Hijab
- Hyderabad
Can women wear hijab in SIR photos? DEO clarifies
Hyderabad: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Telangana and particularly in Hyderabad has raised several questions and doubts among voters. Clarification on passport photo is one of them. For many Muslim women,…
- 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…
- Hate Crime
Hijabi Congress worker forced to chant Jai Shri Ram in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers allegedly asked a Congress worker in a hijab to chant “Jai Shri Ram” during a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) meeting at Imperial Garden in Begumpet on…
- India
Tension outside Ahmedabad NEET centre over hijab, sacred thread
Ahmedabad: A brief commotion was reported outside a NEET-UG re-test centre in Ahmedabad on Sunday after some parents objected to the removal of ‘kanthi’ (Hindu sacred threads) during frisking, even as students…
- Hate Crime
UP woman claims govt hospital denied her medicines over hijab
Kanpur: A Muslim woman alleged that a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur asked her to remove her hijab to receive medicines. A video surfaced on social media on Tuesday, June 9,…
- Entertainment
Ankita to Deepika: Celebs trolled for wearing hijab in Abu Dhabi
Hyderabad: Ankita Lokhande’s Abu Dhabi vacation pictures have once again opened up a familiar internet debate: why does a simple mosque dress code turn into a controversy when a female celebrity follows…
- Television News
Ankita Lokhande’s hijab photos from Abu Dhabi spark controversy
Mumbai: Television actress Ankita Lokhande has once again found herself in the middle of social media discussions, this time over her latest vacation pictures from Abu Dhabi with husband Vicky Jain. The…
- Bangalore
BJP raising hijab issue to divert scrutiny from NEET fiasco: Karnataka minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of reviving the hijab issue to divert attention from the NEET UG 2026 paper leak. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru…
- Bangalore
VHP opposes Karnataka move allowing hijab in educational institutions
Bengaluru: The VHP on Friday, May 15, objected to the Karnataka government’s decision allowing hijab in educational institutions across the state and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the order lifting the restriction.…
- India
Rift brewing between Karnataka Muslims, Siddaramaiah government
Bengaluru: A cold war appears to have erupted between the Congress party and sections of the Muslim community in Karnataka following dissatisfaction over the distribution of tickets in the Davanagere South Assembly…
- India
BJP’s Amit Malviya slams Karnataka govt over Hijab in schools
Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s IT Cell In-charge and West Bengal Co-Incharge, Amit Malviya, on Wednesday, May 13, accused the Congress government in Karnataka of withdrawing the February 5, 2022, order on…
- Hate Crime
UP school forces teacher to remove hijab on first day of work
Varanasi: A Muslim teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi has alleged that a school asked her to leave on her first day teaching for wearing a hijab, days after she claimed to have…
- India
Noida woman faces rape threats for defending Muslim couple
Noida: Soumya, the 23-year-old woman who defended a Muslim couple from being harassed by a drunken man over their identity, is now facing online threats after the video went viral. “People are…
- India
Lenskart under fire for allowing hijab and turban, banning bindi, tilak
Eyewear company Lenskart, on Thursday, April 16, came under fire for a ‘staff uniform and grooming guide’ that banned the tilak and bindi while allowing the hijab and turbans. Many have slammed…
- India
Jharkhand mehendi artists denied entry to venue, asked to remove hijab
Hazaribagh: A mehendi artist and her team were asked to remove their hijab before applying mehendi and were allegedly insulted in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh. Following the altercation, the artists refused and left the…
