Karnataka HC asks if all that is stated in Quran is 'inviolable'. Petitioner’s lawyer says court shouldn’t get into ‘larger canvas’ of whether certain parts are essential.
A bench of the Karnataka High Court also asked the state government to 'reopen educational institutions and allow students to return to classes at the earliest'.
Like interpretations of Muskan Khan's viral video, the hijab row too is multi-layered — religion, law and feminism blending together into a political soup.
Till the matter is pending, ‘students and stakeholders will not insist on wearing any religious garment or head dress’ says 3-judge bench. Petitioners oppose the restraint order.
The apex court said a three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court is hearing the matter Thursday afternoon regarding the dress code that created controversy over wearing hijab.
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.
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.
The HC had restrained Ghaziabad police from taking any coercive action against Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari in connection with a video where a Muslim man was being assaulted.
Manish Maheshwari was issued notice by the Ghaziabad Police in connection with an assault of an elderly Muslim man. The bench said the police can examine him through virtual mode.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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