-NDTV.com The comment follows similarly worded rebuttals by the government to remarks by the US and an intergovernmental organisation of Muslim nations called OIC. New Delhi: The controversy over Hijabs in classrooms spreading out of Karnataka and being heard by its high court is an internal matter of India, and other countries have no right to comment on it, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. "This is not a matter for...
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Yogi govt's ration incentive to arrest dent in UP vote bank -Nalin Verma
-The Telegraph The dole of ghee, salt, gram and cash is likely to work with some segments of voters Bareilly: One-kilo packets of ghee, salt and black gram along with the 5kg rice or wheat provided free against ration cards. Mixed with a generous portion of the Karnataka Hijab controversy. That’s the cocktail the BJP is serving in Uttar Pradesh to arrest the dent in its vote bank. “The Yogi Adityanath government has added...
More »India says 'motivated comments' not welcome as US, Pakistan wade in Hijab row
-Hindustan Times The ministry of external affairs said that the issues in India are considered and resolved through its constitutional framework and mechanism. After the United States and Pakistan waded in the Karnataka Hijab row, the ministry of external affairs on Saturday said that “motivated comments” on India's internal issues are not welcome. The ministry said in a statement that the matter regarding dress code is under judicial examination and the issues...
More »"Hijab Bans in Schools Violate Religious Freedom": US On Karnataka Row -Debanish Achom
-NDTV.com Rashad Hussain, the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, or IRF, tweeted "Hijab bans in schools violate religious freedom" New Delhi: A US government body that monitors and reports on religious freedom abroad has criticised Karnataka amid the row over Muslim students' demand for wearing Hijab on campus. Rashad Hussain, the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, or IRF, tweeted "Hijab bans in schools violate religious freedom", referring to the...
More »"Refusing To Let Girls Go To School...": Malala Yousafzai On Hijab Row
-NDTV.com "Refusing to let girls go to school in their Hijabs is horrifying," Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai tweeted New Delhi: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has weighed in on the controversy over Muslim students alleging that they were not allowed to enter campuses and classrooms wearing the Hijab in Karnataka. The girls' education activist tweeted that "refusing to let girls go to school in their Hijabs is horrifying." The Hijab protests began last month...
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