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  Ahead of state budget, Karnataka CM discusses state and central projects in meeting with state MPs

  India | February 07, 2022 21:38 IST

  Interacting with reporters after the meeting, Bommai said, "There was a detail discussion with the MP. We discussed about various state and central projects related to irrigation, railways, roads ports and urban development."

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  Karnataka hijab row: CM Bommai appeals for peace, cites Constitution to defend govt order

  India | February 07, 2022 18:55 IST

  The CM also asked educational institutions to follow mandatory uniform rules issued by the government until the court's order comes out.

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  Karnataka: Two held with 'lethal weapons' in Udupi near students' protest site over Hijab ban

  India | February 07, 2022 13:35 IST

  According to police officers, out of five men carrying weapons, three managed to flee from the spot. A case has been registered at the Kundapur police station.

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  Hijab ban will create more problems for girls in getting education, says HD Kumaraswamy

  India | February 06, 2022 13:17 IST

  Kumaraswamy further slammed Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and said that he does not have control over his ministers as they are making vague statements.

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  K'taka hijab row: Govt says students can wear dresses that won't affect 'equality, integrity'

  India | February 05, 2022 21:12 IST

  In an order released by the education department, the state government said that colleges that are under the department of Pre-University will have to follow the dress which was decided by the college's development board (CDC).

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  Hijab row: Won't allow Talibanisation, says Karnataka BJP Chief Nalin Kateel

  India | February 05, 2022 14:58 IST

  "There is no scope for such things (wearing Hijab in classrooms). Our government will take stringent action. People have to follow the rules and regulations of the school. We will not allow Talibanisation," he told media.

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  'Ma Saraswati doesn’t differentiate': Rahul Gandhi on Karnataka hijab row

  India | February 05, 2022 12:54 IST

  Coming out in support of hijab-wearing Muslim girl students not allowed entry in educational institutes in Karnataka, Rahul said goddess Saraswati does not differentiate and gives knowledge to all.

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  K'taka Hijab row grows as another college denies entry to girls, boys protest in solidarity

  India | February 04, 2022 20:12 IST

  The girls' parents also protested outside the college gate. When they entered the premises, a few Hindu boy students wearing saffron shawls started roaming around the place as a mark of protest.

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  Karnataka hijab controversy: 'Colleges violating religious freedom of Muslims,' says PFI leader

  India | January 17, 2022 12:08 IST

  In Udupi's Government PU College, the leader alleged, 6 students from the Muslim community have been denied entry into classrooms and made to sit outside because they were wearing headscarves.

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  Karnataka: College in a bind as students sport saffron scarves protesting hijab inside classroom

  India | January 05, 2022 13:57 IST

  Govt Degree College in Balagadi has now decided to allow everyone to wear whatever they wish to till January 10.

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  Female cartoon characters on Iranian TV must wear hijab, rules Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

  India | February 24, 2021 20:08 IST

  In what could be termed as one of the most bizarre rulings, Iran's supreme leader Court Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that female cartoon characters on Iranian TV must wear a hijab.

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  AMU girl receives threat of being forced to wear 'brass hijab'

  India | July 15, 2020 10:17 IST

  A student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has lodged a complaint with the police against a fellow student who allegedly threatened her on social media that she would be forced to wear a 'brass hijab' once the varsity reopens after the lockdown.

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  In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back

  World | July 15, 2019 13:49 IST

  The hijab debate has further polarized Iranians at a time when the country is buckling under unprecedented U.S. sanctions imposed since the Trump administration pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers last year. It’s unclear to what extent the government can enforce hijab compliance amid an economic malaise, including a currency collapse and rising housing prices.

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  AR Rahman gets trolled for ‘forcing daughter to wear niqab’, maestro hits back with another picture

  Celebrities | February 07, 2019 13:35 IST

  At the event, AR Rahman's daughter was seen in a niqab for which the music maestro was trolled for being 'conservative'. 

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  Don't deny students, candidates right to wear hijab, carry kirpan: Minorities body to government departments

  India | January 13, 2019 16:39 IST

  The Delhi Minorities Commission has asked city government departments to allow minorities to wear dresses and carry articles as per their religious beliefs when appearing in recruitment and academic tests.

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  UK minister backs right to ban hijab in schools

  World | February 10, 2018 19:09 IST

  Earlier this month, the UK's independent schools watchdog, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) had also came out in support of the school's right to set its own uniform policy.

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  MP: Muslim women workout in Hijab at a gym in Bhopal

  News | October 10, 2017 23:12 IST

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  Madhya Pradesh: Women workout in Hijab at a gym in Bhopal

  News | October 10, 2017 16:06 IST

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  US teen spits on Muslim classmate, tries to yank off her hijab: Report

  World | May 21, 2017 19:03 IST

  Police questioned the teen and charged him with aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct, New York Daily reported.

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  Meet ‘Hijarbie’, the Hijab-wearing Barbie who’s become an Instagram star

  People | May 05, 2017 10:45 IST

  Barbie has had a brand-new makeover and Instagram couldn’t keep calm. This time the Barbie can be seen as a Hijab-wearing Muslim woman.