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 […]
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 […]