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Delhi Urdu Akhbar

Delhi Urdu Akhbar
Delhi Urdu Akhbar

Delhi Urdu Akhbar (دہلی اردو اخبار) published from Delhi, India in 1837 AD was the first Urdu language daily newspaper. Moulvi Muhammad Baqir was its first editor. The newspaper came about following the government amending the "Press Act" in 1834 to allow newspaper publication.

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