Hijab row

Udupi BJP MLA K Raghupathi Bhat has said he has been receiving threat calls from unidentified persons after the hijab issue turned into a major controversy. Bhat, who is the president of the development committee of the pre-university…

The Karnataka government has extended till February 15 holidays for pre-university colleges, shut from February 9 following the raging hijab row on several campuses and was slated to open on February 14. The government has already ordered…

Sonam Kapoor weighed in on the raging hijab controversy in Karnataka and asked why turbans can be a choice but a hijab cannot. She shared a post on Instagram Stories, featuring a picture collage. On the left was an image of a man in a…

Protests for and against the hijab (a headscarf worn by Muslim women) in educational institutions have intensified in Karnataka and the demonstrations have also turned violent in some places.The hijab protests began on February 4 at the…

Kangana Ranaut seems to have reacted to the ongoing unrest in Karnataka over whether students should be permitted to wear hijab (a headscarf worn by Muslim women) in educational institutions or not. On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court…

By AFP PARIS: France's gender equality minister threw her support on Thursday behind Muslim women footballers who are seeking to overturn a ban on players wearing headscarves on the pitch.  Rules set by the French…

A single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday referred to a larger bench the writ petitions challenging the February 5 government notification on student uniform, which sparked a fresh bout of protests from sections of…

The single judge of the Karnataka High Court hearing the case related to the Hijab ban in school-college campuses referred the matter to the Chief Justice Ritu Raj…

BENGALURU: The controversy surrounding the wearing of 'hijab' in a college in Karnataka's Udupi district has spread to more colleges in the state, causing concerns within the Education department as well as parents and students. The 'hijab…