'Burqa City' director says he's 'shocked' about similarities between his short film and 'Laapataa Ladies'Fabrice Bracq, director of the 2019 short film Burqa City, expressed shock over similarities between his work and Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladi...
06 Apr, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
UP by-polls: SP says cops deterring voters, BJP seeks identification of burqa-clad womenThe Samajwadi Party (SP) has accused police in Uttar Pradesh of preventing people from voting in ongoing bypolls, alleging voter suppressio...
20 Nov, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
Voters to be identified as per rules giving respect to cultural values: CEC Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar stated voter identification will follow election rules while respecting cultural values. His commen...
15 Oct, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
Rising trend of burqa-clad terrorists worries forcesAn officer recalled an operation conducted this year in which this confusion had led to 2 women sustaining gunshot injuries during encounte...
03 Oct, 2018, 09.52 AM IST
Burqa-clad militants open fire in busy Kashmir market, 3 hurtOne of the suspected militants, wearing burqa to masquerade as a woman, was arrested by police but his accomplices managed to escape, polic...
13 Jul, 2018, 05.12 PM IST
Deploy women police to examine burqa-clad voters: BJP to ECIt said a large number of burqa-clad women exercise their franchise and there was a possibility of false voting.
02 Mar, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
BJP express apprehension on burqa clad voters in Assam pollsChief Election Commissioner, Nasim Zaidi is on visit to Assam on Monday to inspect the poll preparedness and have interaction with differen...
21 Mar, 2016, 06.39 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: 31% polling recorded in Bihar till noon, says Election CommissionWhile 30 per cent voting was recorded in Valmikinagar, West Champaran recorded 31 per cent , Vaishali 35.1 per cent and Siwan 30.2 per cent.
12 May, 2014, 02.11 PM IST
LS Polls 2014: 48 per cent polling for seven seats in Bihar till 3 PMBraving scorching sun, Bihar registered voter turnout of about 48 % till 3 PM for seven Lok Sabha seats in fourth phase of elections
30 Apr, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
RSS workers donned burqas at Narendra Modi's rally in Goa: CongressOpposition Congress today alleged that RSS workers masqueraded as burqa-clad women in BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi's rally held here ye...
13 Jan, 2014, 06.56 PM IST
Shiv Sena's veiled attack on BJP, Narendra Modi for appeasing minoritiesThe Sena comments have surfaced even as BJP is trying to reach out to Muslims ahead of the Assembly and General elections.
06 Nov, 2013, 03.23 PM IST
After Burqas at Modi rally, BJP now tries to put a veil on controversyThis talk of compulsorily wearing a prayer cap for Muslim attendees...should be denied: Naqvi
24 Sep, 2013, 04.44 AM IST
'Burqa' diktat by BJP for Narendra Modi rally raises eyebrowsThe BJP claimed that the direction by its minority cell has been "misunderstood" and no distinction had been made on the basis of religion.
10 Sep, 2013, 07.14 PM IST
- Banning burqa clad women in hospitals not the solution: BMC
Following Sena's demand for a ban on burqa in wake of the recent baby theft case, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has said it cannot...
20 Oct, 2010, 02.24 PM IST
- Sena for ban on burqa
Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over forcing Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed book, today opened a new front, calling ...
19 Oct, 2010, 11.02 AM IST
- Lift veil for voter ID, SC tells burqa-clad women
The Supreme Court has said that burqa-clad women cannot be issued voter identity cards, rejecting the argument that religion prohibits them...
23 Jan, 2010, 09.52 AM IST
- Burqa Barbie to the fore
On her birthday the world-famous Mattel doll appears in three burqa-clad avatars.
26 Nov, 2009, 03.44 AM IST