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Shiv Sena clarifies its 'ban on burqa' remark
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 1 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Wednesday issued a clarification over demanding a 'ban on burqa' in India in its mouthpiece 'Saamna', stating it may be the personal opinion of the editor.
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Giriraj Singh supports Shiv Sena's demand of imposing ban on burqa in Indi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], May 1 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Wednesday backed Shiv Sena's demand of imposing a ban on burqa in India, asserting that many blasts have occurred all over the world and in India in the guise of burqa.
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Owaisi urges EC action on Shiv Sena for seeking burqa ban
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 1 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday asked the Election Commission (EC) to take action against Shiv Sena for its "polarising" editorial in its mouthpiece Samna seeking a ban on the burqa in order to ensure national security.
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Shiv Sena calls for ban on burqa in 'Ram's land', NDA ally RPI disagrees
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 1 (ANI): Citing a ban on the burqa in Sri Lanka after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' on Wednesday demanded the imposition of a similar ban in India.
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Sri Lanka imposes burqa ban post Easter Sunday attacks
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 29 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Sunday took necessary measures to impose a complete ban on all types of burqas and face covers in the wake of the horrific terror bombings that rattled the entire country on Easter Sunday, claiming lives of more than 250 people
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Burqa-clad women seek votes for BJP in Ahmedabad
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Apr 20 (ANI): A group of Muslim workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including some burqa-clad women on Saturday carried out a door to door campaign seeking votes in Jamalpur Darwaza area of Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha seat.
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Fake voting being conducted via burqa clad voters: BJP MLA Kanwar Singh Ta
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 18 (ANI): BJP candidate and sitting Member of Parliament from Amroha constituency in Uttar Pradesh Kanwar Singh Tanwar on Thursday alleged that identities of burkha-clad women are not being verified properly at various polling booths in his constituency.
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BJP candidate Sanjeev Balyan alleges 'fake voting' in Muzaffarnagar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Former Union Minister and Muzaffarnagar BJP candidate Sanjeev Balyan on Thursday alleged “fake voting” in his Lok Sabha constituency, claiming that faces of "burqa-clad" voters were not being verified by poll officials.
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Burqa-clad man held for entering ladies toilet in Goa
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Goa Police has booked a 35-year-old man for wearing a 'burqa' and entering the ladies toilet at the Panaji bus stand on Saturday.
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Jailed Saudi blogger's wife calls for burqa ban in Ontario
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], Jul 2 (ANI): Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has requested the Ontario premier Doug Ford to ban 'burqa' in public places.
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PTI supporters mock Reham Khan after her tweet against 'political Burqa'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 26 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf followers have been mocking cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's second wife Reham Khan after she tweeted a picture of the PTI chief's new wife Bushra Maneka covering herself from head to toe along with a picture of modest Bur
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Burqa-clad women playing board game at Mecca's mosque spark controversy
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Feb 23 (ANI): A photo of four Burqa-clad women playing a board game in the premises of Mecca's holy mosque went viral on social media and has sparked online controversy across Saudi Arabia.
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