Babri Demolition

Babri demolition was the biggest failure of Narasimha Rao as PM: Natwar Singh

Mani Shankar Aiyar however maintained that Rao could have dismissed the then Kalyan Singh govt and imposed President's Rule in UP ahead of Babri demolition

Narsimha Rao was Chanakya: Jairam Ramesh extols former PM, says he never conspired on Babri

Jairam Ramesh lavished praise on ex-PM late Narsimha Rao calling him political "Chanakya" for managing economic reforms and rued that "99.99 percent of Congress party believed he conspired" to have the Babri Masjid demolished.

An excerpt from 'The Hour Before Dawn': Playing football in the time of Babri Masjid

Editor’s Note: Ajaz Ashraf’s novel, 'The Hour Before Dawn', published by Harper Collins, narrates the thought-provoking and suspenseful story of a terminally ill man’s search for the person who claims to write India’s Secret History, the pages of which appear on the walls of Delhi’s residential neighbourhoods, dividing its people as never before. Four weeks before the Babri Masjid is demolished, Delhi wakes up to accounts of India’s Secret History, pasted on the walls of the city’s residential neighbourhoods, dividing its people as never before. That division is mirrored in a school football match which suddenly turns into a game between Muslims and Hindus.

Babri Masjid case: Ready for negotiation with PM Modi, says oldest litigant

The oldest litigant in the Babri Masjid case on Wednesday said he was ready for talks with the Prime Minister for peaceful negotiations in the matter only if he promises that he will ensure punishment to those accused of its demolition.

Upset with Azam Khan, oldest litigant in Babri Masjid case wants Ram Lalla 'set free'

Two days before the 22nd anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the oldest litigant in the case has said that he does not want to take the case any further and would like for 'Ram Lalla' or infant Ram who is represented by the Hindu Maha Sabha to be "set free".

Cobrapost sting on Babri: How it shows 17 years of Liberhan's wasted effort

The Cobrapost sting provides us a glimpse of a deeper conspiracy to bring down the Babri in 1992. However, it is unlikely to bring closure to the issue, which is now in the courts and does not look like ending anytime soon

Azam Khan blames Babri Masjid demolition for growth of terrorism

Uttar Pradesh Urban Development and Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan has cited the demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya as the reason for the growth of terrorism in India.

Azam Khan wants BJP to take responsibility for Babri demolition, Guj riots

Khan, who is considered Muslim face of the ruling Samajwadi Party, said, "Let BJP supremo Rajnath Singh declare that his party is responsible for martyrdom of Babri mosque and own total responsibility for massacre of Muslims in Gujarat.

Indo-Pak series must be stopped after Malik's 'insults': BJP

Sinha said, "Rahman Malik came to India and made all sorts of comments against India, which shows there is no point in talks with Pakistan."

Babri demolition: How HC verdict discredited 'eminent' historians

The Allahabad High Court judgment on the Ayodhya case discredited many eminent historians.