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Hijab a fundamental right: Siddaramaiah backs protesting Muslim students
As many colleges in Karnataka have started denying entry to Muslim students wearing the hijab, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah has come out in support of the Muslim students’ rights.
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Video | We are never going to remove our hijab: Karanataka Muslim students
"We are never going to remove our hijab," Aysha Nourin, a first-year student of RN Shetty college, told Maktoob.
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Global media bodies urge India to allow MediaOne TV to operate freely
While welcoming the Kerala High Court court’s ruling of extending a stay on the Union government’s decision to cancel the license of news channel MediaOne, International Press Institue urged the government to drop its effort to shut down MediaOne over vague "national security" concerns.
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Hijab ban; Karnataka govt slammed for legitimising Islamophobia
Following the hijab ban in Udupi college, another college, Government Pre-University College in Kundapura, some 40 km away from Udupi, has also banned hijab-clad Muslim students from attending classes on Thursday.
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Parliament: DMK, Congress members from Tamil Nadu walkout over NEET issue
The members of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Congress walked out of the Lok Sabha on Thursday demanding a recall of Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi, taking exception to his decision to return the NEET Exemption Bill.
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Unite as we did for Mandal Commission: Stalin writes to 37 national leaders
The All India Social Justice Federation was proclaimed by Stalin on Republic Day, 26 January, 2022.
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Tamil Nadu: RSS man arrested for harassing nuns
A member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Ganesh Babu, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly harassing two Christian nuns in Illuppur Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu, accusing them of forced...
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Kerala MPs stand strong with MediaOne TV, say “can’t remain silent”
A delegation of MPs from Kerala across party lines met the Information and Broadcasting minister, Anurag Thakur on Tuesday and raised their strong opposition to the dismissal of the broadcasting license of MediaOne TV, a leading Malayalam news channel.
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Hijab ban: Karnataka student moves High Court
Days after Government PU College in Udupi stopped female Muslim students from attending classes on the ground that they wear a hijab, a writ petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court by a Muslim girl student, seeking a declaration that wearing a hijab is a Fundamental Right guaranteed under Article 14 and 25 of the Constitution of India and is an essential practise of Islam.
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Kerala HC stays ban on MediaOne TV, channel will resume telecast
Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the order issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revoking the broadcast license of leading Malayalam news channel Mediaone TV till the...
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I&B Ministry bans Malayalam news channel Mediaone TV
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday suspended the telecast of Malayalam news television channel Mediaone TV citing "security concerns". The news was shared by the channel's editor...
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Never ending assault by Hindutva men in Kerala; Bindhu Ammini speaks
Bindhu Ammini, a lawyer and Dalit activist, was one among the few women who dared to challenge Kerala’s Hindutva conscience by entering Sabarimala temple in 2019 following the Supreme Court’s historic verdict.
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