Burqa
- Hate Crime
Amarnath Yatra pilgrims chant ‘Har Har Mahadev’ at hijabi women
Jammu: As the fifteenth batch of pilgrims left Jammu for the twin bases of the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir, some devotees were heard chanting religious slogans at women wearing a hijab…
- India
Bihar hate crime: Two held for forcing sindoor on woman’s forehead
Bihar: Two people have been arrested in relation to the harassment and forceful application of sindoor on the forehead of a Muslim woman in Bihar‘s Nawada district. Dharmendra Kumar and Bahadur Chaudhary…
- India
Bihar: Mob forces woman to remove niqab, apply sindoor on forehead
Bihar: A Muslim woman was harassed and forced to remove her niqab by a group of Hindutva supporters after she was spotted with a Hindu man in Bihar’s Nawada district. It did…
- Mumbai
Hijab allowed, but face must be visible for Maharashtra TET
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) has announced that women candidates appearing for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) on June 28 could wear a hijab, burqa, or dupatta into the…
- Bollywood
Imtiaz Ali: Don’t know how people are comfortable in burqa
Mumbai: Bollywood filmmaker Imtiaz Ali is currently enjoying praise for his latest film Main Vaapas Aaunga, which has been receiving positive reviews from audiences for its emotional portrayal of partition without promoting…
- India
Owaisi decries Nida Khan’s media trial, asks if possessing burqa is crime
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday, May 9, said it was wrong to associate his party with the Tata Consultancy Services case, accused Nida Khan and asserted…
- Hyderabad
Pregant women in burqa allege mistreatment at shopping mall in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Two burqa-clad pregnant women have alleged harassment at a shopping mall in Secunderabad, claiming they were stopped and searched by staff on three separate occasions despite having paid for their purchases.…
- India
Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against students for alleged religious conversion
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a first information report (FIR) lodged against two Class 12 students accused and booked under the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law for allegedly forcing their…
- Hate Crime
Uda du kya: Video shared on Facebook targets woman in burqa
A burqa-clad woman unknowingly became the latest target of online harassment after a right-wing woman shared a video of her online, asking her followers, “Uda du kya,” implying whether she should kill…
- Hyderabad
Burqa-clad woman mistaken for child kidnapper sparks panic in Tolichowki
Hyderabad: Panic gripped Hyderabad’s Tolichowki after a video of a burqa-clad woman, alleged to be a child kidnapper, went viral on social media on Friday, February 27. The video shows a group…
- India
Video: UP bus conductor refuses to board woman in burqa
Saharanpur: A bus conductor in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur allegedly refused to allow a Muslim woman to enter the bus after seeing her in a burqa. The incident, recorded by a bystander, emerged…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Man held for travelling in burqa in women’s coach of local train
Mumbai: A 57-year-old man was apprehended from Nashik for allegedly travelling in the women’s compartment of a suburban train in Mumbai while wearing a burqa earlier this month, officials said on Wednesday.…
- Telangana
2 men wearing burqa booked for posing as woman at Jagtial bus station
Hyderabad: Two youths were booked on Sunday, February 15, after one reportedly posed as a woman wearing a burqa and scarf at the Korutla bus station in Jagtial, Telangana. Speaking to Siasat.com,…
- India
Woman wearing burqa performs Kanwar Yatra, welcomed by devotees
Sambhal: A Muslim woman wearing a burqa drew attention after she was seen participating in the Hindu pilgrimage of Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Saturday, February 14. Travelling with a…
- Telangana
Bogus voting, assault on Nalgonda leader: BJP in complaint to Telangana DGP
Hyderabad: The Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, February 13, alleged that Nalgonda district president Dr Nagam Varshith Reddy was attacked by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) when he pointed…
