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‘Hijab doesn’t need politics or permission… we are happy for those after us’

In Karnataka and beyond, the hijab and the saffron shawl cannot be equated

May 20, 2026 2:04 pm

For a hijab-wearing woman, it is constitutive of her identity. Removing the hijab and entering the classroom are not two separable acts

Hijab row: Siddaramiah says order aligns with Kendriya Vidyalayas’ policy, asks if allowing sacred thread also appeasement

May 14, 2026 8:02 pm

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also demands that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan be sacked over the NEET question paper leak row.

Students wearing burqa protest against the Karnataka High Court's verdict on hijab in 2022 (PTI, file photo)

Karnataka walks back on school hijab ban, students can wear limited faith symbols

May 14, 2026 5:12 am

Students in Karnataka are now allowed to wear religious or faith-based symbols provided they complement the uniform do not replace it or undermine its purpose.

The fact is that the Quran does not specify any attire for women except modest clothing (24:31, 33:59). It instructs them to “lower their gaze” (24:30-31) which would make sense only when they are not shrouded in a head-to-toe burqa.

Karnataka hijab ban row raises a question: Why is education not the priority for Muslim girls?

January 18, 2024 3:19 pm

The ban was unwarranted, but favouring religious symbolism over education speaks of an insidious indoctrination

‘No order issued yet to lift hijab ban in Karnataka’: CM Siddaramaiah clarifies on reversal of law

December 25, 2023 8:37 am

School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa says a decision will be made after consulting legal experts; former BJP minister Nagesh says CM is trying to create rift in society.

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Hijab will be allowed in schools and colleges, says CM Siddaramaiah

December 23, 2023 6:22 pm

Taking it to X he said, “ PM @narendramodi 's sab ka saath-sabka vikas is bogus. @BJP4India is doing the work of dividing people and dividing society on the basis of clothes, dress, caste. I have told (officials) to withdraw the hijab ban.”

Bengaluru News Live Updates: Accident on the outskirts of Chikkaballapura.

Bengaluru News Highlights: 12 people killed as car rams into tanker on Chikkaballapura outskirts

November 19, 2023 8:03 pm

Bengaluru News Highlights (October 26): Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has announced Rs two lakh compensation each for the families of the deceased.

Karnataka minister M B Patil: 'There is a major shift in Lingayat votes towards Congress… For the community, it is like coming back home'

June 16, 2023 8:06 pm

Industries and Infrastructure Development Minister says investment hit in last 3-4 yrs due to issues such as hijab ban, political murders; says planning comprehensive development to decongest Bengaluru infrastructure.

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Hijab or an education: What choice did Class XII topper Tabassum Shaik really have?

April 28, 2023 9:15 am

The hijab ban forced her to give up the headscarf in order to pursue her education. It was a choice born out of circumstance, not privilege

tabassum shaik karnataka boards arts topper hijab

Here’s to the many Tabassums

April 23, 2023 6:36 pm

Now that Tabassum Shaik has succeeded after ceding to the requirement of not wearing the hijab while on her pre-university institution premises — plus come up on top against those losing their heads over what she chooses to put on hers — what more could be demanded of her?