Patna: India is a country where few generalisations can be made on the basis of single incidents or events. Though the temple-mosque dispute in the town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh is what grabs frequent media headlines over “Hindu-Muslim conflict”, not too far away in the village of Madhi, in Nalanda district of Bihar, there […]
New Delhi: In a new twist in Ayodhya title dispute, the legal team of the Sunni Waqf Board and the representative of Nirmohi Akhara have rubbished the claims of any mediation amidst the day-to-day hearing conducted by the Supreme Court on the matter. The apex court had appointed, on March 8, a 3-member mediation panel […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the parties involved in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case were free to settle the matter, through mediation as well, if they so desired. They can place the dispute settlement report before it. The apex court was referring to a letter written by the Justice F.M. Kalifulla-led […]
New Delhi: The Muslim parties on Wednesday conceded before the Supreme Court that it accidentally accepted the Ram Chabutra as the birthplace of Lord Ram, and also faced intense scrutiny from the court as they termed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavation report “riddled with inconsistencies and infirmities”, at this stage of proceedings in […]
New Delhi: The Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case on Thursday said the authorship of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the disputed site in Ayodhya cannot be questioned. The turnaround came a day after the Muslim parties questioned the report, especially its authorship, claiming that it was full of […]
New Delhi: The Muslim parties on Thursday faced a volley of questions from the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court hearing the Ayodhya title dispute while pointing out various infirmities in the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) report. In 2003, the ASI had found remains, idols and cultural artefacts suggesting existence of a Hindu structure, […]
Lucknow: A group of eminent Muslims on Thursday expressed the desire to hand over the land owned by the Muslims in Ayodhya to the Supreme Court which may, in turn, hand it over to the Central government. At a meeting held under the aegis of ‘Indian Muslims For Peace’, a cross-section of Muslims including retired […]
Islamabad: Directly interfering in the internal issues of India, Pakistan has raised the Babri Masjid issue saying it hopes that while taking any decision in the matter, the feelings of Indian Muslims would be respected. It said that India’s attempt to block the flows of rivers will be seen as an “aggressive action”, a report […]
Ayodhya: Anticipating deterioration of the law and order situation and to maintain communal harmony ahead of the Supreme Court’s final verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, the Ayodhya administration has banned television debates in public places in the city. Several television channels were expected to host debates on the Ram Janmabhoomi issue […]
Unnao (UP): Controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj on Saturday claimed that the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya will start by December 6 following the Supreme Court’s judgement. “The construction of Ram temple will commence before December 6. I want to thank the Supreme Court as it has heard non-stop for 40 days the matter […]
Ayodhya: The Deepostav organised by Uttar Pradesh’s the Yogi Adiyanath government has found a place in the Guinness World Records as a total 5.61 lakh earthen lamps were illuminated on the occasion on Saturday in Ayodhya. During the event four lakh 10,000 diyas were illuminated on ‘Ram ki paudi’ ghats and one lakh 51,000 thousand […]
New Delhi: “Ayodhya title dispute has legal issues, which should be addressed through a legal system,” said Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, the Chief Justice-designate. He spoke to IANS on pressing legal issues and the road ahead especially on issues pertaining to access to justice for the people in rural areas. Bobde, is the senior-most judge […]
New Delhi: In a historic judgement in the sensitive Ayodhya land dispute case, the Supreme Court on Saturday directed the Centre to form within three months a trust which will build a temple at the disputed site. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said, “We have dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Shia […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque. In one of the most important and most anticipated judgements in India’s history, a […]
New Delhi: In what will go down in history as one of its most landmark verdicts, the Supreme Court on Saturday granted the ownership of the 2.77 acres of disputed land in Ayodhya to the Hindus, paving the way for the construction of a Ram Temple, and ruled that the Muslims will get 5 acres […]