Amid tussle with Centre on Collegium, SC gets 3 CJIs to deliver key verdicts in 2022The no-holds-barred attack on the judiciary by the Centre led by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on issues ranging from the Collegium system, lis...
25 Dec, 2022, 02.49 PM IST
Who is leading the crackdown on Iran's protests?During the latest protests, which erupted after a young woman died in the custody of the country's morality police last month, the Basij (b...
13 Oct, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
Even in countries like Iran, women are fighting against hijab: Karnataka government to SCSolicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia that the purpose of uniform, is for e...
21 Sep, 2022, 11.40 AM IST
Pallu and hijab are same, they are part of India's culture and history, says Karnataka JDS ChiefSpeaking to reporters, he said, "there was pallu on Indira Gandhi's head, there is pallu on the head of the President of India. Is the ghun...
21 Sep, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform "religion neutral", says govt; blames PFI for troubleSolicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Karnataka, told the court the Popular Front of India (PFI) started a campaign on social media...
21 Sep, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
It is not the government's job to tell people what to eat or not, says Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThe minority affairs minister stressed that every citizen has freedom in the country to eat food of their choice adding that those who try ...
17 Apr, 2022, 05.58 AM IST
Religious fanaticism rising in country, attempts to divide Hindus as census year approaches: RSSTerming religious fanaticism as a serious challenge, it referred to the recent killing of workers of Hindu organisations in Karnataka durin...
12 Mar, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
Bajrang Dal activist's murder: 12 taken into custody in ShivamoggaA 28-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Harsha was stabbed with lethal weapons on Sunday night at Bharathi Nagar in the city. Following the inci...
22 Feb, 2022, 12.20 PM IST
Hijab row not controversy but conspiracy, alleges Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed KhanNoting that Muslim girls are doing "so well" everywhere and so they need encouragement, Khan also said they do not need to be pushed down. ...
12 Feb, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
Uniform Civil Code need of the hour, should be discussed in Parliament, says Giriraj SinghThe Karnataka High Court, in its interim order pending consideration of all petitions related to the Hijab row, on Thursday requested the s...
11 Feb, 2022, 06.33 PM IST
Pakistan summons Indian Charge d'Affaires over hijab controversyThe Foreign Office said in a statement late on Wednesday that the Indian diplomat was conveyed Pakistan's deep concern over alleged religio...
10 Feb, 2022, 10.27 AM IST
Hijab row: Three-judge panel comprising CJ Ritu Raj Awasthi formedAfter Justice Dixit referred the case for Chief Justice Awasthi's consideration with a view that he may decide on constituting a larger ben...
09 Feb, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
Hijab controversy in Karnataka: Calm prevails in educational institutions following 3-day holidayPrimary schools functioned as usual across the state without any interruption. Protests for and against the 'hijab' had intensified in diff...
09 Feb, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
'Hijab' row takes political colour in KarnatakaThe issue that initially began in January at a government PU College in Udupi where six students who attended classes wearing headscarves i...
05 Feb, 2022, 06.29 PM IST
Javed Akhtar's Taliban-RSS remarks aimed at creating confusion in society: VHP"The VHP works in the interest of Hindus. We believe that the interest of Hindus and the country is the same. We would like to have the Cen...
06 Sep, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
Youthful aspiration for education & jobs means a slow death for Muslim fundamentalismFor India's Muslims, "normal" means to be like other Indian citizens focussing on "normal" priorities like education, jobs, housing and sec...
21 Feb, 2014, 11.06 AM IST