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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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