Babri Masjid Judgement

All 32 accused in Ayodhya's Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992 were acquitted today as an Uttar Pradesh court ruled the demolition was not planned and involved "anti-social elements". BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti were all acquitted of conspiracy charges in a landmark verdict today that has evoked strong reactio...

Nearly three decades after the Babri Masjid -- a 16th century mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya -- was demolished in an event that changed the country's political and social landscape, a special CBI court in Lucknow will deliver judgement on 32 accused, including BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.

BJP leader Uma Bharti today said "it does not matter" to her what the judgement in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case will be. Uma Bharti, LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are among the BJP leaders accused of conspiracy in the case.

If the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya was illegal why were BJP veteran LK Advani and others being tried in connection with its demolition, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen or AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi asked on Saturday.

Home Minister Amit Shah today welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, saying the order will prove to be a milestone and further strengthen India''s unity and integrity.

Full text of Supreme Court judgement in Ayodhya case: The disputed land in Ayodhya will be given to a government-run trust for a temple and a "prominent site" in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh will be allotted for a mosque, the Supreme Court announced today in a landmark verdict in India's most divisive case dating back decades.

Ayodhya verdict comes after a century-old legal battle over a piece of land in Ayodhya where the 16th century Babri mosque stood before it was razed by Hindu activists who believe it is the birthplace of Lord Ram.

A judgement in the Babri Masjid demolition case against senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and others should be delivered within nine months, the Supreme Court said on Friday, agreeing to extend the tenure of the trial court judge hearing it.

The Supreme Court will today give its judgement over a formal mediation in the Ayodhya case, as a roadmap to solve the 60-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

The Supreme Court today delivered a verdict that has huge implications for deciding whether a temple can be built on the spot where the Babri Masjid was razed in Ayodhya in 1992. The top court said today that it will not review an earlier verdict, delivered in 1994, about whether a mosque is fundamental to the practice of Islam. With this judgement...

The Supreme Court has refused to revisit its 1994 ruling that the government can acquire land that a mosque is built on. In the Ismail Farooqui judgement,  the court had ruled then that namaz or prayers can be offered anywhere and a mosque is not essential. The ruling will not be referred to a larger bench, the three-judge Bench headed by Chief J...

LK Advani and other top leaders of the BJP including Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti will be tried for criminal conspiracy in the demolition of the 16th-century Babri Masjid,

The Government of India on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to clarify its judgement cancelling 2G licences. With many telecom companies challenging the cancellation of 122 licenses by the Supreme Court, the government wants the apex court to make its position clear on the landmark judgement. Analysts say the government's actions after the verdict c...

After days of anxiety over the Ayodhya court verdict, the twin cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad on Friday put behind fears of any adverse fallout and all sections of people rooted for peace but there is no let up in security.Tight security arrangements are still in place with armed personnel guarding streets, schools, colleges while markets opened as...

As the country absorbs the historic Ayodhya verdict, the Congress and the BJP have called for reconciliation, with the BJP also saying help build a temple.Speaking to NDTV's Group Editor Barkha Dutt, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said bringing the two sides in the dispute together is the need of the hour; while the BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasa...

All 32 accused in Ayodhya's Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992 were acquitted today as an Uttar Pradesh court ruled the demolition was not planned and involved "anti-social elements". BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti were all acquitted of conspiracy charges in a landmark verdict today that has evoked strong reactio...

Nearly three decades after the Babri Masjid -- a 16th century mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya -- was demolished in an event that changed the country's political and social landscape, a special CBI court in Lucknow will deliver judgement on 32 accused, including BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.

BJP leader Uma Bharti today said "it does not matter" to her what the judgement in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case will be. Uma Bharti, LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are among the BJP leaders accused of conspiracy in the case.

If the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya was illegal why were BJP veteran LK Advani and others being tried in connection with its demolition, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen or AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi asked on Saturday.

Home Minister Amit Shah today welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, saying the order will prove to be a milestone and further strengthen India''s unity and integrity.

Full text of Supreme Court judgement in Ayodhya case: The disputed land in Ayodhya will be given to a government-run trust for a temple and a "prominent site" in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh will be allotted for a mosque, the Supreme Court announced today in a landmark verdict in India's most divisive case dating back decades.

Ayodhya verdict comes after a century-old legal battle over a piece of land in Ayodhya where the 16th century Babri mosque stood before it was razed by Hindu activists who believe it is the birthplace of Lord Ram.

A judgement in the Babri Masjid demolition case against senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and others should be delivered within nine months, the Supreme Court said on Friday, agreeing to extend the tenure of the trial court judge hearing it.

The Supreme Court will today give its judgement over a formal mediation in the Ayodhya case, as a roadmap to solve the 60-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

The Supreme Court today delivered a verdict that has huge implications for deciding whether a temple can be built on the spot where the Babri Masjid was razed in Ayodhya in 1992. The top court said today that it will not review an earlier verdict, delivered in 1994, about whether a mosque is fundamental to the practice of Islam. With this judgement...

The Supreme Court has refused to revisit its 1994 ruling that the government can acquire land that a mosque is built on. In the Ismail Farooqui judgement,  the court had ruled then that namaz or prayers can be offered anywhere and a mosque is not essential. The ruling will not be referred to a larger bench, the three-judge Bench headed by Chief J...

LK Advani and other top leaders of the BJP including Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti will be tried for criminal conspiracy in the demolition of the 16th-century Babri Masjid,

The Government of India on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to clarify its judgement cancelling 2G licences. With many telecom companies challenging the cancellation of 122 licenses by the Supreme Court, the government wants the apex court to make its position clear on the landmark judgement. Analysts say the government's actions after the verdict c...

After days of anxiety over the Ayodhya court verdict, the twin cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad on Friday put behind fears of any adverse fallout and all sections of people rooted for peace but there is no let up in security.Tight security arrangements are still in place with armed personnel guarding streets, schools, colleges while markets opened as...

As the country absorbs the historic Ayodhya verdict, the Congress and the BJP have called for reconciliation, with the BJP also saying help build a temple.Speaking to NDTV's Group Editor Barkha Dutt, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said bringing the two sides in the dispute together is the need of the hour; while the BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasa...