Politics

As Charanjit Singh Channi takes oath as Punjab CM, infighting erupts in Congress

Rift in Punjab Cong intensified amid election campaigning [details]

Party MPs question criteria adopted for distribution of tickets. Lok Sabha member attacks Punjab incharge Harish Chaudhary for mess in party.

Feb 12, 2022

Hijab Row: No religious symbols allowed inside colleges, says K'taka HC in interim order

The Karnataka High Court, hearing the hijab row, on Thursday ordered that no religious symbols are allowed for the students until its final order

Feb 10, 2022

Hijab row: RSS Muslim wing supports Muskan, says "purdah" part of Indian culture

In a significant move, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come out in support of the Karnataka student, Bibi Muskan Khan, who shot to prominence during hijab protests, and said that hijab or 'pardah' is also part of Indian culture.

Feb 10, 2022

K'taka hijab row: Muslim girl students protest outside B'luru college

Prohibitory orders clamped in Bengaluru as Hijab row escalates

The Karnataka state government has made it very clear that there will be no entry of students who do not shun hijab, or saffron shawls to schools.

Feb 9, 2022

Hijab row turns violent in K'taka; stone pelting, lathi-charge incidents reported.

Hijab row update: Tense situation continues in Karnataka, 15 held for violence

Tense situation continued in Karnataka in the backdrop of incidents of violence reported due to the hijab row. The police have arrested 15 persons so far.

Feb 9, 2022

Dev D's Paro, Mahie gill joins BJP, as does Hobby Dhaliwal; but do actors make good politicians [details]

Like each election year, the debate over whether actors make good politicians continues. Of the total 19 actor MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha, most had low attendance in Parliament but depicted better utilisation of MPLADS funds.

Feb 7, 2022

Ahead of Punjab elections, Dera Baba Ram Rahim gets 21-day furlough

Just ahead of the Punjab polls, self-styled jailed godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence for raping his two disciples, was granted furlough for 21 days on Monday by the BJP-led Haryana government to meet his family members in Gurugram.

Feb 7, 2022