Udupi

Karnataka rains: IMD issues red alert with more rain predicted till 11 July; three die in landslide in Dakshina Kannada

All educational institutions, including anganwadi schools and colleges in Kodagy, Hassan, Udupi and Uttara Kannada, have been ordered to remain shut today due to heavy rainfall in Karnataka

Hijab ban in classroom: SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC verdict after Holi vacation

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, appearing for some students, that urgent hearing was needed keeping in mind the upcoming examinations.

Karnataka hijab row: Explaining how the controversy erupted and what’s next for student protesters

The Karnataka High Court upheld the ban that restricted students from wearing the hijab in classrooms. But the fight is far from over for student petitioners, who are ready to approach the Supreme Court

Nehruvian secularism places Muslims not as equals but as a permanent minority to Hindus: Arif Mohammad Khan

The Kerala Governor says that the kind of secularism pursued in India creates distrust among Hindus and Muslims, placing one against another as competitors for national resources

Limits of protests: Why civil disobedience can’t be one-stop solution to problems in democracy

From hijab row to farmers’ agitation, it’s now obvious that protests can themselves become a problem if they become a daily occurrence

Karnataka: Hijab-wearing girls asked to leave by college principal in Udupi

Postgraduate students who sought entry into the college wearing hijabs complained that they are not even allowed to attend the classes or enter the college premises which is in violation of the Karnataka High Court order

The Udupi hijab controversy and the failing feminists of the free world

The ongoing hijab row is as dangerous as is worrisome to the true essence of uniformity and unity in diversity

Amid Udupi hijab controversy, demand for Uniform Civil Code grows stronger

The hijab controversy — a completely avoidable incident otherwise — lays emphasis on the need for a Uniform Civil Code in the country

The planned Udupi hijab spark and the need for Uniform Civil Code

It is not a controversy but venal politics in which Muslim girl students are being used as cannon-fodder both by secularist politicians and by fundamentalist elements of their own community

Karnataka hijab row: Wearing headscarf essential practice, petitioners tell HC; hearing to resume tomorrow

The petitioners have asked the state to allow Muslim women to attend classes wearing hijabs while the government argued that it was not clear if the hijab is necessary in Islam