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'Muslim Women Rights Day' Observed To Mark Triple Talaq Ban
'Muslim Women Rights Day' Observed To Mark Triple Talaq Ban

The women told the ministers that the Modi government has strengthened 'self-reliance, self-respect, self-confidence' of Muslim women and protected their constitutional rights by bringing a law against the cruel social evil of triple talaq.

  • Sunday, 01 August 2021
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Swiss government rejects 'burka ban' initiative

Geneva: The Swiss Federal Council said on Wednesday that it does not support “burkha ban” initiative that called for a nationwide ban on face-covering headgear. Instead it issued a counter-proposal that no woman should be forced to hide her face, Xinhua cited Swiss news agency ATS as saying. The council said it has the backing […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Shiv Sena calls for ban on burqa in public places

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa by women of a particular community as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes which claimed over 250 lives. “This restriction has been recommended as […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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