Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified that saffron shawls will not be permitted in schools, covering education up to Class 12. He said existing religious practices such as hijab, turbans, rudraksha beads, and sacred threads can continue. Siddaramaiah also weighed in on the NEET controversy, adding to the political debate around campus regulation of religious symbols.
Peyush Bansal, founder of Lenskart, addressed backlash after a screenshot of an internal grooming policy went viral. He said the document doesn’t match the company’s current guidelines and clarified that employees can wear religious symbols like bindis and tilak. Bansal framed the issue as a language lapse, not a rule against cultural expression.
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