Karnataka hijab row

Women wearing hijabs attend a protest against the recent hijab ban in few colleges of Karnataka state, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, February 13, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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India's Supreme Court delivers split judgment on hijab ban

Delivering the split verdict on the Hijab ban issue, Justice Hemant Gupta said there is a divergence of opinion. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia's verdict is against hijab ban

FILE PHOTO: Hijab-wearing students arrive to attend classes as a policewoman stands guard outside a government girls school after the recent hijab ban, in Udupi town in the southern state of Karnataka, India, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria/File Photo
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Hindu hardliners seek wider India ban on hijab in class after court verdict

'Outsiders have no right to comment': Indian foreign ministry on Hijab row
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'Outsiders have no right to comment': Indian foreign ministry on Hijab row

Priyanka Chaturvedi leader also sought intervention from the Union ministry of electronics and information and technology. Photo: Collected
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Hijab row: BJP tweets personal details of petitioners, Sena MP lashes out

Women hold placards during a protest, organised by Hum Bhartiya, against the recent hijab ban in few colleges of Karnataka state, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
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Indian Muslim students say hijab ban forces choice of religion or education

Kangana Ranaut and Shabana Azmi. Photo: Collated
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Shabana Azmi calls out Kangana for her controversial comments on hijab row

'What's paramount, nation or religion?' court in India's Tamil Nadu amid Hijab row
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'What's paramount, nation or religion?' court in India's Tamil Nadu amid Hijab row

The hijab controversy erupted last month when eight Muslim girls at the government pre-university college in Udupi alleged they were denied entry to classrooms after they started wearing headscarves(HT File)
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K'taka hijab row: HC restrains students from wearing religious attire

A Muslim student holds a placard during a protest by Muslim Students Federation (MSF) against the recent hijab ban in few of Karnataka's colleges, in New Delhi, India, February 8, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Karnataka hijab row: HC refers petitions challenging ban to larger bench