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• Vice President of India received the book 'Urdu Poets and Writers - Gems of Deccan' authored by senior journalist, Shri J.S. Ifthekhar.
• The book traces the rich literary and cultural traditions of Deccan, right from the time of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of Hyderabad, to the present times.

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• Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia.
• It is the official national language and lingua franca of Pakistan.
• In India, Urdu is an Eighth Schedule language whose status, function, and cultural heritage is recognized by the Constitution of India.
• It is one of the official languages in states like Kashmir, Telangana, UP, Bihar, New Delhi and West Bengal.
• The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education.
• It was set up to promote, develop and propagate Urdu language. The Council started its operation in Delhi in 1996.
• In Nepal, Urdu is a registered regional dialect.

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