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
Iran hijab protest: Iranian parliament, judiciary are reviewing headscarf lawUnable to suppress the two months of protests against the forced Hijab mandate, the Iranian parliament and judiciary are finally looking in...
04 Dec, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
Our thought is how to get PoK, says BJP's CT RaviThere are certain Marathi-speaking areas in Karnataka such as Belagavi which Maharashtra always claims to belong to them. Similarly, there ...
24 Nov, 2022, 11.40 PM IST
Watch: Turkish singer Melek Mosso cuts hair onstage to support Iran protestsThe move won her the applause of many who have been backing the anti-hijab protests which broke out in Iran after a 22-year-old-woman named...
29 Sep, 2022, 01.45 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
US journalist denied interview with Iran President for not wearing hijabAn interview of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi with CNN's Chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour was abruptly cancelled after the ...
23 Sep, 2022, 06.53 AM IST
Iran witnesses widespread outrage, women burn hijabs to protest Mahsa Amini's death. Watch videoSeveral Iranian women have burned their hijabs to protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody last week. Iran ...
21 Sep, 2022, 10.11 PM IST
SC agrees to list pleas against hijab ban in educational institutionsOne of the appeals in the top court has alleged "step-motherly behaviour of government authorities which has prevented students from practi...
26 Apr, 2022, 01.10 PM 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
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
Wearing hijab essential part of Islam? Karnataka HC to resume hearing todaySenior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for the students, prayed for an interim order in the court of Justice Krishna S Dixit.
09 Feb, 2022, 09.00 AM 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