Tag Archives: Karnataka

On the Hijab Ban

Karnataka high court has upheld the government’s orders on the ban on wearing hijab (headscarf) by Muslim girls in school/college etc., places. In its verdict the high court said,  India’s Karnataka state has ruled that the hijab is not “essential” to Islam. The three-judge bench held that allowing Muslim women to wear the hijab in […]

Is Karnataka Election Crisis a Victory for Democracy?

The megastar Rajnikant recently said, according to the Constitution, majority should be proved in the assembly, the Congress-JD(S) is going to do it, and I see this as a victory for democracy. Is Rajnikant right? Is the Karnataka election drama a victory for democracy? A win of people who are allegedly to have all the […]