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Congress did not play properly role of ruling party as well as of oppositi
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Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], February 23 (ANI): Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday took a dig at the Congress party and said that "when the party was in power, they did not play the role of the ruling party properly and now when the party in opposition, they are not play
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Constitutional value for institutions is to impart secular education: Coll
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI): Amid the hijab row, senior advocate Sajan Poovayya, representing College Development Committee (CDC), told Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that maintaining secular order is the paramount duty of the institution and the state as the basic co
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BJP's Sakshi Maharaj demands law against hijab
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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
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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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Imran Khan govt to counter 'Aurat March' by hailing hijab
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): As women in Pakistan prepare for 'Aurat March' scheduled to be held on International Women's Day on March 8, the Imran Khan government is seeking to thwart their efforts for women empowerment by hailing hijab in order to promote conservatism, said a t
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Pakistan: Religious Affairs Minister appeals to Imran Khan to declare Wome
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to declare March 8, International Women's Day, as International Hijab Day, said a think tank, Policy Research Group (POREG).
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Bajrang Dal activist death: BJP, Congress destabilizing peace in Karnataka
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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
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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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Karnataka: Bajrang Dal activist killed in Shivamogga; security beefed up,
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Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], February 21 (ANI): A 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Harsha was allegedly murdered at around 9 pm last night in Shivamogga.
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Many forces working to destabilize country, need to be cautious: Karnataka
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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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