Hundreds of pre-university II (PU II) students who had boycotted practical examinations in Karnataka over Hijab ban will not get another chance to appear in the exams.
A Karnataka court sentenced Aditya Rao to 20-year imprisonment under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for planting an explosive near the departure gate of Mangalore International Airport.
Several Muslim organisations have called for a bandh to protest against the recent ruling of the Karnataka High Court, stating that the hijab is not "essential religious practice" in the Islamic faith.
Mohammad Ijaz in Karnataka had brutally stabbed his wife Apoorva Puranik, alias Arfa Bano, for seeking a divorce after finding out that he was already married and a father of three children.