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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicHijab protest

Topic: hijab protest

‘People will rise up again’: Iranian chess player in exile has no regrets about removing hijab

Sara Khadem, 25, now lives in southern Spain. She said Iranian authorities had told her to record a video saying that she regretted her actions as a condition of returning home.

Students in Bengal school clash over saffron scarves, hijab. TMC calls it ‘BJP conspiracy’

The Dhulagori Adarsha Vidyalaya is closed for a week and ongoing exams cancelled. The school has a blanket ban on students wearing any other attire other than uniforms.

Triple talaq to hijab—How Hindutva reversed gains made by Muslim women’s movements

By communalising and politicising the hijab issue, Hindu groups have helped strengthen patriarchy within the Muslim community.

Iranian woman arrested for ‘bad hijab’ dies in morality police custody, protests break out

Mahsa Amini was detained for not wearing hijab properly. Police deny the allegation of beating Amini in a detention van and maintain that she suffered a heart attack.

On Camera

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.