Doha, Qatar: The Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center organised a lecture for the Urdu-speaking community on the greatness of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The event ...

After criticism from the Muslim community about the paltry allotment of Rs 1.2 crore for the 50th jubilee anniversary of the Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy next month, the government announced ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The shooting death of Charlie Kirk has brought freedom of speech into the spotlight, not only for his words, but for those who have been fired from their positions over social media ...

At the event ‘Urdu in Hindi Cinema’, Akhtar was invited as the chief guest to preside over a mushaira (poetry recital gathering) recently Veteran actress Aparna Sen, on Saturday, condemned the West ...

The West Bengal Urdu Academy postponed a poetry symposium featuring Javed Akhtar after religious groups protested his invitation, citing that his comments hurt their sentiments. While the Academy ...

Javed Akhtar’s Kolkata event postponed by the West Bengal Urdu Academy. Left student organizations protest attack on secularism and intellectual freedom. No clarification on rescheduled programme. The ...

The West Bengal government run Urdu Academy scrapped a literary festival after Islamist groups opposed invitation to renowned lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar. The 'Free Speech' Lobby has gone ...

Kolkata: The West Bengal Urdu Academy has postponed a four-day cultural event following objections by the West Bengal Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind to the government-supported academy’s invitation to poet- ...

Poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar on Monday asserted that he believed he was “doing something right as long as both” Hindu and Muslim fundamentalists were abusing him, his comments coming against the ...

The State-run West Bengal Urdu Academy, which was all set to hold a four-day festival to celebrate Urdu in Hindi cinema, has put off the event following opposition from some Islamic organisations to ...

Imagine finding out just days before the start of the school year that your child’s school is closing. That’s what’s happening with the EXCEL Academy Public Charter School in Prince George’s County, ...