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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicKarnataka HC

Topic: Karnataka HC

How a case of Jehovah’s Witnesses refusing to sing national anthem guided judge’s hijab opinion

Three Kerala schoolkids who followed Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious sect, were expelled for not singing national anthem. Suspensions were unconstitutional, the Supreme Court had held

‘Marital rape exception not absolute’ — Karnataka HC refuses to quash rape case against husband

Man accused of keeping wife as ‘sex slave, assaulting her brutally’. HC observation comes at a time when Delhi HC has reserved judgment on petitions against IPC’s marital rape exception.

Muslim religious head calls for Karnataka bandh to protest HC’s hijab order, Dalit body backs it

Ameer-e-Shariath Sageer Ahmed Rashadi calls for ‘day-long peaceful bandh’ Thursday to ‘display anger’ against HC verdict. Muslim-owned businesses in Bhatkal remain shut Wednesday.

After 11 days of hearing all sides on hijab row, Karnataka High Court reserves judgment 

Interim order of 11 February, which restrains all students from displaying religious clothing in colleges with a dress code, will remain in operation till judgment is pronounced.

Tension over hijab controversy remains but Karnataka colleges to reopen today after a week

School authorities ask Muslim teachers, students to remove hijabs outside gates, in public view, on Monday & Tuesday. Issue raised by Opposition in Karnataka assembly.

Karnataka HC interim order bans ‘religious garments’ at educational institutions with dress code

Interim order to be in force till petitions challenging ban on hijabs are decided. Karnataka High Court bench also requests state government to reopen educational institutions.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

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.