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Topic: Hijab

The right answer to the wrong hijab question is still a wrong answer

The controversy was conjured up to reignite Hindu-Muslim divide, so that while the hoodlums do their job on the street, intellectuals debate the merits of 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.

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Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.