storm the office of an Urdu newspaper yesterday to protest against its editorials and articles critical of the cleric.

The former editor of an Urdu daily, arrested for reprinting a Charlie Hebdo cartoon, won a legal reprieve today. The Bombay High Court has restrained the Maharashtra government and police from taking any action against her.

Two newspaper vendors arrested by the Mumbai Police for delivering Urdu daily 'Avadhnama' that printed Charlie Hebdo cartoons on its front page, were today granted bail by a city court.

In an act that has caused much surprise and alarm, the JJ Marg police have booked a newspaper vendor for selling the January 17 issue of the Urdu daily Avadhnama, which carried a photo of the cover of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo with the controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed.

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today credited Bollywood for giving a new lease of life to Urdu language by popularizing it through films.

Although nothing much has been written in the Urdu press but the English dailies has taken exception to Tendulkar's decision to retire from international cricket next month after playing his 200th Test match and described him "the greatest postwar batsman to have played the game".

The race between two first rank Bollywood actresses, Kareena Kapoor and Ash, for the number one spot is on, according to a Pakistani paper Saturday.