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burqa news

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.
india news
Updated on Jun 22, 2026 11:59 am IST

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

Imtiaz Ali has talked about patriarchy in a recent interview.
bollywood
Updated on Jun 20, 2026 08:35 am IST

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

No jewellery to customers wearing burqa, mask, veil in Varanasi: Traders body
india news
Published on Jan 10, 2026 03:57 pm IST

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)
lucknow news
Updated on Dec 18, 2025 03:00 pm IST

Goregaon college revokes burqa ban after students protest

Goregaon college revokes burqa ban after students’ protest
mumbai news
Published on Dec 05, 2025 07:13 am IST

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.”
world news
Published on Nov 25, 2025 10:38 am IST

‘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.
world news
Updated on Nov 24, 2025 10:41 pm IST

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)
us news
Updated on Nov 24, 2025 07:22 pm IST

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'
india news
Updated on Sept 15, 2025 06:05 pm IST

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
world news
Published on Mar 19, 2025 10:44 am IST

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)
news
Updated on Jan 30, 2025 12:52 pm IST

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)
board exams
Published on Jan 29, 2025 06:43 pm IST

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.
trending
Updated on Jan 05, 2025 01:34 pm IST

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)
world news
Updated on Nov 08, 2024 02:03 pm IST

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
india news
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 03:05 pm IST

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)
india news
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 09:07 am IST

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

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (HT File Photo)
india news
Updated on May 24, 2024 10:37 am IST

Chembur degree college bans hijab, niqab and burqa

Chembur degree college bans hijab, niqab and burqa
mumbai news
Updated on May 17, 2024 09:05 am IST

‘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.
india news
Published on May 14, 2024 05:05 pm IST

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)
india news
Updated on May 13, 2024 04:49 pm IST

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)
others
Published on Nov 28, 2023 10:05 pm IST

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.
india news
Published on Aug 18, 2023 12:16 pm IST

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)
bengaluru news
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:50 am IST

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.
bengaluru news
Published on Jul 08, 2023 07:32 pm IST

Parents are locking daughters' graves in Pakistan to avoid rape: Report

Reports have revealed that necrophilia cases are on the rise in the country.
world news
Published on Apr 30, 2023 11:14 am IST

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

The imposter male player participating in women's chess competition.
world news
Published on Apr 15, 2023 08:16 pm IST

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.
tamil cinema
Published on Apr 08, 2023 11:08 am IST

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
bengaluru news
Published on May 06, 2022 10:23 am IST

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)
kolkata news
Updated on Feb 13, 2022 04:19 am IST

AR Rahman defends daughter Khatija, says he’d wear burqa too, ‘but a male isn’t supposed to wear one’

AR Rahman’s daughter Khatija has been criticised for wearing a burqa before.
bollywood
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 04:11 pm IST
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