Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat from October 9 to 11, followed by a visit to Madhya Pradesh on October 11, the Prime Minister s Office said in a statement on Saturday.
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom, saying the headscarf is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith.
The ongoing Hijab row has got the country all worked up and cut through think tanks and dining table discussions. Free Press Journal made a few surprise checks at some schools and colleges in MMR to know the ground reality.