Senior advocate tells SC that ban has led to Muslim girls dropping out of school. Bench says matter of dropout rate among Muslim girl students should've been placed before Karnataka HC.
Petitioner compared the Islamic hijab to turban in Sikhism to say they are both essential. 'The practices can't be compared,' said SC hearing plea against hijab ban.
Arguments veered around whether there was a religious aspect to 'chunni' or 'dupatta'. Karnataka claims its dress code order was issued only after feedback from various colleges.
Civil activists take to streets on 12 July – ‘National Day of Hijab and Chastity’ in Iran – as hardline rulers clamp down further on enforcing dress code.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
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.
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