Hindu in UK’s first interfaith gay wedding

London: A Hindu woman and her Jewish partner have married in the UK in what is believed to be the country’s first interfaith lesbian wedding. Kalavati Mistry, 48, and Miriam Jefferson, from Texas, met 20 years ago in the US, and tied the knot last week. Local Hindu female priest Chanda Vyas carried out the ceremony. PTI

Anti-Muslim Australian senator wears burqa  

Canberra: An Australian senator has provoked an angry backlash from lawmakers by wearing a burqa in Parliament as part of her campaign for a national ban on Islamic face coverings. Pauline Hanson, leader of the anti-Muslim, anti- immigration One Nation minor party, sat wearing the garment for 10 minutes before taking it off. Attorney-General George Brandis drew applause when he said his government would not ban the burqa, and chastised Hanson for the “stunt”. AP