RSS workers in burqas came to Narendra Modi`s Goa rally: Congress

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 20:19

Opposition Congress on Monday alleged that RSS workers masqueraded as burqa-clad women in Narendra Modi`s rally in Goa.

Digvijay is now interested in buying and selling of ‘burqas’: BJP

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 19:34

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday took a jibe at Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh after he alleged that 10,000 burqas were purchased from Indore ahead of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi`s rally in Madhya Pradesh.

Swiss lawmakers reject plan to ban burqas

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 23:47

Swiss lawmakers have rejected a proposal to ban face-covering veils, such as the burqa worn by some Muslim women, in public spaces.

UK Muslim lads drew burqas on scantily-clad gals

Last Updated: Monday, August 1, 2011, 13:14

Mohammed Hasnath and Muhammed Tahir used black paint to draw burqa over a model in a poster.

Spanish Parliament to debate ban on public burqas

Last Updated: Sunday, July 18, 2010, 20:41

Spanish lawmakers will debate barring burqas in public, joining other European countries considering similar moves on the grounds that the body-covering garments are degrading to women, the leading opposition party said Sunday.

Bangla hospital bans burqas for female staff to prevent theft

Last Updated: Monday, March 22, 2010, 20:46

A leading state-run health facility here on Monday banned burqas for its female staff and enforced strict uniform regulations to prevent growing incidents of theft of mobiles and wallets at the hospital wards.

France will oppose but not ban burqas

Last Updated: Friday, November 13, 2009, 20:00

France will issue recommendations against full face veils but not pass a law barring Muslim women from wearing them, a leading backer of a legal ban said on Friday.