Iranians fear sharpening pressure after war and crackdownIranians are trying to live normally after bombing and protests. Shops and parks are open, but the economy is struggling. People fear more ...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Karnataka Hijab ban row: SC to consider setting up 3-judge benchA bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandarchud, and Justices V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala, took note of the submissions of senior ad...
23 Jan, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
Hijab ban to continue in Karnataka schools and colleges till SC verdict: Education Minister"The Karnataka High Court order will remain valid. Hence, in all our schools and colleges Karnataka education act and rule, there will be n...
13 Oct, 2022, 09.39 PM IST
Will always support uniforms in schools; no hijab or other dresses: BJPSoon after the Supreme Court gave a split verdict on the ban on hijabs in Karnataka educational institutions, BJP national general secretar...
13 Oct, 2022, 04.59 PM IST
Hijab ban in schools is creating hysteria, psychiatrist tells High CourtNeuro-psychiatrist Vinod G Kulkarni pleaded that the court permit girls to wear hijab with the uniform as it was 'not against public order ...
18 Feb, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
Hijab row: Schools in Karnataka reopen amid more controversiesIn Shivamogga, 13 girls refused to write an examination paper at a government school after they were told that they were not allowed to wea...
15 Feb, 2022, 12.36 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
Hijab row: Open schools, see no problems occur, HC tells K'taka govtA Karnataka High Court three-judge bench, hearing pleas on the hijab row, on Thursday directed the government to reopen schools in the stat...
10 Feb, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
No proposal to ban hijab in MP: govt; school education minister backtracks on 'dress code' remarkThe BJP government in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday said that no proposal to ban 'hijab' in educational institutions in the state is under it...
09 Feb, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
Hijab controversy: Indian leaders must stop the marginalisation of Muslim women, Malala Yousafzai saysAs protests for and against the 'hijab' gathers steam across Karnataka, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has termed refusing to ...
09 Feb, 2022, 01.20 PM IST
Government should resolve Hijab controversy, Opposition parties should not use it for political gains: Mallikarjun KhargeSpeaking to ANI, Kharge said, "The government should resolve the hijab row according to the rules. Opposition parties should not use the hi...
09 Feb, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
Students hoist saffron flag as hijab protest spreads in Karnataka, HC commences hearingThe Karnataka High Court on Tuesday commenced hearing on petitions challenging the Feb 5 notification that makes it compulsory for students...
08 Feb, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
Hijab row: Those unwilling to follow uniform dress code can explore other options, says Minister"Just as rules are followed in the military, the same is to be done here (in educational institutions) as well. Options are open for those ...
06 Feb, 2022, 09.01 PM IST
Hijab row: If you don't stick to uniform, you cannot attend classes, says Karnataka Education Minister BC NageshHis comments to the ET came in the backdrop of the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress getting into a war of words after sections of Muslim ...
06 Feb, 2022, 03.14 PM IST
Stick to college uniform, says Karnataka government as hijab issue escalatesCM Basavaraj Bommai and primary and secondary education minister BV Nagesh held a meeting with the advocate general on Friday to discuss th...
05 Feb, 2022, 11.09 PM IST
Won't allow Talibanisation, says K'taka BJP Chief Kateel on Hijab rowThe Karnataka government had on Friday asked educational institutions to follow existing uniform related rules, until the High Court comes ...
05 Feb, 2022, 03.29 PM IST
Sriram Sena chief asks govt to kick out students insisting on Hijab in classroom"This obduracy has the mindset of taking them (students) to the level of a terrorist. Now they say Hijab, next they will ask for Burqa (vei...
02 Feb, 2022, 03.00 PM IST