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TopicBurqa ban

Topic: burqa ban

‘Students must have freedom of choice’ — SC stays Mumbai college ban on ‘hijab, burqa, cap, naqab’

Issuing notice to Chembur Trombay Education Society, which runs N G Acharya and D K Marathe College, bench asked why it didn't ban ’tilak, bindi’ if matter was about religious markers.

Is hijab a choice? India can’t defend secularism on knife’s edge, like France

The biggest difference between the French and Karnataka versions of 'laicite' is that in France, the public display of all religious symbols is not allowed.

Muslim women must see burqa is just like chastity belt of dark ages, Taslima Nasreen writes

Uniform civil code and uniform dress code are necessary to stop conflicts. Right to religion is not above the right to education.

Muslim women will be freed of ‘evil custom’ of burqa like triple talaq, says UP minister

Anand Swarup Shukla Tuesday also wrote to the Ballia DM, complaining that he is facing difficulties in discharge of his duties due to loudspeakers at mosques.

Sri Lanka proposes immediate ban of burqa following Easter Sunday terror attack

A Sri Lankan parliamentary committee also recommended the Election Commission to enact a legislation to suspend the registration of political parties on ethnic & religious basis.

J D Women’s College in Patna withdraws its ban on wearing burqa

Acknowledging that the prohibition was due to a misunderstanding, the college authorities said that it has "no intention to disturb or harass students of any community".

Burqa not allowed, Patna college tells Muslim students, RJD calls it ‘Talibani order’

The college notice said students wearing burqa will be fined Rs 250. College principal Dr Shyama Roy said the move is aimed at bringing uniformity on campus.

Dutch burqa ban exposes Muslim women to attacks

It’s normal for a country’s laws to demand that a person be recognizable. But society cannot demand fully open communication from someone who may not want it at all times.

Chief of Muslim educational group in Kerala receives death threats over face veil ban

The Muslim Educational Society (MES) had imposed a ban on veils covering women's faces stating it was a new trend and was not in practice in the state earlier.

Masood Azhar’s terrorist tag victory for India, but doesn’t mean end of Pakistan terror

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In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.