Burqa
- Bollywood
AR Rahman, his daughter Khatija and the Burqa controversy
Mumbai: Oscar-award winner AR Rahman is celebrating his 56th birthday today. The music maestro is popular all around the globe for his unique composition style. Over the past three years, he has…
- World
‘Burqa ban’: $1000 fine in Switzerland for covering faces?
The Swiss government has submitted a draught bill to the parliament that would impose a $1,000 punishment on anybody who violates the country’s ban on facial coverings. Following the vote in the…
- Kerala
Temple priest caught roaming in burqa in Kerala
Kozhikode: A temple priest, moving around suspiciously in Koyilandy near here, wearing a burqa was caught by the public and handed over to the police. Jishnu Namboothiri (28) was caught by auto…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: FIR against mentally unstable women who vandalised idols
Hyderabad: The Deputy Commissioner of Police Central Zone, Rajesh Chandra confirmed that the two burqa-clad women who partially destroyed idols of Hindu and Christian deities on Tuesday morning at Chintal Basti are…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Man stabs wife to death for refusing to wear burqa
A 36-year-old taxi driver stabbed his 20-year-old wife to death after she refused to wear a burqa on Monday night. According to the police investigating the case, Rupali, a Hindu woman, married…
- Tollywood News
Vijay Deverakonda reveals he sometimes wears Burqa, know why
Hyderabad: From Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma riding a scooter in full-face helmets to Shah Rukh Khan wearing a hoodie at Hyderabad airport to hide, celebrities go to great lengths to avoid…
- Bollywood
Mandana Karimi bashed for dancing inappropriately in Burqa
Mumbai: Bigg Boss 9 fame and Bollywood actress Mandana Karimi, who has often been wrapped in controversies, is now being slammed by netizens for yet another reason. Recently, the Lock Upp contestant…
- India
In videos: RSS, Bajrang Dal in Karnataka insult Muslim attires
A recent video has surfaced on Twitter where men dressed in burqas and under the influence of alcohol are seen dancing. A Bajrang Dal leader Harish Poyyaiah (in a red shirt) is…
- Bollywood
Bollywood divas rock Hijab look amid ‘Hijab Controversy’ in India
Mumbai: Bollywood, which is known for its unique take on social issues, is currently delivering several projects depicting actresses in hijab and burqa. Filmmakers and actresses, alike, are increasingly taking up Muslim…
- Bollywood
Parineeti Chopra rocks burqa look in -12 degrees, see video
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra, who is busy shooting for her next film with Punjabi singer-actor Harrdy Sandhu, recently took to Instagram to show off her new look. On Friday, she shared…
- Telangana
Telangana: 18-year-old girl dies after burqa gets stuck in bike wheel
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, an 18-year-old girl died after her burqa got stuck in the bike wheel she was riding on. This incident took place at Yacharam on Sunday evening. The…
- India
ANI called out for clicking pictures of school girls removing burqa
Fact checker and co-founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair on Monday, called out the multi-media news agency ANI for following school girls in Bengaluru to click their pictures while removing the Burka…
- India
After saffron scarves vs burqa row erupts, UP college reinforces uniform code
Agra: A group of students of the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here created a ruckus after they were asked to remove ‘saffron’ scarves, which they were wearing in protest against ‘burqa-clad’…
- India
Bhopal Muslim cleric appeals women to wear burqa, hijab
Bhopal: Bhopal-based Qazi Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadwi on Friday appealed all Muslim women to wear ‘burqa’ and ‘hijab’ regularly. The appeal was made during a traditional Friday’s ‘namaz’ (islamic prayer) at a mosque…
- Entertainment
Javed Akhtar condemns Hijab row, ‘Not in favour of burqa but…’
Mumbai: Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar, on Thursday, condemned the ongoing Hijab row in India. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “I have never been in favour of Hijab or Burqa. I still stand…
