India

Hijab row: BJP leader brands petitioner-Muslim girls as anti-nationals

UDUPI — Senior BJP leader and vice-president of Udupi Government Pre-University College Development Committee Yashpal Suvarna has called the girls who approached the Karnataka High Court demanding hijab-wearing on the college campus as anti-nationals who were members of a terrorist organisation. The court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the girls seeking permission to […]

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Hijab order is discriminatory: AIMPLB

LUCKNOW — All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) general secretary Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani has expressed ‘regret and disappointment’ on the Karnataka High Court order upholding the ban on hijab in educational institutions. The cleric told reporters that the board will be holding an online meeting soon to discuss the way forward on the […]

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No plan to introduce cryptocurrency: Govt

NEW DELHI — There is no plan by the government to introduce cryptocurrency, the Parliament was told on Tuesday. There is no plan to introduce a cryptocurrency and currently it is unregulated in India, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. “Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does […]

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“Wearing hijab not an essential part of Islam”, K’taka HC dismisses plea seeking permission to wear hijab in classrooms

BENGALURU — The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom. The prescription of school uniform is only a reasonable restriction, constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to, a three-judge bench of […]