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  Hijab Row Takes A Turn, Ruckus Continues After Justice Lalit Formed A Bench On The Case

  News | October 14, 2022 7:54 IST

  The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court judgment refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state. While Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the appeals against the high court verdict, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allowed them. There is a divergence of opinion, Justice Gupta said at the outset while pronouncing the verdict.In view of the split verdict, the bench directed that the appeals against the high court verdict be placed before the Chief Justice of India for constituting an appropriate larger bench. #hijabcontroversy #hijabrow #indiatv

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  Karnataka hijab ban: Supreme Court to deliver order today

  India | October 13, 2022 11:18 IST

  Karnataka hijab ban: A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will deliver an order on pleas against Karnataka High Court's decision.

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  Iran Hijab Row: Iran Witnesses Huge Protest Against Mahsa Amini's Death Over Hijab Controversy

  News | September 21, 2022 8:32 IST

  At least 3 persons were killed during protests, that intensified in several cities of Iran on Tuesday. Massive protests broke out after Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died soon after she was detained by the morality police for wearing Hijab (headscarf) improperly. Al Jazeera reported that an Iranian Governor, Esmail Zarei Kousha confirmed the news and said that three people died suspiciously during illegal protests in recent days.Some visuals shared by Iran News International even showed Iranian security officials directly shooting at protestors, but Governor Kousha of the northwestern Kurdistan province denied any such claims, and said, Investigations have shown that these people were shot and killed by those working against the establishment and with firearms that are not employed by any tiers of security or law enforcement forces in the province.#iran #hijabcontroversy #indiatv

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  12 hijab-clad students denied entry to University College in Mangaluru

  India | May 30, 2022 13:35 IST

  The hijab crisis, which started as a protest by six students of Udupi Pre-University Girl's College, has turned out to be a major situation in Karnataka over the past year.

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  Hijab controversy: 'Only uniforms allowed', says Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh

  India | May 28, 2022 11:02 IST

  Education Minister's remark comes after hundreds of students from Mangaluru's University College staged a protest on May 26 against wearing hijab in classrooms.

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  'J&K agreed to accession with India where religions... ': Omar Abdullah's take on loudspeaker row

  India | April 27, 2022 23:58 IST

  The ex-CM of Jammu and Kashmir said that Muslims had never objected to loudspeakers in temples or gurudwaras.

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  Hijab controversy: Two Udupi student-petitioners not allowed to take exams wearing burqa

  India | April 22, 2022 14:08 IST

  When they reached the examination centre in an auto-rickshaw, officials asked them to follow the dress code. But the girls refused and tried to convince the invigilators and the college principal for around 45 minutes.

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  Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu on Hijab row: No one has right to say how Indian girls should dress

  Celebrities | March 30, 2022 17:23 IST

  Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu attended an event in Punjab where she was asked about her opinion on the ongoing Hijab controversy. The 21-year-old shared her stance saying there shouldn't be any politics on the issue and no one has the right to say how Indian girls should dress.

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  Hijab controversy: 40 Muslim girls abstain from PU exams in Udupi

  India | March 30, 2022 13:11 IST

  The students decided to not appear for the examination without wearing the headscarf as they were hurt by the March 15 order, sources said.

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  Demands for ban on Halal meat ignite controversy in Karnataka ahead of Ugadi

  News | March 30, 2022 10:39 IST

  Demands for ban on madrasas and halal meat during the Ugadi festival has ignited another controversy in Karnataka after the furore over Hijabs in schools.
  
  

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  MP varsity orders probe after right-wing activists submit video of girl wearing hijab offering namaz

  India | March 26, 2022 12:38 IST

  A memorandum demanding action was submitted to the varsity by the Hindu Jagran Manch after a video clip surfaced.

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  'Exams have nothing to do with hijab': Supreme Court asks petitioner not to sensationalise

  India | March 24, 2022 12:46 IST

  Karnataka High Court had earlier dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom.

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  Y-category security for Karnataka HC judges who gave Hijab verdict

  India | March 20, 2022 14:36 IST

  Karnataka government's decision comes in the wake of death threats to the judges from certain quarters in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

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  Hijab Controversy: Death threats to Karnataka judges over hijab verdict; 2 arrested

  India | March 20, 2022 8:54 IST

  Two people were arrested in connection with issuing death threats to the Special Bench judges of the Karnataka High Court who dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classrooms.

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  Hijab controversy: Muslim outfits call for Karnataka bandh today

  India | March 17, 2022 9:23 IST

  The Karnataka High Court had on Tuesday held that hijab is not an essential religious practice.

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  "Hijab is our dignity" graffiti surfaces in Karnataka's Hospet, civic officials remove it later

  India | March 16, 2022 18:03 IST

  "Hijab is our Dignity" was written on the walls of Vijayanagara College, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel School, district stadium and Guru Undergraduate College.

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  Hijab controversy: Muslim organisations call for Karnataka bandh on March 17

  India | March 16, 2022 16:47 IST

  While BJP and RSS have hailed the Supreme Court ruling, AIMIM chief Asasuddin Owaisi has expressed his displeasure over the judgment.

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  OPINION | Hijab: What Karnataka HC said about ‘unseen hands’ trying to spread unrest

  India | March 16, 2022 13:02 IST

  The bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna Dixit and Justice Jaibunnisa Mohiuddin Khazi in its 129-page order, rejected the plea that ban on wearing of hijab by Muslim girls in educational institutions violates rights guaranteed under Article 14, 15, 19, 21 & 25 of the Constitution.

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  Hijab controversy: Supreme Court to hear pleas contesting Karnataka HC verdict after Holi

  India | March 16, 2022 12:14 IST

  The Karnataka HC had on Tuesday dismissed the petitions filed by Muslim students seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom.  

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  Day after Karnataka HC's verdict on Hijab ban, schools, colleges reopen in Udupi

  India | March 16, 2022 10:49 IST

  The court maintained that the government has the power to issue impugned government order dated February 5, 2022, and no case is made out for its invalidation.