Bengaluru, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Protests over hijab ban spread across the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Wednesday as the government reopened pre-university, degree and diploma colleges under tight security arrangements. Many educational institutions sent back students who refused to take off their hijab. Hijab-wearing students of Kundapur Pre-University Government

Patna, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLAs have refused to sing ‘Vande Mataram’ during the upcoming budget session of Bihar Assembly. The AIMIM chief in Bihar and member of Legislative Assembly from Amaur, Akhtar ul Imam, said he and four other party MLAs had refused to

New Delhi, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Indian tax officials conducted searches at the offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei, the firm said. The development comes days after New Delhi banned a host of Chinese apps over national security concerns. Tensions between New Delhi and Beijing have been running high since a

New Delhi, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):At least 765 law students, legal academics and lawyers have written an open letter raising strong concern over the violation of constitutional rights of young Muslim women who have been denied entry into educational spaces due to their wearing of a hijab. They denounced Karnataka

United Nations, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Underlining UN’s peacekeeping’s key role in promoting peace and security in world’s hotspots, Pakistan has called for advancing political solutions to long-running conflicts and disputes, including Jammu and Kashmir. “Member states, particularly the UN Security Council, can support political solutions through sustained attention, especially in

Srinagar, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, has said that revocation of Article 370 by Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government has made the resolution of the Kashmir dispute more complicated. Mehbooba Mufti said this while responding to a query

Srinagar, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, an earthquake of 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Katra area of Jammu region at 3:02 am, today (Thursday). The earthquake occurred at the depth of five kilometres and about 84 km East of Katra, reports said. There

Srinagar, February 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) has said that the Delimitation Commission has scripted a story of disempowerment and disenfranchisement of Kashmir Valley and far-flung areas of Jammu. The NC in a statement issued in Srinagar, objecting to commission’s proposals said, the