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BJP's Sakshi Maharaj demands law against hijab
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj, on Wednesday demanded a law to ban the wearing of hijab across the country. He also slammed the Opposition for stoking the hijab row.
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Pakistan preaching India when women rights in its own country squashed
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Aurat March demonstrates that many in Pakistan who are criticizing India over the Hijab row are themselves desperate about what women should wear in public.
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No discrimination on religious grounds, Advocate Gen tells Karnataka HC on
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI): Amid the hijab row, Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi appearing for the state told Karnataka High Court on Tuesday that there is no discrimination on the ground of religion.
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Bajrang Dal activist death: BJP, Congress destabilizing peace in Karnataka
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 21 (ANI): Amid the Hijab row and death of Bajrang Dal activist in Karnataka, former chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy alleged that incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party and the largest opposition party in the state Congress are r
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No material shown to substantiate hijab as essential religious practice: K
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Advocate General of Karnataka, Prabhuling Navadgi, on Monday, told the Karnataka High Court that the petitioners have not placed any material to substantiate their claim for a declaration that wearing of the hijab (headscarf) is an essential religious
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Many forces working to destabilize country, need to be cautious: Karnataka
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], February 21 (ANI): Amid the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka, state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Sunday said that there are forces in the country that are trying to "destabilize" the nation by filling "communal dirtiness" in the school students and added tha
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Hijab ban 'deliberate, intentional' to prevent Muslim girls from getting e
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 20 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Sunday stated that the Hijab ban in the educational institutions across the state was 'deliberate and intentional' with an aim to prevent the Muslim girls from
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Former actor Zaira Wasim reacts to ongoing Hijab controversy
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New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): 'Dangal' actor Zaira Wasim, on Saturday, reacted to the ongoing Hijab state of Karnataka.
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DMK MP Kanimozhi slams BJP over hijab row, says it turns people against pe
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 19 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka and alleged that they turn people against people. She said that what a woman chooses to wear is her right.
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Siddaramaiah urges CM Bommai to withdraw order banning hijab in Karnataka'
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New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to immediately withdraw the circular prohibiting students from wearing hijabs in minority institutions run unde
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Karnataka hijab row: Cong leader Mukarram Khan booked for his 'cutting int
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kalaburgi (Karnataka) [India], February 18 (ANI): Karnataka Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Congress leader Mukarram Khan in Kalaburgi for a controversial statement on hijab.
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Karnataka: Minority welfare dept cites HC order, bars students from wearin
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Hijab row, the Karnataka Minority Welfare Department on Thursday issued a circular to ban students from wearing saffron shawls, scarfs, hijab, religious flags inside classrooms until further orders at educational institutions
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