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Hijab row: Protests erupt across US in solidarity with Muslim women
A number of cities in the United States of America (USA) witnessed pro-hijab protests by people in large numbers, over the ongoing controversy that has been raging in the state of Karnataka…
- India
Bengaluru: Massive pro-Ambedkar protest held against District Judge
A protest was held on Saturday in Bengaluru against a district judge in Raichur, who objected to having Dr BR Ambedkar’s portrait put alongside Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait on Republic day. The protest…
- Bangalore
Shivaji icon of Indian pride, unity and integrity, says Karnataka CM Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is an icon of Indian pride, unity and integrity. He was speaking at the ‘Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanthi’ celebrations,…
- India
Video: BJP member thrown out of polling booth in Tamil Nadu for objecting to Hijabi voter
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) booth committee member was thrown out of the polling booth in Tamil Nadu after he objected to a Muslim woman arriving at the booth wearing a headscarf (hijab)…
- India
Mysuru: College cancels uniform rule to allow Muslim girls to wear hijab
A private college in Karnataka on Saturday struck out its rules over uniforms to allow Muslim students to attend classes with hijab. “Four students refused to attend classes without the hijab and…
- India
Hijab row: Muslim students in Karnataka stand firm on their decision
Bengaluru: Girl students in many parts of Karnataka were denied entry into their respective educational institutions on Saturday as they arrived in Hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no…
- World
Tehran: Iranian students protest at Indian embassy against Karnataka hijab ban
A number of Iranian and foreign students held a protest in front of the Indian embassy in Iran, on Saturday, against the ban on hijab in pre-university colleges in Karnataka. The protesting…
- Telangana
BJP MP Arvind makes Islamophobic remarks to target Muslims
Hyderabad: BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind, in a blatant islamophobic speech, said that Muslims of the country need Sharia to get married four times but also need the Indian Penal Code(IPC) for offences…
- Bangalore
Karnataka hijab row: 58 college students suspended
Bengaluru: At least 58 female students from a college in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district were suspended on Saturday for wearing hijab and also staging an agitation demanding that they should be allowed to…
- India
Man killed over Rs 10 lakh by sons in Karnataka
Mandya: Two men have been arrested for allegedly killing their father over Rs 10 lakh in Keremegala Koppalu village near Srirangapatna in Mandya district, police said on Saturday. The arrested persons are…
- Photos
In Pics: Karnataka hijab issue
Shivamogga: School staff places a banner with High Court’s interim order over ‘hijab’ issue, on the entrance of Desheeya Vidhyashala Samithi PU College, in Shivamogga, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. The Karnataka Government…
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Karnataka English lecturer quits job after being asked to shun hijab
Tumakuru: An English lecturer working as a guest faculty has resigned from her post as she was asked to shun the hijab while teaching in Tumakuru district of Karnataka on Friday. “It…
- India
Hijab not an essential religious practice of Islam: Karnataka govt tells HC
In the ongoing hijab row case heard by a special bench of the Karnataka high court, the Advocate general on behalf of the state has argued that the hijab is not an…
- India
Hijab row: SDPI backing BJP, alleges Congress
Mangaluru: Reacting to the charge of Social Democratic Party of India that Congress is adopting ‘double standards’ on the hijab issue, Congress minority wing has hit back saying it is the SDPI…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress leaders demand K.S. Eshwarappa’s resignation
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress leaders have started a ‘dharna’ at the state legislature demanding resignation of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa. Eshwarappa had courted controversy earlier by stating that one…
