BENGALURU — An lecturer of a private college in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district has resigned after being asked to remove her hijab by the college management. Chandini Naz, an English lecturer at Jain PU College called the college management’s decision an “assault on her self-respect”. In a letter Naz said, “I am resigning from my position […]
AHMEDABAD — A special court on Friday awarded death sentence to 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, which had claimed 56 lives and left over 200 injured. Special court judge A R Patel also sentenced 11 other convicts in the case to life imprisonment till their death. On 8 February, 2022, the […]
NEW DELHI — As many as 150 personnel will be recruited by the government for the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) Group ‘A’ through the Civil Services Examination, 2022. The Indian Railways recently notified the creation of the IRMS by merging eight existing services of the national transporter. According to an official addendum, the Department […]
KUSHINAGAR (UP) — Thirteen women and children, all girls, died after falling into a well while performing a marriage ritual in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, police said on Thursday. The incident, in which at least 10 people were also injured, took place at Naurangiya Tola village when an iron grille, they were sitting on, broke, […]
NEW DELHI — A man hailing from Bengaluru was apprehended for allegedly trying to enter the residence of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday, triggering a minor security alarm, officials said. The incident took place around 7:30 AM when a red-colour SUV, being driven by the man, tried to enter through the gate […]
KARNATAKA — Two students in Karnataka’s Shivamogga – one in Class 6 and the other in Class 9 – boycotted preparatory exams on Monday after being denied permission to write them while wearing a hijab. One of them was allegedly threatened with police action for not following the ban on hijabs. A parent of the […]
BENGALURU — Students and teachers of Rotary Educational Society School Mandya, were forced to abandon their hijab before entering the institute. This instance was followed by the Karnataka high court’s temporary order directing students to adhere to the state’s diktat of banning hijab inside educational institutions. In a video that surfaced on Twitter young hijabi […]
BENGALURU — Even as the majority of Muslim students in Karnataka on Monday attended classes without wearing hijab as per the High Court’s interim order, 13 students from the Government High School in Shivamogga district refused to take the SSLC (Class 10) preparatory examination after being asked to remove hijab. The students of Government Public […]
NEW DELHI — The Government of India will ban 54 more Chinese apps that pose a threat to India’s security, informed sources on Monday. “Government of India to ban 54 Chinese apps that pose a threat to India’s security,” sources said. The 54 Chinese apps include Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera – Selfie […]
BHOPAL — A burqa-clad student pursuing M.Com in a Government college in Madhya Pradesh was forced to write an apology report for wearing a Hijab. According to a report by Hindustan Times, a group of students had raised objections over the Hijab worn by the student. The matter came to light on Friday evening when […]