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Hijab row: College leaks contact details of protesting girls, says report
Several Muslim students of Udupi’s Government Pre-University College for Girls have been receiving threat calls from Wednesday by unidentified individuals after their phone numbers, addresses, parents’ contacts were leaked, allegedly by the…
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Hijab row: Karnataka HC denies interim relief to Muslim students
A week ago, a petition was filed by a Muslim student before the Karnataka high court seeking a declaration that wearing the hijab (headscarf) is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 14…
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Hijab row: Open schools, Karnataka HC directs government
Bengaluru: A Karnataka High Court three-judge bench, hearing pleas on the hijab row, on Thursday directed the government to reopen schools in the state. As the bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj…
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Hyderabad: Truth behind viral tweet over Sweekar Institute’s burqa ban
Hyderabad: Even as the hijab ban in Karnataka schools simmers, a student claiming to be enrolled in the Sweekar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences (SARS) here also alleged that the Chairman of her…
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Telangana Health Dept urges IT companies to end work from home
Hyderabad: IT companies that are mostly located in Hyderabad have been urged to end work from home as the number of COVID cases in Telangana has started declining. Director of Public Health…
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Supreme Court to consider listing plea on Karnataka hijab row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said it would consider a submission seeking the listing of a plea for transferring a case on the hijab’ row from the Karnataka High Court to…
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TRS MPs walk out of RS until Chairman accepts privilege motion against PM Modi
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs on Thursday walked out from the Rajya Sabha until the Chairman accepts the privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Proceedings of the House is…
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India reports 67,084 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: India has reported 67,084 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,241 fresh deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. With this, the…
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‘India’s democracy score declined significantly in recent years’
London: The Indian government’s failure to crack down on the persecution of religious and other minorities by Hindu nationalists continues to weigh on the country’s democracy score, which has declined significantly in…
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UP polls: 7.95 pc voter turnout recorded till 9:30 am
Noida: Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 7.95 per cent till 9:30 am in the first phase of Assembly elections on Thursday. According to the Election Commission, the Mathura assembly seat…
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Hijab row: Protest at Shaheen Bagh in solidarity with Karnataka Muslim girls
Muslims of Shaheen Bagh took to the streets on Wednesday in a protest against the hijab diktat in government pre-university colleges in Karnataka. In the peaceful protest on the streets of Delhi,…
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JuH announces Rs 5L for Karnataka Hijabi girl
Lucknow: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JuH) has announced a sum of Rs 5 lakh for the Karnataka student wearing a burqa, who gained limelight earlier this week for holding her ground when faced…
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Asaduddin Owaisi warns Pak for commenting on Karnataka hijab row
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday warned Pakistan for commenting on the Karnataka hijab row. While addressing a poll rally in Uttar Pradesh, Owaisi…
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UP polls: Voting for first phase begins in 58 constituencies
Lucknow: Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7:00 am. Covering the Jat-dominant belt of western Uttar Pradesh, the first phase of polls cover…
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Second term exams for Classes 10, 12 will be conducted in offline mode: CBSE
New Delhi: The second term Board exams for Standard 10 and 12 will be conducted in offline mode, said the Central Board of Secondary Education on Wednesday. Notably, last year, in view…
