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Burqa-clad NEET aspirant allegedly denied entry for re-exam; police, NTA respond

The student's father also told reporters that his daughter appeared for the May 3 exam in her burqa.

Updated 23 days ago

Imtiaz Ali slams women who say they are 'comfortable' in burqa and parda

Imtiaz Ali has talked about patriarchy in a recent interview.

Updated 25 days ago

No jewellery to customers wearing burqa, mask, veil in Varanasi: Traders body

No jewellery to customers wearing burqa, mask, veil in Varanasi: Traders body

Published 185 days ago

Burqa row turns deadly: Shamli man kills wife, 2 daughters, buries bodies

Police conducted excavation inside the house, leading to the recovery of bodies. (Sourced)

Updated 209 days ago

Goregaon college revokes burqa ban after students protest

Goregaon college revokes burqa ban after students’ protest

Published 222 days ago

Australian senator sparks outrage as she wears burqa in Parliament. Watch

In a statement later posted by Hanson on Facebook, she said her actions were in protest of the bill, calling the garment a “garb that risks national security and the ill-treatment of women.”

Published 231 days ago

‘Ban it’: Australian senator wears burqa in Parliament; sparks row

Senators react as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wears a burqa in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, November 24, 2025.

Updated 232 days ago

Who is Pauline Hanson? Australian politician sparks uproar with burqa stunt

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson wears a burqa in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Updated 232 days ago

Railway Firing: RPF constable had forced burqa-clad passenger to chant 'Jai Mata Di'

Railway Firing: RPF constable had forced burqa-clad passenger to chant 'Jai Mata Di'

Updated 302 days ago

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa

Published 482 days ago

If burqa is allowed in voting, it should not be a problem in exams: Waghmare

Shiv Sena leader Raju Waghmare reacted to Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane's request to ban burqa at examination centres, and said if Burqa is allowed during voting, then there should not be any problem with it during examinations. (Representative image/AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)

Updated 530 days ago

Maharashtra board exams 2025: Minister Nitesh Rane seeks ban on burqa

Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane said in his letter to school education minister Dada Bhuse that if examinees are allowed to wear burqas, it will be difficult to determine whether electronic devices or other means are being used to cheat. (Representative image/PTI)

Published 531 days ago

Tourists allegedly mock Muslim woman in burqa, Dubai Police investigate

Tourist's viral video filming a burqa-clad woman in Dubai sparked outrage and police investigation.

Updated 555 days ago

Swiss ‘burqa ban’ to take effect from January 1. What are the exceptions?

The face-covering ban will not apply on airplanes or within diplomatic and consular premises. (File) (Pic used for representation)

Updated 613 days ago

SC partly stays Mumbai college circular banning 'hijab, burqa, cap and naqab' on campus

SC partly stays Mumbai college circular banning 'hijab, burqa, cap and naqab' on campus

Updated 704 days ago

Supreme Court stays Mumbai college's hijab ban, asks why tilak, bindi exempt

A Mumbai-based private college had imposed a dress code under which students cannot wear a hijab, naqab, burka, stoles, caps and badges inside the premises. (AFP / Representational)

Updated 703 days ago

‘Targeting Muslim’: Owaisi on BJP's demand for verification of burqa-clad voters

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (HT File Photo)

Updated 781 days ago

Chembur degree college bans hijab, niqab and burqa

Chembur degree college bans hijab, niqab and burqa

Updated 788 days ago

‘FIRs like medals for speaking truth’: BJP's Madhavi Latha

BJP candidate Madhavi Latha checks identity of voters at a polling station during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Hyderabad.

Published 791 days ago

Hyderabad BJP candidate booked for asking women voters to lift burqa

BJP candidate Madhavi Latha checks identity of voters at a polling station during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Hyderabad on Monday. (PTI)

Updated 792 days ago

Muslim body objects to ‘burqa’ on the catwalk

As many as 13 students from the fashion designing course walked the ramp donning ‘Burqa and Hizab’. (HT Photo)

Published 959 days ago

Burqa-clad male techie plants camera in Kerala mall's female washroom, arrested

Abhimanyu works in a leading IT firm based at the Infopark, police said.

Published 1061 days ago

Karnataka bus driver denies entry to Muslim students without burqa

A bus driver refused to allow Muslim female students without burqa to board the bus in Kalaburagi district (Agencies/Representative use)

Updated 1083 days ago

Man in burqa at Karnataka bus stop questioned over suspicion of free travel

A video of the man's exchange with locals was posted online.

Published 1102 days ago

Kenyan university boy wears burqa, beats top players in women's chess

The imposter male player participating in women's chess competition.

Published 1186 days ago

Burqa review: Sincere, mature debate on religion, repression and humanity

Burqa review: The story is centered on Najma, a young Muslim widow who is observing Iddat.

Published 1193 days ago

Mangaluru Police: Monitoring threat to women for removing burqa for selfies

Social media group named ‘Muslim Defence Force’ has said that women wearing burqas in public spaces are not to open them and take selfies

Published 1530 days ago

School staff attacked after students told to wear uniform instead of burqa

Police rescued the teachers and the headmaster, who had locked themselves up inside the school building (REPRESENTATIONAL PHOTO)

Updated 1613 days ago

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