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BJP jibes AIMIM chief Owaisi for his 'wish to see hijab-clad girl as PM of
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After Rishi Sunak became the first Hindu Prime Minister of UK, AIMIM president Owaisi made a wish to see a hijab-wearing girl be the Prime Minister of India.
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Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi apologises in Instagram post after 'unintenti
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 19 (ANI): Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in South Korea on Sunday without wearing the head covering required of all women by her country's hardline Islamic government offered an apology saying that she had competed without a hijab accidentally.
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Girls create ruckus when asked to remove Hijab for checking during exam at
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], October 16 (ANI): The girls at Muzaffarpur MDDM College who took a Central Selection Council Constable Recruitment exam on Sunday created a ruckus when they were asked to remove their Hijab for checking Bluetooth in the ear and also alleged that the male teacher
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Four dead, 61 injured in Iran's Evin prison blaze
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least four people died and 61 were injured in the fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.
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Eight injured in Iran prison blaze, state media says Evin unrest not linke
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least eight people were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported amid the ongoing protests over the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini.
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Infamous Evin prison in Tehran on fire: Gun shots and sirens heard
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): A fire has broken out at Iran's notorious Evin prison, the primary site for detaining political prisoners.
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Muslim Personal Law Board appeals to Karnataka government to withdraw hija
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): After the Supreme Court's split verdict in the hijab case, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLA) appealed to the Karnataka government to withdraw its order on the hijab.
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Hijab row: Supreme Court's final verdict will be important, says K'taka CM
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Huvinahadagali (Karnataka) [India], October 14 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the final verdict on the hijab row will be important as it would not be restricted to the state but would apply to the whole country.
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Owaisi favours extremism but it won't be tolerated in India: BJP
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary CT Ravi on Thursday attacked the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi for accusing BJP of misusing the Hijab issue.
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SC judges differ on Hijab's essential religious practices test
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday gave divergent views while pronouncing judgement on Hijab issues in educational institutions: Justice Hemant Gupta held that the essential religious practices of the followers of the Sikh faith cannot b
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Women should be "freed" from wearing hijab: Anil Vij on SC`s decision
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 13 (ANI): On a day when the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the hijab ban in Karnataka, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday refrained to comment on the decision of the apex court which referred the issue to the larger bench, adding that men have
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Hijab verdict: Two SC judges disagree on whether allowing Hijab in educati
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday differed on the Hijab issue: One judge opined that permitting one to wear their religious symbols would be the antithesis to secularism while another judge held that restriction on Hijab was an invasion
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