Karnataka Hijab ban: 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.
Iran protests: The protests, which enter their fourth week on Saturday, were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.
Iran on Thursday said that the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini has been linked to illness and not beatings, according to her medical reports, AFP reported.
Khamenei described the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police, which set off the nationwide protests, as “a sad incident” that “left us heartbroken."
Iran protest: A young Kurdish woman's death in police custody has sparked sharp condemnation from Western countries and the United Nations and touched a national nerve.
At least 3 persons were killed during protests, that intensified in several cities of Iran on Tuesday. Massive protests broke out after Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died soon after she was detained by the morality police for wearing Hijab (headscarf) improperly. Al Jazeera reported that an Iranian Governor, Esmail Zarei Kousha confirmed the news and said that three people died suspiciously during illegal protests in recent days.Some visuals shared by Iran News International even showed Iranian security officials directly shooting at protestors, but Governor Kousha of the northwestern Kurdistan province denied any such claims, and said, Investigations have shown that these people were shot and killed by those working against the establishment and with firearms that are not employed by any tiers of security or law enforcement forces in the province.#iran #hijabcontroversy #indiatv
Dave claimed that a series of acts in Karnataka targeted the minority community. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, interjected saying, "We are not in a public platform. Please stick to pleadings".
Iranian women protest: Multiple videos that went viral on social media, showed protesters shouting anti-government slogans after gathering in Saqqez.
The video shows several Hijab wearing students of Wandoor Government Girls Higher Secondary School here wearing sarees and dancing to music, as part of the Onam celebrations.
The college committee decided to suspend the protesting students for not following the guidelines. A few days back, 7 students were suspended in a similar protest.
Supporting the government's hijab ban which was upheld by the Karnataka High Court, Himanta Biswa Sarma said if religious clothes are not barred, then educational institutions will become a platform for the display of religious behaviour.
A memorandum demanding action was submitted to the varsity by the Hindu Jagran Manch after a video clip surfaced.
Karnataka government's decision comes in the wake of death threats to the judges from certain quarters in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
The bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna Dixit and Justice Jaibunnisa Mohiuddin Khazi in its 129-page order, rejected the plea that ban on wearing of hijab by Muslim girls in educational institutions violates rights guaranteed under Article 14, 15, 19, 21 & 25 of the Constitution.
The Karnataka HC had on Tuesday dismissed the petitions filed by Muslim students seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV, Ravi Shankar Prasad welcomed Karnataka High Court's verdict on hijab row saying right to choice is subject to reasonable restriction.
The Karnataka High Court, which dismissed the batch of petitions by some Muslim girl students from Udupi seeking permission to wear Hijab inside classrooms, said there was no material placed on record to prima facie show that wearing the headscarf was an essential religious practice.
A plea has been moved in Supreme Court challenging Karnataka High Court verdict dismissing various pleas challenging the ban on hijab in educational institutions.
Former Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has hailed the Karnataka High Court's decision to uphold ban on hijab in educational institutions. In an exclusive interview with India TV, Prasad said the court's decision will be remembered for long as one which empowered the daughters of India.
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said Hijab was not part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith and effectively upheld the ban against the headscarf in educational institutions in the state by dismissing pleas from Muslim girls seeking nod to wear it in classrooms.
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