Babri Masjid

Prof BB Lal: How the ‘Dean of Indian Archaeology’ dug out truth on AIT and Ayodhya temple

Prof BB Lal played a crucial role in bringing out new evidence in favour of a Hindu temple in Ayodhya and also debunked the outside origins of the ‘Aryans’

Why Places of Worship Act is a gun India is holding to its own head

The Places of Worship Act has been bandied about in the ongoing Gyanvapi mandir-mosque case by applicants from the Muslim side, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee

BB Lal, the man who unearthed Ram Temple at Ayodhya beneath Babri mosque, is no more. His legacy lives

Lal was on life support at a hospital in Delhi for the last few days. He has worked extensively on archaeological sites associated with the Harappan civilisation and the Hindu epic Mahabharata

Kalyan Singh birth anniversary: Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath pay tribute to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister

Kalyan Singh was the first BJP chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and he held the position from June 1991 to December 1992 and from September 1997 to November 1999

Babri Masjid Demolition Anniversary: Security boosted in Ayodhya, Mathura

Since 4 December, five additional SPs, 40 inspectors as well as 1,400 head constables 14 Deputy-SPs, 10 companies of PAC and six companies of RAF have been deployed in Mathura

Former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh dies at 89, PM says 'saddened beyond words'

He was 89 years old and died due to sepsis and multi-organ failure. Singh was chief minister of Uttar Pradesh during the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992.

Islamic scholar and Padma awardee Maulana Wahiduddin Khan passes away aged 96 in Delhi

Through the course of his lifetime, Khan wrote 200 books that advocated spirituality and prophetic wisdom. He also established the Centre for Peace and Spirituality in 2001 in a bid to promote interfaith dialogue and peaceful co-existence in a multicultural society.

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

Until 2018, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) used to observe the day as ''shaurya diwas'' (day of bravery), while the Muslims in the town marked it as ''black day''

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 15: VHP strengthens after Hindu Samajotsav; newborn BJP distances from Sangh ahead of 1984 polls

The Hindu Samajotsava is a yearly show of strength of the Sangh Parivar in Coastal Karnataka. The first such rally was held in Mangalore in April 1981 when Alva was serving his term as the district president for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). The theme that year was 'unity of Hindus.'

Babri Masjid Verdict Updates: TMC gives a guarded response ahead of state polls, says those unhappy can approach HC

Babri Masjid Verdict LIVE Updates: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday was guarded in its response on the acquittal of all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case and said that "those who are not happy with the judgement will get relief in higher courts"