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AYODHYA Much water has flown down the Saryu since the peak of temple movement in the 1980s, followed by the demolition of the Babri mosque in December 1992, till date when the grand Ram temple is all set to be inaugurated. The Bada Sthan, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Karsevakpuram, Karyashala, the Maniram Chhavni and the Digambar Akhara are some such …

From the India Today archives (1992) | Babri Masjid demolition: When India was shamed

Highlights Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that it's not a Shivling but a fountain that has been found in Gyanvapi Owaisi's reaction came after petitioner claimed that a Shivling was found in Gyanvapi during survey AIMIM chief said Muslims are not ready to lose another mosque after the Babri Masjid AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday claimed that it's a fountain that …

Babri Masjid demolition anniversary: No 'shaurya diwas' or ‘black day’ as Ayodhya moves on

Until 2018, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad used to observe the day as ‘‘shaurya diwas’’, while the Muslims in the town marked it as ‘‘black day’’ Ayodhya: The 28th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition was unlike previous years with both Hindus and Muslims refraining from holding any special event to mark the day on Sunday even as there was a …

VHP's Ashok Singhal Tried to Stop Babri Demolition, Ram Lalla Idols Saved by Priest: Defence

The idols of Ram Lalla and others were present in the ‘garbagriha’ when miscreants started demolishing the disputed structure in Ayodhya and were saved by the priest which showed that the act was not pre-planned, the defence counsel had argued in the Babri mosque case. In fact, late VHP leader Ashok Singhal tried his best to prevent the demolition, but …

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Aghast at the Babri Masjid verdict, I apologise to the thousands whose lives were ruined, and bemoan the debasement of an ancient religion, writes Jyoti Punwani

The apology is to the thousands whose lives were ruined by the movement to demolish Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and build a Ram Mandir at the very spot where it stood You see a massive crime unfolding before you. The apology is to the thousands whose lives were ruined by the movement to demolish Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and build a Ram …

Babri Masjid demolition | Key conclusions by Liberhan Commission

The Justice Liberhan Commission, which probed the sequence of events that led to the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, submitted its report to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on June 30, 2009, 16 years later. The recipient organisations were mostly the Ram Janam Bhoomi Nyas, Bharat Kalyan Pratishtan, Yishwa Hindu Parishad, Ram Janambhoomi Nyas Paduka …

All acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case | Advani, MM Joshi hail verdict, Congress wants govt to appeal against it

A special court in Lucknow delivered the much-awaited judgment on Wednesday in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. — PTI 5:15 pm Babri case verdict expected, not surprised: NCP The NCP on Wednesday said it was not surprised over the special court’s verdict acquitting all accused in the Babri masjid demolition case. Mr. Owaisi said the CBI should appeal against …

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court today acquitted all accused as it pronounced its much-awaited judgment in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. TWISTS AND TURNS IN BABRI MASJID DEMOLITION CASES The Uttar Pradesh government set up a special court in Lucknow in consultation with the Allahabad High Court in September 1993 -- the state was still under the …

Irrespective of the acts of omission or commission of Rajiv Gandhi or Narasimha Rao – taking any credit for the Temple would only expose it to ridicule. Both the VHP and the BJP are front organisations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and together they owned the entire movement for constructing a Ram Temple where the Babri Masjid once stood. The …