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Ayodhya verdict: Misrepresentations, half-truths and lies being propagated on ruling a result of serious misreading of judgment
Kartikeya Tanna •Since the announcement of the judgment, there have been many misrepresentations, half-truths and lies intended at undermining the judgment and, obliquely, the Republic of India
Ayodhya verdict: Ram Janmabhoomi movement is not a reclamation of agency for Hindus, but a distraction from dismal mediocrity
Praveen •For many, the movement for Ram Janmabhoomi's significance lay not in the claim for birthplace of the historical Ram, but as a reclamation of civilisational agency. Shrikanth Krishnamachary, for example, has cast the movement as 'the cultural awakening of a long-repressed people'; one that will address 'deep civilisational wounds'.
Ayodhya verdict: Decision to seek review petition of Ram Janmabhoomi order in SC on 17 Nov, says AIMPLB advocate Zafaryab Jilani
•In a historic and unanimous verdict, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had cleared the way for the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a five-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque
Day after Ayodhya judgment, security of five SC judges who delivered verdict stepped up as precautionary measure, say officials
•The enhanced security has been put in place since Saturday, when the judges — Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, CJI-designate Sharad Arvind Bobde and justices Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer — delivered the verdict in the century-old Ayodhya dispute
'Ayodhya: India's top court gives Hindus site claimed by Muslims'; Here's how foreign media covered Supreme Court verdict
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court's decision in the Ayodhya land dispute to give the 2.77 acres land to the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust on Saturday was covered extensively by the global media. US newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and CNN, stuck to ground reports. The media in Pakistan, however, critqued the verdict and several newspapers, like Dawn and Geo News commented on the verdict and said that the ruling on 'Babri mosque' will 'embolden the foot soldiers of Hindutva'.
WATCH: One of the most comprehensive documentaries on Ayodhya; one where Vajpayee offered to resign because he regretted Babri Masjid demolition
Fp Staff •This video gives one of the most comprehensive documentaries available on Ayodhya and analysis of the incident in Uttar Pradesh's temple town
'Unhappy, but resigned': Ayodhya judgment is not 'justice', say Mumbai Sunni leaders; scholars say can't trust a court which favours 'faith over merit'
Jyotipunwani •Unhappy but resigned. That was the mood of three well-known Sunni leaders and Islamic scholars in Mumbai, after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case. The highest court had let them down, they felt.
SC Final Verdict on Ayodhya Case Updates: Internet services to remain suspended in Jaipur till tomorrow; UP remains peaceful
Fp Staff •Ayodhya Verdict Today, Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid Case Supreme Court Verdict Today LATEST News and Updates: Internet services will remain suspended in Jaipur till tomorrow, authorities said today.
Ayodhya verdict: Supreme Court yet again invokes Article 142, extends judgment beyond merely settling Ram Janmabhoomi land claim
Chitranshul Sinha •While doing so it held that only the Supreme Court had powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to grant extraordinary relief and the high court did not have any such constitutional power. While setting aside the judgment of the Allahabad High Court the Supreme Court, however, exercised powers under Article 142 to pass various orders which had not been originally prayed for by the parties to the controversy.
Ayodhya verdict will shape 'political and social landscape of India', says WSJ; Washington Post calls ruling 'major victory for Modi'
•For all the case's historical origins, 'its judgment will help shape India's political and social landscape,' The Wall Street Journal said on the Ayodhya verdict