Babri Masjid Demolition

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A bench, headed by Justice R F Nariman and also comprising Justices Navin Sinha and Krishna Murari, was considering the former judge's request to continue his personal security in view of the sensitivity of the case decided by him on his last day in office.

SC refuses to extend security of ex-judge who pronounced Babri verdict

On September 30, the special court had acquitted all 32 accused in the case citing lack of conclusive evidence

02 Nov 2020 12:55 PM

Babri demolition verdict: All accused, including LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, acquitted

CBI Judge SK Yadav is currently read out the judgment, acquitting Advani, Joshi

30 Sep 2020 12:44 PM

Hindu activists climb up the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished by end of the day. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict to be delivered today

CBI judge SK Yadav had on September 16 directed all the 32 surviving accused to remain present in the court on the day of the judgment.

29 Sep 2020 4:07 PM

By performing bhoomipujan for Ram Mandir, PM Modi junked his constitutional oath of office that makes it mandatory for him to “discharge all duties faithfully and conscientiously”. AP Photo

Progressives must unite to expose government’s ‘Ram’ narrative

Despite efforts to hide and manipulate data, the ground realities show the deep crises India has been sucked into

08 Aug 2020 6:17 PM

On March 12, 1993, two months after the Babri demolion, Mumbai was rocked by serial blasts, carried out by Tiger Memon at the behest of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. (Photo: PTI)

Babri Masjid demolition dealt blow to police’s khabari network

Post Babri demolition, the riots broke out in Mumbai in two phases: December 1992 and January 1993.

11 Nov 2019 2:33 AM

The government also said that the work to preserve and restore the temple will start soon. (Photo: ANI)

Sialkot's Hindu temple re-opens after 72 years

Hindus stopped visiting the temple after a mob damaged it in 1992 while protesting against the demolition of Babri Mosque in India.

29 Jul 2019 1:58 PM

Tension in the air is palpable at the Basai Darapur village in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar with several Muslim residents living under constant fear of backlash — days after a member of the majority Tyagi community was killed by his neighbours from the minority community.

Moti Nagar Muslims live in fear of backlash

Locals claim that the village remained peaceful even in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.

18 May 2019 3:44 AM

The 2008 Malegaon blast accused had joined the BJP on April 16. (Photo: ANI)

'Proud' of Babri Masjid demolition, says Pragya Thakur, gets Notice

'He is my Ram ji and no one can stop me from making a grand Ram temple,' said Pragya.

21 Apr 2019 12:02 PM

The Shia board had told the bench that it was willing to donate one-third of the disputed land, which the Allahabad HC had given to the Muslims, to the Hindu group for 'peace, harmony, unity and integrity'. (Photo: File)

Babri Masjid was destroyed by 'Hindu Taliban', Supreme Court told

No law or the Constitution allows destruction of religious structures of any faith, the Supreme Court was told.

14 Jul 2018 3:32 PM

However, Rizvi cautioned that a rift may crop up between the two communities if the matter is not resolved at the earliest possible. (Photo: ANI)

No possibility of Syria-like situation in India: Shia Waqf Board chairman

Earlier Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had said that any delay in resolving the Ram temple issue could result in a Syria-like situation in India.

05 Mar 2018 5:59 PM

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi also criticised the central government on Triple Talaq Bill and termed it an attack on sharia. (Photo: PTI)

Some people dancing to tune of Modi, says Owaisi on expelled AIMPLB member

Asaduddin Owaisi also called for social boycott of those calling for giving up Babri Masjid.

12 Feb 2018 1:58 PM

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy (Photo: PTI)

Subramanian Swamy, Sitaram Yechury talks on Ayodhya scrapped by JNU

In a statement issued by the university, the events were cancelled “in order to maintain communal harmony, and peace and stability in the campus.”

07 Dec 2017 2:48 AM

Left Front activists and supporters walk in a rally, in Kolkata on Wednesday, for communal harmony, demanding punishment for those involved in the demolition of Babri Masjid. (Photo: Asian Age)

Left Front takes out rally against communalism

The Left parties called for maintaining peace and tranquility in the state and country and resisting communal forces.

07 Dec 2017 1:23 AM

After the fall of the Babri masjid and the riots in Mumbai and Surat, and then the retaliatory attacks in the form of bomb blasts, the police lost their khabris, most of whom were Muslims.(Photo: PTI)

Old policing ways are not working

India’s conviction ratios are well below 50 per cent. The majority of Indians who commit crime, even serious crime, get away with it.

10 Sep 2017 12:21 AM

Public Prosecutor D. N. Salvi, seated center, speaks to the media outside the Sessions court complex in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

1993 Mumbai blasts carried out to avenge Babri Masjid demolition: CBI

257 people died while 713 others were injured after a series of bomb blasts rocked Mumbai on March 12, 1993.

16 Jun 2017 5:48 PM

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Yogi arrives in Ayodhya, offers prayers at makeshift Ram temple

The visit comes a day after criminal conspiracy charges were framed against top BJP leaders in the Babri mosque demolition case.

31 May 2017 9:01 AM

former BJP MP RV Vedanti (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Babri demolition had backing of then BJP govt, says former MP Vedanti

The then PM had agreed to our request of not sending any forces to smoothen the process of demolition.

20 May 2017 7:23 PM

Ram Vilas Vedanti, a former BJP MP. (File photo)

Babri demolition case: Vedanti, Champat Rai, three others granted bail

The accused were granted bail after signing a surety bond worth Rs. 20,000.

20 May 2017 5:08 PM

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PTI)

Hindu Jagran Manch bid to curb mosque ‘noise’

Hindutva hardliners, including the Shiv Sena, have in the past opposed the use of loudspeakers for azaan.

21 Apr 2017 2:59 AM

L.K. Advani, Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh and M.M. Joshi.

LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti to be tried for Babri conspiracy

SC raps CBI, UP govt, blames them for delaying case for years.

20 Apr 2017 7:01 AM

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