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Allahabad high court dismisses plea challenging acquittal of LK Advani and others in Babri Demolition
The court said these two appellants had challenged the judgement of the special CBI court, Lucknow, which on September 30, 2020, had acquitted LK Advani, Kalyan Singh and the remaining accused in the case

SC closes all cases pertaining to 2002 Gujarat riots and petitions against 1992 Babri Masjid demolition
Closing all the proceedings arising out of 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, the apex court said that with the passage of time, the cases have become infructuous

Tracing the graphs of the three Khans in a nation transformed by sociopolitical upheavals
Kaveree Bamzai's new book on Shah Rukh, Aamir, and Salman benefits the most from its timeliness, given the rising conversations around Islamophobia, the streaming vs theatres debate, and the Khans' own complacencies.

Ayodhya verdict today: Hindus indeed endangered, but only by their failure to fight for constitutional values
Ayodhya is back in the news because Uddhav Thackeray went there on 24 November.

Babri masjid demolition case: SC orders trial against accused including LK Advani to be completed within 9 months
The Supreme Court has ruled that the trial against LK Advani and the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition must be finished next nine months.

LK Advani's exclusion from BJP list caps career where he has always been eclipsed by Modi, Shah and Vajpayee
The talking point of BJP's first list of candidates, where one Amit Shah has replaced LK Advani in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, was undoubtedly Advani's absence from it. The 91-year-old has always been overshadowed by the likes of Narendra Modi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

For Ayodhya residents, peace more important than Ram temple; Hindus, Muslims resent extremists threatening communal harmony
Like every other resident of Ayodhya, all that Gulnaz yearns for is an end to the communal frenzy that the Hindutva activists keep stoking. "Every day we sleep with a fear of redux of 1992 when our brothers and sisters were killed in the communal riots which broke out after the demolition of the Babri mosque."

Did Babur even visit Ayodhya? Historians remain divided on Mughal emperor's role in Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir dispute
There is an interesting chapter in renowned Hindi author Kamleshwar’s novel Kitne Pakistan — in which several important historical figures are brought to court, put into the witness box and asked to narrate their version of history — where Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, is testifying on the Ayodhya dispute.

On Babri Masjid demolition anniversary, there is a need for us to reflect individually on the Ayodhya dispute
On the 26th anniversary of the Babri masjid demolition, Khabar Lahariya's digital head, Kavita Devi paints a picture of the Ayodhya view from Banda, in the run-up to and aftermath of the Hindu Mahasabha on 25 November.

26 years on, Ayodhya residents recall Babri Masjid demolition, say 'tragic memories refuse to go away'
Some people in Ayodhya are upset that the Ram temple issue was being raked up again, threatening the "fragile peaceful atmosphere" of Ayodhya.

Gujarat migrant crisis: Odia migrants recall exodus after Babri Masjid demolition when lakhs fled to Odisha
The rape of a 14-month-old girl, allegedly by a Bihari factory worker in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district last month, had led to attacks on migrants in several neighbouring districts

Rahul Gandhi's visits to temples just a 'pretence', Congress should clear stance on Ayodhya issue, says Yogi Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath has asked Rahul Gandhi to make his party's stand clear on the Ram Janmabhoomi title dispute

Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir case: Allahabad HC appoints two additional judges as observers following apex court's orders
Two additional district judges have been appointed as observers at the Babri Masjid Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya

Yogi Adityanath visits Ayodhya for first time as CM, offers prayers at makeshift Ram temple
Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the makeshift Ram temple here on his first visit to the town after taking charge.

Babri Masjid hearing: Lucknow court asks Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti to appear on 30 May
The CBI court on Wednesday asked senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, LK Advani and Union minister Uma Bharti to appear on 30 May in connection with the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case.