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TopicBabri case

Topic: Babri case

Mayawati, Akhilesh vocal on Hathras gang rape but quiet on Babri demolition verdict 

Both SP and BSP leaders say their party’s official stand on the Babri Masjid verdict is yet to come out.

Why Babri Masjid judgment and Hathras gang rape case are examples of inadequate justice

In episode 581 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how CBI was responsible for the Babri verdict and why everyone was complicit in the Hathras case.

Who demolished Babri Masjid? Court says lawless kar sevaks who got ‘agitated suddenly’

The Special CBI court notes the crowd of these ‘lawless kar sevaks demolished the disputed structure, impacting communal harmony in various parts of the country'.

Babri case gave me sleepless nights, glad it reached its logical conclusion, judge Yadav says

Judge S.K. Yadav started his career as a judge in Ayodhya in 1990, and has retired after pronouncing the Babri demolition verdict Wednesday.

Babri Masjid verdict a vindication of truth & justice, Ram bhakts have suffered, VHP says

VHP international working president Alok Kumar says the verdict busted conspiracy theories and adds that it’s time to look forward and work towards completing the Ram temple.

CBI court acquits Advani, Joshi, Kalyan Singh & all others accused in Babri demolition case

The special court in its verdict said the event was not 'pre-planned' and that the demolition happened at the spur of the moment, acquitting all 32 accused who were on trial.

Rigorous scrubbing, new chairs, heavy security — how court is preparing for Babri verdict

The special CBI court in Lucknow will pronounce its judgment in the Babri Masjid demolition criminal case Wednesday, almost 28 years after the incident.

Ready to be hanged, but won’t seek bail — Uma Bharti writes to Nadda ahead of Babri verdict

The letter is dated 26 September, the day BJP chief J.P. Nadda announced his new team and left Uma Bharti out, but her secretary says it was written before.

‘Lava’ birthday cake for Modi, free speech vs hate speech in ‘UPSC Jihad’ & Delhi riots cases

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

As Ram Mandir construction begins, 28-yr-old Babri demolition trial could miss deadline again

SC has given Lucknow special court hearing the case until 31 August to pronounce judgment — the 3rd such deadline. But lawyers say process is far from complete.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.