hijab row
- Telangana
Govt to bear education costs of students who returned from Ukraine: KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday declared that the state government will bear all the costs of education for over 700 medical students from Telangana who returned from war-hit…
- India
Hijab verdict: Karnataka CM warns of stern action against those who disturb peace
Bengaluru: After the Karnataka High Court dismissed petitions by Muslim girls seeking permission to wear hijab in educational institutions, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that stern action will be initiated…
- India
Karnataka CM Bommai says hijab issue settled, students should focus on studies
Bengaluru: After the Karnataka High Court upheld the ban on wearing Hijab in educational institutions, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday urged the students to focus on education, saying “it is a…
- India
Hijab row: Will try to win hearts of “misguided” Muslim girl students: Edu Minister
Bengaluru: With the Karnataka High Court upholding the state government’s decision on restrictions on hijab inside classrooms, the Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh on Tuesday said we will try…
- India
Karnataka HC dismisses pleas to wear Hijab in classrooms, says headscarf not a part of Islamic faith
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom.…
- India
Hijab row: Karnataka high court to pronounce judgment tomorrow
After nearly four months of turmoil and two weeks of court hearings in Karnataka, the high court will finally pronounce its judgment on the hijab row plaguing the state on Tuesday. The…
- India
Hijab row: Muslim student alleges conspiracy after FIR over ‘harassing’ ABVP goons
Hiba Sheik, an 18-year-old hijab-wearing Muslim student has alleged a conspiracy against her, in a video message on Twitter, after she was booked by Karnataka police alongside six other Muslim students, over…
- India
Karnataka: Hindutva goons force hijab-clad students to leave college
The Hijab controversy that erupted in the state of Karnataka in January, amidst heavy preparations for assembly polls in five states, sees no end even as the country awaits the result of…
- Hyderabad
Hijab row: Karnataka Congress leader arrested in Hyderabad
Kalaburagi: The Karnataka Police on Tuesday arrested Congress leader Mukarram Khan in Hyderabad for making a controversial statement on hijab. Khan had given provocative statements during the protests on the hijab row,…
- Bangalore
Hijab row: Prohibitory orders around Bengaluru schools, colleges
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant on Monday issued prohibitory orders in and around schools and colleges in the city till March 22. The order says that any gathering, agitation or protest…
- India
UP: BJP leader booked for controversial post on hijab
Muzaffarnagar: A BJP worker has been booked for posting controversial content against hijab on social media, which has created a stir amongst the people in the Jansath region of the district. As…
- NRIs Corner
Indian Americans Forum conducts virtual global protest on hijab ban
Indian Americans Forum conducted a virtual Global Protest on the Hijab ban on Sunday, February 27. Guest speakers Avani Bansal advocate Supreme Court of India, Kavitha Krishnan Secretary AIPW and member polit…
- Opinions
Opinion: Truth behind the veil
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: As the hijab row rages on, views for and against it are being aired freely. Like any other issue, people across the spectrum have jumped into the debate and…
- Bangalore
Amid Hijab row, VP Naidu says students should be guided by school uniform
Bengaluru: Amid the raging Hijab controversy in Karnataka, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said unnecessary controversies should not be encouraged and students should be guided by the school uniform. “Unnecessary controversies should…
- World
Hijab row: Congressional briefing calls out BJP over “sexual harassment” of Muslim women
Washington: The Congressional briefing held on Thursday was critical of the Karnataka High Court’s interim order of banning the Hijab at schools. The panelist viewed the order as harassment or even expulsion…
