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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
TopicUrdu language

Topic: Urdu language

Urdu is not a ‘Muslim language’, BJP alienised it, Congress is silent

The attack on a Muslim school principal for teaching Urdu ‘to non-Muslims’ should serve as a wake-up call for those who assumed they were insulated from such violence.

‘Urdu will survive hate, needs jobs to thrive’ — lessons from Rakhshanda Jalil’s book launch

At the launch of literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil's new book 'Whose Urdu Is It Anyway? Stories by Non-Muslim Urdu Writers', jurist Kapil Sibal said Urdu has become a ‘weapon of hate’ after 2014.

‘Hindi Heartland must learn manners to preserve India,’ says Manoj Jha at Delhi book launch

The Delhi launch of Ghazala Wahab’s book The Hindi Heartland was joined by RJD’s Manoj Jha and Professors Ira Bhaskar, Peggy Mohan, and Amar Farooqui as panelists.

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The chaos behind India’s first census

Breaking away from fragmented estimates, regional experiments between 1850 and 1872 laid the groundwork for today's massive census operations.

Russia supplied 50% of India’s crude in June. Iraqi supplies decline, Iran crude not returning soon

Oil industry analysts say Indian refiners have little need for additional supplies as most crude requirements till the first half of August are already secured.

Did armed forces, Rajnath try to hide Op Sindoor military casualties? What timeline suggests

As row over military casualties suffered during Op Sindoor gathers steam with Oppn seeking privilege motion against Rajnath Singh, here’s what the exact sequence of events suggests.

Publisher ban on Sacco’s brilliant Muzaffarnagar riot comic is a cynical joke on India’s freedoms

Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.