Urdu is a rich language developed in Avadh and Lucknow. Urdu has been court language for many years. Still the terminology used in courts in U.P. is mostly Urdu. The phrases and words like 'talaqnama', 'ikrarnama', 'nuzool' are urdu. The lyrics in Hindi movies are mostly Urdu.
But reading Urdu paper is dangerous. People may suspect you as Pakistani agent. Somebody was just reading some Urdu magazine. But co passengers viewed him as Pakistani supporter only for this. They identify Urdu with Muslim and Muslim with Pakistan. Obviously this is a consequence of the venomous environment deliberately generated by extreme right wing fascist forces.
https://in.news.yahoo.com/wrong-read-urdu-metro-strange-144500373.html