Everything you need to know about Babri Bo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Babri Bo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma Tuesday accused Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav of conniving with BJP leader L.K. Advani to bring down the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
Indian Muslims' antipathy towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is known. The party hasn't thought much about Muslims in term of being equal citizens. Instead it has worked tirelessly to antagonise a community that comprises more than 15 percent of the Indian population.
Patna, April 18 (IANS) Many Muslims in Bihar are not impressed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's latest move to target Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his allegedly communal politics. It is mere "doublespeak", they say, and has little to do with secularism.
In his first such type of attack, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took a dig at his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi on his develop model and said that is not sufficient for all the states. He said that Indian electorate was intelligent enough to see through speeches which was certainly a attack on Modi
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday took a dig at his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi, who has been espousing his model of development as a possible answer to India's ills.
Islamabad, Apr 7 (ANI): Experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been having counseling sessions with a sports psychologist recruited by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to help regain his confidence in bowling ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy.
New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for delay in challenging Allahabad High Court's ruling that conspiracy charges will not apply to senior BJP leader L.K Advani and others in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought a reply from the government on its delay in challenging a high court verdict discharging BJP leader L.K. Advani and 20 others in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought a reply from the government on the delay in filing an appeal challenging a high court verdict discharging BJP leader L.K. Advani and 20 others in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case.
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Upholding the death sentence of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, currently lodged in Nagpur Jail, and commuting death sentences of 10 accused to life terms, the Supreme Court Thursday drew the final curtain on the March 12, 1993, Mumbai serial blasts case.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Samajwadi Party members disrupted both houses of parliament Monday, demanding union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's sacking for allegedly saying their party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had "terrorist links".
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The BJP Monday slammed Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma for his comments against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and said that the SP should withdraw its support to the Congress-led UPA government.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Samajwadi Party members Monday demanded the sacking of Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma over his alleged comments that their party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had "terrorist links".
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Thursday read out parts of his statement twice in the Lok Sabha on the attack on CRPF troopers in Srinagar, adding to the list of his gaffes.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Thursday read out parts of his statement twice in the Lok Sabha on the attack on CRPF troopers in Srinagar, adding to the list of his gaffes.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who regretted his statement linking the BJP and the RSS with terrorism just two days ago, is again in the eye of a political storm over the alleged intelligence failure behind the Hyderabad blasts that killed 16 people and injured 117.
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Practicing Psychotherapist and a certified clinical Hypnotherapist Maqbool A. Babri has denied reports of the Pakistani cricket team being 'mentally weak'.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) When voices against freedom of expression in arts are getting shriller, "The Sahmat Collection: Art and Activism in India since 1989" will explore the connection between Indian art and politics, in Chicago.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday pulled up the CBI for its submission that BJP leader L.K.Advani and other party leaders present at Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992, had committed a "national crime" in the conspiracy that led to demolition of the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid structure.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) hatched conspiracy in Babri Masjid demolition case, alleged Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday......................
Allahabad/New Delhi, Feb. 7 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday lashed out at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after the Supreme Court asked it to explain the delay in filing an appeal against the Allahabad High Court's order for dropping the conspiracy charges in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
Agra, Jan 29 (IANS) Agra is fuming over Uttar Pradesh minister Mohammad Azam Khan's statement that he would have led the mob that razed the Babri Masjid if it had chosen to bring down the Taj Mahal instead.
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) On a day when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav expressed his admiration for the Taj Mahal to foreign delegates at the Jaypee Palace hotel in Agra, his cabinet member and Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Azam Khan spoke about razing the 17th century architectural wonder.
Islamabad, Jan. 8 (ANI): The arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed is of utmost necessity in order to improve relations between India and Pakistan, according to an editorial in a Pakistani daily.
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday described former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao as a "great son of India" who will be remembered as the father of second generation economic reforms and for providing leadership to the nation at a very critical juncture.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Sixty-five years after the sub-continent was partioned in 1947, the year 2012 saw New Delhi and Islamabad taking some concrete steps to improve trade and ease travel between them. President Asif Ali Zardari visited India, but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that he would only visit Pakistan once there was progress in bringing to book those responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh and former Shiv Sena legislator Pawan Pandey, both accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, surrendered before the special CBI court here Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday lashed out at Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for not contradicting Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik's statements, and said that the relationship between the two Asian neighbours will improve only if New Delhi confronts Islamabad with the truth of the situation.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday demanded an explanation from the government on the controversial remarks made by Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik during his three-day visit which ended Sunday.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's visit to India saw the two countries operationalise a liberalised visa agreement but make little headway on key issues including action against Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday ended a three-day visit, triggering another row by alleging that an Indian linked to the Mumbai attack was actually an Indian intelligence agent.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday blamed non-state actors for the Mumbai terror attack of 2008 that killed 166 people and stoked a controversy by stating that Abu Jundal, an accused in the case, "worked as a source for (an) elite agency of India".
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday clarified that he never compared the Babri mosque demolition to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday clarified that he never compared the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack with the Babri mosque demolition, and said if there is any misperception or miscommunication that should be cleared.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) India and Pakistan Friday made operational a liberalized visa regime for more people-to-people contact as Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik struck a discordant note by equating terror attacks with the Babri Masjid demolition.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday struck a discordant note by equating terror attacks, including 9/11 and the 2008 Mumbai attack, with the Babri Masjid demolition.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said his country was committed to bring to justice those who had taken part in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, but also added that his country does not want a repeat of the unpleasant incidents of past, including demolition of Babri Masjid.
Johannesburg, Dec 14(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has brought in former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and a psychologist for the national team as they start a weeklong training camp on Friday for their limited overs series against India.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A 16th century historical work tells of an Afghan army which went out of Ayodhya - which was controlled by local chiefs - on an expedition. Upon its return, two groups of people awaited to welcome it at the gate of the city - Muslim clerics to offer benediction and Hindu women holding pitchers.
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) A senior West Bengal legislator belonging to the CPI-M Thursday dialled President Pranab Mukherjee on behalf of the state lawmakers and appealed to him to uphold secularism - a salient feature of the Indian constitution.
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) The 20th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid Thursday passed off peacefully here amid tight security, police said. A shutdown was called by Muslim organisations to mark the day.
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 6 (IANS) From heated arguments and the mob frenzy of Dec 6, 1992, to animated discussions on foreign investment in retail trade, Ayodhya seems to have come a long way since the Babri mosque was razed, triggering riots across the country.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was Thursday adjourned for the day as Left parties, the BSP and others blamed the government for not acting against those who razed the Babri Masjid 20 years ago.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (ANI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2.p.m following an uproar over Babri mosque issue with some members demanding action on the report of Liberhan Commission which probed its demolition 20 years ago.
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) It was a rather cool evening in the second week of December 1992 when I was permitted to leave early - to rush from south Mumbai's Nariman Point to the northwest suburb of Borivli, at the other end of the city.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was stalled Thursday as Left parties and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as well as others blamed the government for not taking action against those responsible for the Babri Masjid demolition 20 years ago.
Ayodhya, Dec 6 (ANI): Security was tight in prominent cities and town of Uttar Pradesh on the 20th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Twenty years after the Babri mosque was razed in Ayodhya, most of those who played in major role in the campaign to build a Ram temple there are still leading figures in Indian politics.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Twenty years after the Babri mosque demolition sparked off the worst communal clashes after the subcontinent's partition in 1947, India has moved on. But analysts and politicians say there has to be a constant secular vigil.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) India has recovered from the shock of the cataclysmic events that followed the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, but that dark episode should be taken as a warning against mixing politics with religion and inciting inter-community hatred, says the celebrated former BBC journalist and author Mark Tully who was witness to it.
Dec 6 (Friday) will mark 20 years since the day a mob of Hindu 'karsevaks' (religious volunteers) brought down the centuries-old Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, triggering riots in the country as well as in neighbouring Pakistan and Bangladesh. A timeline of the dispute:
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, often held responsible through his "inaction" for the Babri Masjid demolition, had said in his book that the act was a "conspiracy" that had been "pre-planned". He called it a "betrayal" by the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government of then chief minister Kalyan Singh who gave repeated assurances to the central government only to break it.
Lucknow, Dec 4 (IANS) Two days before the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the Uttar Pradesh Police has been put on high alert and all religious and political processions have been banned in Faizabad district, an official said Tuesday.
To understand why the saffron hordes demolished the Babri Masjid 20 years ago on December 6, 1992, it is necessary to go back to 1984. In that year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was then only four years old, reached the lowest point of its brief political life since it could win only two Lok Sabha seats. In view of the drubbing, the then party president, Atal Behari Vajpayee, wondered at a national executive meeting in Calcutta (as Kolkata city was known then) whether it was a mistake to merge the erstwhile Jana Sangh into the Janata Party in 1977.
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi has said the Muslims will never give up even an inch of the land of the demolished Babri Masjid at Ayodhya.
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) A CRPF trooper shot himself dead with his service weapon at the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi?Babri Masjid site in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya town, police said Wednesday.
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) Ridiculing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee after her party's bid for a no?confidence motion failed in parliament, a prominent Left leader Friday claimed the whole exercise was a mere attempt at publicity.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The CPI?M Tuesday denounced the Shiv Sena for playing upon "reactionary politics of identity" and urged the Maharashtra government not to pander to the Sena.
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) You loved him, you hated him, but you never could ignore him. That was Bal Keshav Thackeray, a fierce proponent of Hindu supremacism in a secular India who built his chauvinistic politics around the emotive cause of regional pride of 112 million people of Maharashtra, the country's most industrialised state and home to its world renowned film and entertainment industry. He was 86.
Hyderabad, Nov 11 (IANS) The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Sunday threatened to withdraw support to the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, blaming it for the expansion of a temple abutting Charminar in violation of court orders.
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) Admitting that many people want to see Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as India's next prime minister, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would take a call on this at the appropriate time. He said he would return to the party soon after having gone separate ways.
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Congress leader Digvijay Singh Saturday questioned the BJP's attempt to reach out to minorities at its national meet and wondered if some of its leaders would own up to their alleged complicity in communal incidents.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Saturday claimed to solve all problems and set things right within a month in the country if he was handed over the charge of the Indian Army........
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Saturday claimed to solve all problems and set things right within a month in the country if he was handed over the charge of the Indian Army........
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Saturday claimed to solve all problems and set things right within a month in the country if he was handed over the charge of the Indian Army........
New Delhi, Aug. 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said it will hold hearing in December on the CBI's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict discharging BJP leader L.K. Advani, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and 19 others in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case.
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) An uneasy calm prevailed in Mumbai Sunday, a day after violence sparked by killings of Muslims in Assam and Myanmar killed two people and injured about 100 others, including 45 policemen.
I am worried that unless the Akbarabadi Masjid row near Delhi's Jama Masjid is nipped in the bud, it might become Babri Masjid-2.
Karachi, July 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan Test cricketer Moin-ul-Atiq has joined the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as a sports psychologist and motivational speaker.
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) It's "absurd and laughable" to suggest that P.V. Narsimha Rao was indifferent to the Dec 6, 1992 demolition of Ayodhya's Babri Masjid and sequestered himself in his prayer room, a key aide to the then prime minister says of the events of the fateful day, whose repercussions are still being felt.
Johannesburg, June 19(ANI): Disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Aamer is keen to make a swift return to international cricket, according to the psychologist who is helping him in his rehabilitation work.
Islamabad, June 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed sports psychologist Magbool Babri to counsel players, including banned pace bowler Mohammad Amir.
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): With the Parliament all set to celebrate its 60th anniversary tomorrow, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said the democracy has been strengthened in the country over this period of time, and emphasized that there are many more challenges that have to be faced ahead and effective steps have to be taken to deal with them.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit out at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for reiterating its demand to reopen the case against former party president Lal Krishna Advani over his involvement in the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
Varanasi, May 8 (ANI): Refusing to comment on the Ayodhya issue, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti has said she remained unapologetic about her association with the campaign that led to the demolition of the Babri mosque.
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Security in and around the Ramjanmabhoomi complex in Uttar Pradesh's temple town of Ayodhya was stepped up after a district judge received a letter threatening to blow up the area in the coming days, police said Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Humour, love, education, relations, secularism and politics - Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal touched on all this through his poetry at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia Tuesday morning, keeping his audience spell-bound, and a trifle surprised.
Coimbatore, Feb 6 (ANI): Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has attacked political factions, particularly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for exploiting the country's vast religious and cultural diversity to win votes.
Coimbatore, Feb 6 (ANI): Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has attacked political factions, particularly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for exploiting the country's vast religious and cultural diversity to win votes.
Sitapur, Feb 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has charged the Congress party with promoting poverty, unemployment and showing a step-motherly attitude towards the state.
Sitapur, Feb 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has charged the Congress party with promoting poverty, unemployment and showing a step-motherly attitude towards the state.
Ballia, Jan 10 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has lashed out at Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for trying to evoke Muslim sentiments on the controversial Babri Masjid demolition issue.
Patna, Dec 6 (ANI): Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday reiterated his demand of convicting Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the latter's alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam.
Agra/ Faizabad/Lucknow, Dec 6 (ANI): Security was tight in prominent cities and town of Uttar Pradesh on the 19th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Taking a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his three-day fast, Congress General Secretary BK Hariprasad on Tuesday said that the 'Sadbhavana fast' was nothing but the 'durbhavna' fast.
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said that former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao was to blamed for the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid, as the act occurred when he was in office.
Varanasi, July 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti has defended the 'Rath Yatra' taken out by Lal Krishna Advani to mobilise support for the building of a Hindu temple at a disputed site by demolishing the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday sent notices to top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sangh Parivar leaders, including L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, on the CBI's plea against dropping conspiracy charges in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday moved the Supreme Court against the clean chit to senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani and other leaders in the Babri mosque demolition case.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said that serious challenges and threats to the country from left wing extremism, cross-border terrorism, religious fundamentalism and ethnic violence still persist.
Varanasi, Dec 8 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has demanded that the Central Government should provide Varanasi with an anti-terrorism force similar to the one provided to Mumbai after 26/11.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the Allahabad High Court judgment in the Ayodhya Ram Janambhoomi-Babri-Masjid title case in no way condoned the demolition of the mosque 18 years ago.
Rae Barely, Oct 26 (ANI): A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday fixed November 18 as the next date of hearing in the Babri mosque demolition case.
Ayodhya, Oct.9 (ANI): The three key parties in the Babri mosque title suit came together to find an amicable solution to the issue.
New Delhi, Oct.5 (ANI): The Congress party on Tuesday welcomed all efforts being made by the concerned parties to reach an amicable and peaceful settlement of the Ayodhya issue.
Lucknow, Oct 5 (ANI): The hearing in the Babri mosque demolition case was deferred on Tuesday and the next date of hearing will take place on October 26, as the notification for nomination of a judge is still to be issued by the Allahabad High Court.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): A day after pronouncement of verdict in the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that the status quo at the disputed site will be maintained till the Supreme Court takes up the case.
Islamabad, Oct 1 (ANI): Political parties in Pakistan have strongly condemned the Allahabad High Court judgment on the Babri mosque standoff, terming it biased, prejudicial, sheer violation of human rights and a terrible miscarriage of justice.
Islamabad, Oct 1 (ANI): Following the announcement of Ayodhya verdict by the Allahabad High Court, Pakistan Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi has called it a political verdict, which is "totally in favour of the Hindu community."
Islamabad, Sept.30 (ANI): Reactions in Pakistan to the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid verdict issued by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today have been mixed.
