BBC Urdu is known for its unbiased and trusted news coverage, investigations, documentaries and explanatory content. As we expand into TikTok, we will deliver the same journalism that we know our ...

On World Urdu Day eve, Dinesh Sharma said the language is the language of all and conveys the message of love Urdu should not be associated with a religion but is the language of the whole nation.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz left this world on Aug 25, 2008, but the essence of his poetry is immortal. The ...

Launched ahead of Pakistan’s general elections, the BBC News Urdu feed on TikTok will also bring election-specific content aimed to help audiences make informed decisions. The BBC says that tackling ...

Despite being the 10th most widely spoken language in the world, according to reference publication Ethnologue, Urdu has fallen behind in the digital age due to multiple limitations.

World Urdu day: Do you know Oxford dictionary have these Urdu words in it The words like 'bandobast' and 'decko', apart from many other Hindustani words are now loved by the British dictionary.

Once India’s common language, Urdu is now boxed as Muslim identity. Dr Rakhshanda Jalil’s anthology reclaims it as India’s ...

In post-independence India, Urdu has undergone a strange trajectory both in the language politics and in the socio-cultural realm. Born, flourished and having seen the heyday of its glory in this ...

Who does Urdu belong to? India's right-wing seems to think it's a foreign import, forced upon by so-called Islamic invaders. The latest fracas happened in April when a reporter from a far-right ...

A recently published book of translated short stories not only presents established international authors in a fresh light but also introduces Urdu readers to new ...

Jam e Jahnuma too, faced many closures. In fact, recounted Sarfaraz Arzoo, editor of western India’s oldest newspaper, the Hindustan Urdu Daily, and convenor of the programme, Urdu journalism ...