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Modi govt. bans MediaOne TV, Kerala High Court stays order

New Delhi, 01 Feb 2022 [Fik/News Sources]: Hours after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting refused to renew the license of Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV, leading to a ban on transmission of the channel, the Kerala High Court on Monday stayed implementation of the ministry’s order for two days. MediaOne TV had applied for broadcast permissions to be renewed from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2031 but the ministry denied its application citing “security reasons”. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned the ban imposed on transmission of the channel. In a Facebook post, he said, ”There should be room in the public sphere for diverse opinions. Otherwise, democracy itself will be in jeopardy.” Indian Union Muslim League MLA MK Muneer also decried the ban. “I&B

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‘Don’t Spread These Things to A Larger Level’, CJI on Pleas Challenging HC Order on Hijab

New Delhi, 12 Feb 2022 [Fik/News Sources]: Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Friday orally told the counsel of a petitioner, challenging the Karnataka High Court interim order in the Hijab matter, to think whether it is proper to bring the issue at the national level. Senior advocate Devadutt Kamat mentioned the plea challenging the Karnataka High Court before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana. Kamat submitted that the high court has restrained the students from disclosing their religious identities, which results in suspension of Article 25 and this will lead into larger consequences. The Chief Justice said: “Court is already hearing the matter”. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the high court order has not come out so far and it should be allowed to decide the issue. Mehta emphasised that the matter

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Hijab is Mandatory in Islam: Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind

New Delhi, 03 Mar 2022 [Fik/News Sources]: Hijab is mandatory in Islam, asserted Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind on Saturday and claimed that stopping Muslim students from wearing it was against Article 25 of the Constitution which talks about freedom of practising religion. The hijab controversy in Karnataka and other important social issues were discussed in detail at the Working Committee meeting of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind (Arshad Madani faction) held at its headquarters in New Delhi on February 26. On hijab ban in Karnataka and elsewhere in the country, Maulana Arshad Madani, Jamiat Chief said some “so-called educated people” are giving a wrong impression that hijab is not obligatory in Islam and there is nothing mentioned about it in the Quran, while the fact is otherwise, reports PTI. “There are Islamic guidelines on

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