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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicBabri Masjid

Topic: Babri Masjid

Calcutta HC refuses to stay Babri masjid event in Murshidabad, says peace ‘state’s responsibility’

Humayun Kabir welcomed the High Court's decision, calling it a "befitting reply" to the petitioners.

‘Anyone identifying with Babur is an invader,’ Shankaracharya Swami reacts to Humayun Kabir’s ‘Babri’ remarks

Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj added they have no objection to the construction of a masjid, but if they name it after Babar, they will react accordingly.

TMC suspends MLA Humayun Kabir over remark on building Babri Masjid in Murshidabad

According to Kolkata Mayor and TMC leader Firhad Hakim, MLA Kabir had been warned earlier about making such statements, and, questioning his motives, the party has suspended him.

‘Twisting and turning history’—Congress slams Rajnath Singh’s Nehru-Babri remark

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi calls defence minister's remark about her great-grandfather a distraction, adding that these issues are raised to avoid discussions on important matters.

Babri Masjid to Gujarat riots—exhibition traces Gulammohammed Sheikh’s artistic journey

The curator of the ‘Of Worlds Within Worlds’ exhibition, Roobina Karode, said Sheikh’s work ‘draws us into a definite moment of recognition and then leaves us with a series of questions’.

Serial litigants, spiritual leaders & an ex-royal among petitioners challenging Places of Worship Act

Last week, the CJI directed all courts to hold off on ruling on pleas disputing character of existing places of worship since case concerning challenge to the 1991 Act is pending in SC.

Security near Shahi Eidgah in UP’s Mathura increased on 32nd anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition

Police say area has been divided into 4 zones & barricades have been placed at sensitive spots. Traffic has been diverted & action will be taken against those found flouting orders.

Ayodhya placed ex-top cop Prakash Singh in a ‘terrible dilemma’. He couldn’t even sleep

Prakash Singh’s forthrightness often saw him butt heads with chief ministers and top politicians from Kalyan Singh to Charan Singh.

‘Deletions attempt at creating positive citizens, not saffronisation,’ says NCERT chief Saklani

In the revised NCERT books, Babri Masjid has been termed 'three-domed structure' & several topics have been deleted, including 'rath yatra' and communal violence after demolition.

This Hindu-Muslim relationship blossomed despite the Babri Masjid riots in 1992

In 'Intimacy in Alienation: A Psychoanalytic Study of Hindu-Muslim Relationships', Ashis Roy analyses the psycho-social aspects of Hindu-Muslim relationships.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.