NEW DELHI — Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday urged the Union Home Minister to facilitate immediate and unconditional release of journalists Fahad Shah, Sajad Gul and Siddique Kappan who have been arrested on various charges. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha during Zero Hour, Tharoor said Shah and Gul have been arrested on charges […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday refused to intervene in the Karnataka hijab controversy, saying “We will take it up at an appropriate time.” “You should think if such issues should be brought at the national level,” a Bench led by CJI NV Ramana told senior advocate Devdatt Kamat. Seeking to challenge the […]
MANGALURU — Parents of six Muslim girl students, who are protesting for their right to wear hijab at the pre-university college in Udupi, have lodged a complaint with the police that the personal details of their children are being shared by some people on social media. The parents, who submitted a complaint to the Udupi […]
BENGALURU — With the Karnataka hijab row snowballing into a major controversy, the protesting students, who have filed petitions in the High Court againt the hijab ban in colleges, have vowed to fight until victory. A three-judge bench of High Court will hear the matter on Thursday. Meanwhile, Education Minister B.C. Nagesh on Thursday stated […]
NEW DELHI — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has attached Rs 1.77 crore of journalist Rana Ayyub in connection with a money laundering case lodged against her for allegedly misusing funds collected in the name of help and charity through a website — ketto.com. An ED official said Ayyub had allegedly misused […]
NEW DELHI — “The ban on hijab in classrooms and campuses in coastal Karnataka, which is now spreading to other states, is a hate crime”, said over 2000 intellectuals through an open letter on Thursday, reported The New Indian Express. The intellectuals, who are working as lawyers, journalists, academicians, and woman-right activists, said they are […]
BENGALURU — An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the Karnataka High Court that has asked students not to insist on wearing any cloth on campuses of educational institutions which can instigate people, till the matter is resolved. The plea filed by a student has sought a stay on […]
BENGALURU — The Karnataka High court hearing the Hijab issue on Thursday asked students not to insist on wearing any cloth on campuses of educational institutions which can instigate people, till the matter is resolved. Posted the matter for Monday, the full court also said the educational institutions can resume classes for the students. The […]
NEW DELHI — The hijab row that has ignited protests in Karnataka colleges was raised before the Supreme Court today. As Congress leader Kapil Sibal, a senior lawyer, urged the court to take up an issue that he said is “spreading across the country”, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said: “We will see.” Mr […]
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 Awasthi, Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice Khaji Jaibunnesa Mohiyuddin began hearing the matter, the Chief Justice told Advocate General Prabhuling Navadagi […]