Much of Prime Minister Modi’s speech focused on corruption and the “raj of the jungle” during the RJD tenure. Darbhanga, Bihar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, campaigning today in the Mithila region of Bihar for the ongoing elections, referred to the Ram temple in Ayodhya when he described the work of …
Read More »Doordarshan to broadcast ‘Ram Leela’ live from Ayodhya
National broadcaster Doordarshan is scheduled to broadcast live from Ayodhya ‘Ram Leela’, the dramatic representation of Lord Rama’s life according to the Ramayana. According to a statement from the Uttar Pradesh Information Department, the live broadcast of the event was organized in collaboration with the Department of Tourism and Culture …
Read More »Sharad Pawar writes to Prime Minister Modi, says “shocked” by Maharashtra Governor’s language in letter to Uddhav Thackeray | India News
NEW DELHI: Sharad, head of the CPN Pawar wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, expressing “shock” at the “intemperate language” used by Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari in his letter to the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. “Unfortunately, the letter from the Hon. Governor to the Chief Minister …
Read More »‘Become a layman, a term you hated?’ It’s Maha Guv vs Thackeray in ‘Letter War’ for reopening temples
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray greets Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari during a meeting at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on May 1, 2020. (PTI Photo) Taking a strong objection to his words, Thackeray responded to Koshyari a day later, saying that he does not need Hindutva lessons from anyone. He also …
Read More »In its Babri Masjid verdict, the judiciary is epically criticizing India
Judges often say that a matter has “shocked the conscience of the court” to invoke its extraordinary powers and initiate tough action. Perhaps this expression arises from the idea that justice is impartial and blind. To reiterate this, the statue of the Lady of Justice that sits atop court buildings …
Read More »Babri verdict: For Sangh, the shadow rises in the criminal case; for the opposition, a bond as in the reign of the temple
Written by Ravish Tiwari, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: October 1, 2020 7:28:23 am The Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992. the CBI court verdict in a criminal case dispels the 28-year-old shadow that has haunted the main lights of the Ramjanma-bhoomi movement of Sangh Parivar …
Read More »How the covers covered the ruling
Twenty-eight years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, a special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation acquitted the 32 people accused in the case on Wednesday and dismissed any criminal conspiracy due to lack of conclusive evidence against them. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Lal Krishna Advani, …
Read More »Congress demolished Babri, no other mosque will be touched: Vinay Katiyar | India News
AYODHYA: One day before Babri Masjid demolition, the 10pm dinner attended by former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and other Sangh leaders at the Ayodhya residence of Bajrang Dal Leader and then MP, Vinay Katiyar, was cited as evidence of conspiracy by the CBI lawyer in court. However, with the …
Read More »Meticulously planned, Uma took responsibility: Judge Liberhan on the demolition of Babri Masjid
Written by Manraj Grewal Sharma, Dipankar Ghose | Chandigarh, New Delhi | Updated: October 1, 2020 7:12:04 am Babri’s verdict comes nearly 28 years after the structure was razed by a mob in Uttar Pradesh, sparking communal unrest. Of the 49 accused, 32 are alive today “I found out it …
Read More »In 2,300-page judgment, court looks for holes in CBI evidence
The 2,300-page verdict of the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), which acquitted the 32 people accused of conspiring to demolish Babri Masjid in 1992, focused mainly on the lack of credible evidence provided by the investigating agency. Judge Surendra Kumar Yadav determined that absent this, it …
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