English was removed as an official language after a long struggle… It is not just Urdu that I demanded (among languages for translation in House), I requested to include Sanskrit as well,” Mata Prasad ...

Appeal was made to the Great Tradition of Islam and prestige was given to foreign birth, Arabic names, descent from the Prophet, Urdu speech, and membership in the Ashraf, or upperclass Muslim ...

The remark came in the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticising the SP on Tuesday for demanding the House proceedings be translated into Urdu, saying they send their ...

Thirty-five years after Uttar Pradesh (UP) adopted Urdu as its second official language, chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s speech in the state assembly has revived the contentious issue over the ...