Search For "muslim girl"
DCW issues notice to Delhi Police over minor Muslim girl's marriage and as
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking action taken report in connection with a 15-year-old Muslim girl's marriage and abuse in Delhi's Daryaganj area.
Read More
SC issues notice to Centre on uniform age of marriage for Muslim girls
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) to make the minimum age of marriage for Muslim girls the same as that of persons belonging to other religions.
Read More
MP: Muslim woman converts to marry Hindu man in Mandsaur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The girl, Naznin Bano (now Nancy) and the youth Deepak Goswami are residents of Kumbhraj in Guna district. They met each other through TikTok app and their friendship turned into love.
Read More
SC agrees to examine NCPCR's plea against order upholding marriage of 16-y
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine the plea of the National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) against an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which said a Muslim girl of 16-years-old is competent to enter into a contract o
Read More
Girls can marry without parents' consent after attaining puberty under Mus
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
Read More
Kerala governor welcomes K'taka HC decision on Hijab, says conspiracy to p
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Tuesday welcomed the Karnataka High Court decision upholding Hijab ban in educational institutions saying 'conspiracy to push back Muslim young girls has fallen flat'.
Read More
Tejasvi Surya terms K'taka HC verdict on HC important step towards strengt
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 15 (ANI): After the Karnataka government upheld the ban on Hijab in educational institutions on Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya said that it was an important step in strengthening opportunities for the girls, especially for those belongin
Read More
Hijab ban 'deliberate, intentional' to prevent Muslim girls from getting e
Updated : 4 years ago IST
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
Read More
Discrimination against Muslim girls purely based on religion: Senior advoc
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): Senior Advocate Ravivarma Kumar, appearing for the petitioners challenging the ban on hijab, submitted before Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that discrimination against Muslim girls is purely based on religion.
Read More
Students in Karnataka refuse to give exams without wearing hijabs
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Shivamogga / Udupi (Karnataka) [India], February 15 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Karnataka hijab controversy, some students were asked to sit in a separate room as they refused to appear for exams without wearing their headscarves in Shivmogga and Udupi cities of the state.
Read More
UP Polls: Muslim girls feel safe under BJP rule, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Muslim girls feel safe under the administration of the Yogi Adityanath led government. He was addressing a public rally here in Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh.
Read More
Hijab not essential to Islam like turbans for Sikhs, says Kerala Governor,
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing hijab controversy, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday said that the hijab is not an essential part of Islam in the manner say a turban was to the Sikh religion and that controversy around it was part of a "conspiracy" to prev
Read More