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- India
Bihar: 2 men arrested for obscene dance in burqa at Saraswati puja pandal
Bihar’s Begusarai district police arrested two Hindu men on Wednesday, February 5, for dancing obscenely in a Saraswati Puja pandal while dressed in Muslim female attire, including burqas. The incident reportedly occurred…
- World
Switzerland ‘burqa ban’ law comes into effect
Bern: The government of Switzerland implemented the “burqa ban” on Wednesday, January 1, a controversial measure aimed at curbing public displays of facial coverings. The ban followed a 2021 referendum in which…
- India
Ban on burqa, hijab, naqab: SC to hear students’ plea of against HC verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it has listed for hearing on August 9 a plea challenging the verdict of the Bombay High Court which had upheld a decision of…
- India
VHP leader receives death threat from ‘burqa-clad woman’; Hindu friends held
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Santosh Sharma from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore had received a death threat letter written in Urdu on July 12 allegedly from a woman clad in a burqa. Now,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Women’s college disallows burqa-clad students into exam hall
Hyderabad: Commotion prevailed for a while at the Stanley Degree College for Women after the management didn’t allow girls wearing burqa to enter the exam hall on Thursday, December 14. According to…
- India
Watch: TN man dances in burqa during Ganesh immersion, arrested
A 22-year-old man was arrested by police in Katpadi region of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu after a video of him dancing in a burqa went viral on social media platforms. Speaking to…
- World
Switzerland Parliament approves ban on burqa, face coverings
The Switzerland Parliament has passed a ban on the burqa and other facial coverings, worn by some Muslim women, the Associated Press reported. The lower house of the Parliament on Wednesday, September…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 3 burqa-clad persons steal gold, cash from a house in Osmanpura
Hyderabad: Three burkha-clad persons entered a house at Osmanpura in Mirchowk police station limits and decamped with gold ornaments and cash on Saturday. Zaker Hussain, the owner of the house, who works…
- Entertainment
‘Shameless creature’: Gauahar Khan slams Rakhi Sawant for insulting Islam
Mumbai: Actress Rakhi Sawant has found herself at the center of a new controversy following her recent Umrah trip. The trip, which she undertook with her Rakhi brother Waahiid Ali Khan and…