Wading into the Nitish Kumar 'naqab' controversy, Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday defended the Bihar chief minister and said it is up to the woman to refuse appointment to the government job ...

Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, removes the veil of a female doctor during a government event, triggering widespread outrage.

The Grand Mufti said the removal of the hijab was an act of humiliation and a betrayal of constitutional values. He said that ...

If someone is going to collect an appointment letter, should they not show their face? Is this some Islamic country? Nitish ...

Poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar said that he is strongly against the concept of pardah or veil, but cannot accept Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's act of removing a Muslim doctor's veil by "any stretch ...

Javed Akhtar has condemned Nitish Kumar for pulling a woman doctor’s hijab, clarifying his views after his old video against the parda system went viral.

Javed Akhtar has condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the recent hijab controversy at an official event in Patna.