"Urdu is the finest specimen of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb," an SC bench comprising of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia went into a florid rhetoric while delivering verdict in Akola signage case.
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Describing Urdu as the best example of Ganga-Jamuni or Hindustani Tehzeeb, the Supreme Court said that language is part of the culture and it should not become a reason to divide people.
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The victim is a student at a popular university in Noida. The incident occurred in September 2024 where the victim had gone with her friends to a bar. At around 3 am, the victim was in an intoxicated state and upon insistence by the accused, she had agreed to go with him to his flat to rest.