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Sashi Tharoor,"...there is no law banning religious forms..”

As Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was accused of politicizing the hijab debate in Karnataka schools, Congress leaders stated that there is no law in India…

Malala Yousafzai questions Indian politicians over hijab row

Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel Prize winner, has spoken out about Muslim students in Karnataka who claim they were denied access to campuses and classrooms…

It's a woman's right to wear anything, says Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Vadra stepped out on Wednesday in favour of college students in Karnataka who have been barred from wearing the hijab in class,…

Karnataka HC interim order, Police stage route march in Udupi

The police performed a route march in Udupi on Friday in response to the Karnataka High Court's interim decision prohibiting pupils from wearing…

Muslim women facing “intimidation,” urges IIM Bangalore

Five faculty members of IIM Bangalore urged the National Commission for Women (NCW) to protect the rights of Muslim women facing "intimidation," and…

Amid the Hijab Row, all colleges in KA are closed till Feb 16

In Karnataka, colleges and schools for classes 11 and 12 students will be closed from Saturday to Wednesday due to the dispute over Muslim students…

Wearing of hijab is not a mandate in Islam: Kerala Governor

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said the hijab is not vital to the practice of Islam, despite a simmering dispute over its abolition in some Karnataka…

‘Motivating comments’ on internal matter not welcomed in India

Outside criticism of the Karnataka hijab row is not welcome: India opposes foreign criticism of the state.

Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for…