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  Bijnor: Principal bars students wearing hijab at college, district authority begins probe | VIDEO

  Uttar Pradesh | August 13, 2024 12:32 IST

  As the controversy over the hijab ban at Janta Inter College in Bijnor snowballed, the district administration launched a probe into the matter.

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  'Students must have choice to wear what they want': SC stays Chembur college's circular on burqa ban

  India | August 09, 2024 16:04 IST

  The Supreme Court has issued an interim stay on a Mumbai college's ban on wearing hijabs, veils, burqas, stoles, and caps, raising concerns about the implications for women's empowerment and personal freedom.

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  Bengal hijab row: Teacher opts not to rejoin after college permits head scarf

  June 14, 2024 12:06 IST

  Sanjida Qadar, a teacher at LJD Law College in Kolkata, decided not to return to her position after being initially asked not to wear a hijab but later permitted to use a head scarf. Citing discomfort, Qadar announced her decision via email on Thursday to explore new opportunities.

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  Bihar school receives threats after asking girls to remove hijabs inside classrooms

  Bihar | December 02, 2023 21:40 IST

  According to a written complaint from the principal Satyendra Kumar Chaudhary, several family members of girls belonging to a religious group stormed the school on November 29, Om Prakash Singh, the District Education Officer of Sheikhpura said.

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  Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi begins hunger strike in Iran

  World | November 07, 2023 6:43 IST

  Mohammadi has been targeted by the Iranian authorities for a decade for her activism and she is now reportedly suffering from heart and lung issues. However, her family alleges that prison authorities have refused to take her to a hospital for refusing to wear a hijab.

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  Iranian teenager allegedly attacked by morality police in metro dies from injuries: Report

  World | October 28, 2023 13:19 IST

  Geravand's clash with security forces on October 1 remains mysterious with her friends and family claiming she collapsed due to high blood pressure. Her death now threatens to reignite widespread protests that came in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death last year.

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  Iranian teen declared 'brain dead' after police assault for wearing hijab improperly: Report

  World | October 23, 2023 17:12 IST

  Mahsa Amini's death in police custody sparked widespread protests in Iran, with over 500 people killed in demonstrations. Despite international pressure, the Iranian government passed a 'hijab bill' imposing harsher penalties for women violating the strict dress code.

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  Iran sentences two female journalists covering Mahsa Amini's death for collaborating with US

  World | October 22, 2023 23:05 IST

  Since Amini's death, over 500 people have been killed in protests and more than 19,000 arrested, including 100 journalists. Iranian authorities have accused the West, particularly the United States, for instigating protests and riots in the country.

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  Iran: Teenager girl falls into coma after morality police drag her for not wearing hijab properly

  World | October 04, 2023 19:00 IST

  It was not clear whether the morality police assaulted the teenager inside the metro, Iranian authorities claimed that the girl "fainted" due to low blood pressure. The authorities said that there was no involvement of the security forces.

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  Indonesia: Teacher tonsures at least 14 female students for not wearing hijab 'properly'

  World | August 29, 2023 14:05 IST

  Notably, Indonesia banned wearing hijabs in school in 2021 but the activists claimed both Muslim and non-Muslim girls have been forced to wear the black headscarf in conservative regions of the archipelago.

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  Kerala: Group of medical students seek permission to wear hijab inside operation theatres

  India | June 28, 2023 16:48 IST

  Hijjab controversy: Group of women also wrote a letter to principal Dr Linnette J Morris on June 26 seeking permission to wear hijab inside operation theatres.

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  Will hijab ban in Karnataka institutes be scrapped? Here is Minister Dr G Parameshwara's reply

  Karnataka | May 24, 2023 16:04 IST

  Hijab row: Ahead of elections, the controversy over the hijab swept through the state and subsequently, BJP government banned it in the education institutes. Now, the political scenario is changed in the state and the demand to rollback of the government's decision is growing.

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  'Success is best revenge': Tharoor after Tabassum, who staunchly faced hijab row, tops PUC exams

  Karnataka | April 24, 2023 11:46 IST

  Giving a tight slap to all the protestors, 18-year-old Tabassum Shaik scored a perfect 100 in Hindi, Psychology and Sociology.

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  Supreme Court declines immediate listing of plea seeking hearing on Karnataka hijab row

  India | March 03, 2023 12:39 IST

  Karnataka hijab row: Advocate Shadan Farasat, appearing on behalf of the students, had then submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud that they had to appear in annual examinations beginning from March 9 (Thursday) in government colleges.

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  Iran hijab controversy: Tehran authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie

  World | December 18, 2022 10:34 IST

  Iran-hijab controversy: Iranian authorities have now arrested one of the country’s most renowned actresses for allegedly spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests.

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  Iranian Police targeting women protests especially on their faces, breasts and genitals

  World | December 12, 2022 18:38 IST

  A shocking media report claimed that Iranian security forces are now targeting the private parts, faces and other vital organs of female protestors to spread fear among the women demonstrators.

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  Iran publicly executes second detainee over alleged protest crime

  World | December 12, 2022 16:24 IST

  Iran hijab row: Amid the uproar created following the killing of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Iran executed a second prisoner detained and convicted allegedly for stabbing two security force members.

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  Hijab ban: Muslim Personal Law Board appeals to Karnataka government to withdraw order

  India | October 14, 2022 11:51 IST

  Hijab ban: On Thursday, a bench of justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia pronounced a split judgement on the Hijab issue, as one upheld the Karnataka HC judgement,

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  Supreme Court Hijab Verdict |Hijab Signifies Religion Or Passion? | Hijab Ban | India TV LIVE

  News | October 14, 2022 8:53 IST

  Supreme Court Hijab Verdict LIVE | Hijab Row LIVE Updates | Hijab Controversy News | Karnataka Hijab Row | Hijab Ban पर Supreme Court का बंटा हुआ फैसला आ चुका है। हिजाब पर दो जजों का अलग-अलग फैसला आया है। Hijab Ban के समर्थन में जस्टिस हेमंत गुप्ता और खिलाफत में जस्टिस धुलिया ने अपना पक्ष रखा है। बताया गया है कि अब बड़ी बेंच में होगी हिजाब विवाद की सुनवाई। फिलहाल कर्नाटक के स्कूलों में हिजाब पर बैन रहेगा, पूरी सुनवाई होने तक स्कूलों में हिजाब बैन रहेगा। Supreme Court के एक फैसले की चर्चा देश के घर घर में है। देश का हर सातवां आदमी तो खास तौर से इस फैसले पर बात कर रहा है। मुद्दा है हिजाब। स्कूल आने वाली लड़कियां हिजाब पहन कर पढ़ने आ सकती है या नहीं।#KarnatakaHijabRow #HijabControversy #HijabRow #supremecourt #indiatv

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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