Hijab Row Live Updates

Petitions challenging the Karnataka hijab ban led to a split verdict in the Supreme Court today. Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the petitions against the hijab ban, while Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allowed them.

A hijab is not an essential religious practice, the Karnataka High Court said today in a huge setback to students who had challenged a ban on wearing the hijab in class. Five petitions had challenged the ban in court.

After violence in Karnataka's Shivamogga over the killing of a member of the right-wing Bajrang Dal, the state government appears to blame the local administration for the decision to allow his funeral procession.

Young women and girls in many parts of Karnataka were not allowed to enter schools and colleges on Saturday as they arrived in hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no signs of abating after its flare-up about a fortnight ago that promp

The Karnataka High Court today resumed hearing in petitions filed by Muslim girls studying in government pre-university colleges in Udupi against the government ban on Hijabs in classrooms.The court had adjourned the hearing yesterday after state ad

The Karnataka Court today said the matter will be heard again on Monday. The High Court said that till the matter is pending, students should not wear any religious garments.

Incidents of stone pelting and use of force by police were reported on Tuesday as the hijab row in Karnataka escalated and protests by students spread to more colleges.

Petitions challenging the Karnataka hijab ban led to a split verdict in the Supreme Court today. Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the petitions against the hijab ban, while Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allowed them.

A hijab is not an essential religious practice, the Karnataka High Court said today in a huge setback to students who had challenged a ban on wearing the hijab in class. Five petitions had challenged the ban in court.

After violence in Karnataka's Shivamogga over the killing of a member of the right-wing Bajrang Dal, the state government appears to blame the local administration for the decision to allow his funeral procession.

Young women and girls in many parts of Karnataka were not allowed to enter schools and colleges on Saturday as they arrived in hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no signs of abating after its flare-up about a fortnight ago that promp

The Karnataka High Court today resumed hearing in petitions filed by Muslim girls studying in government pre-university colleges in Udupi against the government ban on Hijabs in classrooms.The court had adjourned the hearing yesterday after state ad

The Karnataka Court today said the matter will be heard again on Monday. The High Court said that till the matter is pending, students should not wear any religious garments.

Incidents of stone pelting and use of force by police were reported on Tuesday as the hijab row in Karnataka escalated and protests by students spread to more colleges.