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Topic: Hijab

Khamenei’s hijab monitor finds himself neck deep in scandal over daughter’s plunging wedding dress

'Same regime that killed #MahsaAmini for showing a bit of her hair...,' wrote an Iranian journalist while others remarked on opulence of event while many Iranians struggle to get by.

Amid row over ‘janeu’ removal at CET centres, Oppn targets Siddaramaiah govt with ‘hijab’ jibe

Row has sparked fresh trouble for Siddaramaiah govt at a time when dissatisfaction is brewing among Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Brahmins over purportedly leaked findings from caste survey.

Ruchika Sharma wages a lonely battle against hijab. The Indian Liberal Conundrum is exposed

JNU scholar and Essex University Fellow Ruchika Sharma’s trial on X isn’t the only one. But it is symptomatic of a larger distortion in Indian public debate of late.

I am shocked Indian ‘liberals’ aren’t supporting Iranian woman Ahoo Daryaei protesting hijab

There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.

‘We stand with women and girls in Iran’, say Anglo-Saxon countries

Marking the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, a joint statement by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US urged the Iranian government to end the use of force to enforce the hijab requirement.

‘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.

Pakistani man covers YouTuber’s head on camera citing Allah, she gives him a lesson in consent

Shaila Khan is a popular YouTuber with around 6 lakh followers. She has made videos in support of CAA, Prime Minister Modi and Ram Navami. 

Muslim girls asked to remove hijab during Class 10 exam in Gujarat; principal suspended

Parents recounted how their daughters, including one who cried for hours after the incident, were pressured by school staff to remove their hijabs before the exam.

Pakistan has a hijab problem. New TV series shows ‘struggles’ of finding a job, groom

That a woman in a Muslim-majority country like Pakistan would be subject to prejudice due to wearing a hijab has surprised people.

Hijab-clad woman shouting ‘you’re all going to die’ shot by police in Paris metro station

The fully-veiled woman was shot at the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand station. Commuters had reported her 'uttering aggressive, jihadist comments, a French govt spokesperson said.

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The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.