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Topic: Hijab

Heckled over hijab, Mandya Muslim student says no need to fear, fighting for right to education

Visuals of Muskan Khan being heckled by saffron scarf-clad protestors chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’ at a college are viral. In an interview, she says college management is with her.

Pakistan summons Indian Charge d’affaires over hijab ban in Karnataka schools

The Indian diplomat was conveyed Pakistan’s deep concern over alleged religious intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatisation and discrimination against Muslims in India.

TV debated the hijab row but it’s the protest videos that took the story forward

The defining image of Muskan raising her arm in defiance and screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ at men will remain with us long after the debate dies down.

‘People giving communal colour to decision on dress code’: Naqvi calls hijab row ‘conspiracy’

Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also shot back at Pakistani ministers for wading into hijab row, saying the country is a 'jungle of crime & cruelty' for minorities.

‘Constitutional questions’: Karnataka HC refers hijab plea to larger bench, no interim order

Single bench of Justice Krishna S. Dixit said larger bench needed due to ‘enormity of questions of importance’, and refused interim relief for students to take their exams.

‘No proposal to ban hijab,’ MP govt says after school education minister backed prohibition

The state govt response comes a day after MP school education minister Inder Singh Parmar supported hijab ban and proposed a dress code in educational institutions.

Bikini, ghoonghat or hijab, it’s woman’s right to wear what she wants, Priyanka Gandhi says

Amid hijab row escalating in Karnataka, Gandhi tweeted saying the right is guaranteed by the Indian constitution and to 'stop harassing women'.

In Karnataka, it’s not about Hijab, but bigotry and apartheid

What’s happening in Karnataka shows the concern is not development, or beti bachao beti padhao.

Hijab case in Karnataka HC: Petitioner says it’s essential to Islam, protected by Constitution

Wearing hijab comes under Constitutional right to expression and right to privacy recognised by SC, said petitioners’ counsel in hearing on Udupi college’s headscarf ban Tuesday.

‘We are losing our friends’, say Udupi Hindu students about Muslim classmates in hijab row

While a section of Hindu and Muslim students are in conflict over dress code, others are also worried about losing out on classes as colleges declare holidays to avoid protests.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.