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- India
I will cut hands of anyone who dares to touch our women: AIMIM leader
Jalna: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Imtiaz Jaleel has said he would “cut off the hand” of any individual who dares to touch Muslim women with ill intent, amid a row…
- India
Bihar CM Niqab row: Officials confirm Nusrat Parveen did not join duty
Patna: Nusrat Parveen, the young Muslim doctor, whose niqab was pulled by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar during an appointment letter distribution programme earlier this week, did not join duty on Saturday,…
- India
‘Painful Incident’: Bihar Gov slams CM’s niqab removal act
Patna: Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday said he was “disappointed” to witness the row after the niqab (veil) of a doctor was removed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Khan was…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad advocates lodge complaint against Nitish for pulling doctor’s niqab
Hyderabad: A group of advocates and social activists has filed a complaint against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with the Balapur police in Hyderabad, demanding action against him for disrespecting a Muslim…
- India
Nitish Kumar niqab row: Women protest in Kolkata, demand apology from CM
Kolkata: A large number of women on Thursday evening took out a protest march in Kolkata over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar publicly removing the veil from the face of a female…
- India
She can go to hell: Union minister’s remark fuels outrage in CM Nitish niqab row
New Delhi/Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was in the crosshairs of controversy for the fourth day on Thursday — a Union minister defending his act of pulling down a Muslim woman’s…
- India
Nitish Kumar niqab row: Health minister unaware of doctor’s refusal to join duty
Patna: Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday said he was not aware of reports that Nusrat Parveen, whose niqab was pulled by CM Nitish Kumar while giving away appointment letters to…
- India
Nusrat Parveen, whose niqab was pulled by CM Nitish Kumar, may not join govt job
Nusrat Parveen, whose niqab was pulled by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar while giving away appointment letters to newly recruited AYUSH doctors, has decided not to join the government service. The hijab-wearing…
- India
‘Aadmi toh hai…’: UP minister defends remarks on niqab row
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad on Wednesday sought to justify his controversial remarks linked to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s hijab row, saying he often speaks in several regional languages where…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad activists file complaints against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over niqab row
Hyderabad: Two prominent activists from Hyderabad, Khalida Parveen and Lubna Sarwath, have filed police complaints urging action against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after he tried to pull the niqab from a…
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Hyderabad Congress condemns Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over niqab removal
Hyderabad: Hyderabad district congress committee (DCC) president, Syed Khalid Saifullah, strongly condemned Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for allegedly pulling off a woman’s niqab during a recent government function, calling it a…
- India
Video: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar removes doctor’s niqab, receives backlash
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar pulled the niqab or the face covering of a Muslim woman while distributing appointment letters to newly recruited Ayush doctors, shocking people, including his deputy, Samrat…
- India
UP school disallows parents wearing niqab from entering school
A private school in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, prohibited Muslim parents wearing niqabs from entering the school during a parent-teacher meeting on Saturday, September 27, which led to a commotion in the area.…
- Middle East
New traffic law in Kuwait: Women driving in niqab to be fined
Kuwait City: The Ministry of Interior in Kuwait has announced that the women found violating the ban on wearing the niqab or burqa while driving under the new traffic law will face…
- India
TN: Niqab-clad student ‘harassed’ for months in Coimbatore school
A 13-year-old student was allegedly slapped by her school teacher for wearing a niqab at the Girls’ Government HSS in Coimbatore. The incident occurred on November 10. According to a report by…
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