Rajasthan's women encouraged to remove veil in state campaign

Chief minister argues initiative will empower women, but move sparks controversy in conservative Indian state

When women reach the polling booths to cast their vote in current village council elections in Rajasthan, they may be asked to remove their veil, showing their faces in front of strangers.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

The Guardian /  🏆 84. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

New EU science chief warns of drop-off in UK research fundingMauro Ferrari joins EU organisation at a delicate moment but says his focus is on identifying ‘breakthrough people’
Read more »

Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe to step down in MayThe 59-year-old, who oversaw failed merger with Asda, to be replaced by Simon Roberts
Read more »

EU chief says Brexit trade deal WON’T be completed this year 'We’ve been abundantly clear'A BREXIT trade deal may not be agreed with the European Union and the UK by the end of 2020 according to one EU chief.
Read more »

Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei jailed for briberyFormer public security vice-minister caught up in Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign
Read more »

Chief suspect in Irish gangland murder of decapitated boy, 17, once behind sick plot to dig up lad's GRAVETHE chief suspect in the Irish gangland murder of a decapitated boy was once behind a sick plot to dig up another lad’s grave. Cops probing the savage hit of Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, in Drogheda, …
Read more »