Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah under pressure to issue formal order revoking hijab banThe CM had on Friday sent shockwaves across the state, announcing that his government would be lifting the ban on hijab in colleges that BJ...
26 Dec, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a head scarf has died, state media saysState media reported on Saturday that a teenage girl from Iran, who was injured in a mysterious incident on the Tehran Metro while not wear...
28 Oct, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battlegroundIran's theocracy aims to enforce mandatory headscarf use by targeting businesses, increasing the punishments for uncovered women and the bu...
10 Aug, 2023, 11.26 AM IST
Months after nationwide arrests, Iran's 'morality police' returns with stricter Hijab rulesThe morality police would "issue warnings and then introduce to the judicial system people who unfortunately insist on their norm-breaking ...
17 Jul, 2023, 07.12 AM IST
Iran brings back morality police patrol to enforce strict Hijab lawPolice squads will patrol the streets on foot and in cruiser vans across the country as of Sunday to take action against "those who continu...
17 Jul, 2023, 12.38 AM IST
Karnataka government all set to overturn hijab banWhile campaigning for the May 10 Assembly polls, the Congress Congress, especially Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, had vehemently st...
24 May, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
Muslim Personal Law Board appeals to Karnataka government to withdraw hijab orderOn Thursday a bench of justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia pronounced a split judgement on the Hijab issue, as one upheld the Karnat...
14 Oct, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Iran protests: Mahsa Amini's death sparks anger towards country’s moral policingThe scale of protests in Iran has increased after the death of Mamsa Amini, who was detained by police in Iran for not wearing a hijab, acc...
24 Sep, 2022, 12.12 AM IST
Hijab row: Karnataka Congress leader arrested in HyderabadKhan had given provocative statements during the protests on the hijab row, which had gone viral. In the video, he had said that those who ...
08 Mar, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
BJP's Sakshi Maharaj demands law against hijabKarnataka High Court will continue hearing on Friday various petitions challenging the ban on headscarves in educational institutes.
23 Feb, 2022, 01.17 PM IST
Right to wear hijab does not fall under Article 25 of Constitution: Karnataka govt in HC"The right to wear Hijab falls under Article 19(1)(A) and not Article 25. If one wishes to wear Hijab, then there is no restriction 'subjec...
22 Feb, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
Hijab controversy: Students in Karnataka stand firmColleges and schools where girl students came wearing Hijab were asked to remove it in order to be allowed entry. However, they did not bud...
19 Feb, 2022, 04.59 PM IST
Karnataka hijab row: Opposition creating environment of polarization, stopping country's progress, says BJP MP Rajyavardhan SinghSpeaking to ANI, the BJP leader said, "It is strange that a lot of students have started wearing hijab in schools and some parties are accu...
12 Feb, 2022, 04.45 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
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
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
Aim is to deprive girls of education, says Congress leader Siddaramaiah after Karnataka college denies entry to Hijab-wearing studentsSiddaramaiah said the Congress would raise the matter in the Assembly after the decision of the court. On being asked about Hindu students ...
05 Feb, 2022, 01.49 PM IST