Babri Masjid: Latest News, Photos, Videos, Information on Babri Masjid

Justice Lalit recuses himself from Ayodhya case hearing, new bench to be set up before 29 January

PTI - 10 January, 2019

Justice U.U. Lalit recused himself on the grounds that he appeared for former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh in 1994.

Demolition of the Babri Masjid 1992 | Getty Images

SC sets out to solve politically sensitive Ayodhya dispute, here’s why it matters

Ritika Jain - 10 January, 2019

An emotive issue of its own accord, the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid matter in apex court gains greater significance ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

Rahul’s Rafale rebukes amid silence on Sabarimala

Soham Sen - 5 January, 2019

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

Representational image | Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

Indian Constitution doesn’t call Muslims a minority, who turned them into one?

Hilal Ahmed - 27 December, 2018

The Constitution actually conceives ‘minority’ as an open category to protect the interests of various religious, linguistic and culturally distinctive groups.

Shah Rukh Khan fails to mine gold, and Nehru bandhgala back in fashion

Soham Sen - 26 December, 2018

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

BJP’s Agusta gambit and Yogi’s idea of justice through renaming

Rupanwita Bhattacharjee - 7 December, 2018

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

The temple town of Ayodhya on the banks of Sarayu river | Commons

Ayodhya’s moved on from Babri demolition but ‘outsiders’ keep taking it back

Aditi Vatsa - 6 December, 2018

Local residents say the current generation has little memory of the events of 1992 but are reminded of it by outfits such as the VHP and RSS.

A member of the border security force guards the Babri Masjid |Robert Nickelsberg/Liaison

What Liberhan panel said about Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy, and those involved

Deeksha Bhardwaj - 6 December, 2018

The Liberhan commission, which took 17 years to complete its inquiry, held several senior BJP leaders responsible for the demolition of the Babri masjid.

Destruction of Babri Masjid, Ayodhya, December 1992 | Robert Nickelsberg/Liaison/Getty Images

Don’t just blame Hindutva for Ayodhya dispute, Muslim elite politics also responsible

Hilal Ahmed - 6 December, 2018

Muslim political groups begin to treat Babri Masjid case as a non-political ‘legal’ battle after its demolition in 1992.

An IAS officer writes about how he rebuilt Ayodhya after Babri Masjid demolition

Vijay Shankar Pandey - 6 December, 2018

Within a month or so of Babri demolition, all the damaged mosques in Ayodhya were restored to their original state.

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On Camera

‘A rich Muslim’s expense on Umrah marriage can teach 3 lakh poor Muslim kids for 18 yrs’

Rasheed Kidwai - 24 March, 2019

Muslim scholars say 84% of Indian Muslims earn less than Rs 50 a day, and want the community to cut spending on lavish weddings, multiple pilgrimages.

In Kati Patang, director Shakti Samanta created magic with Rajesh Khanna & R.D. Burman’s music

24 March, 2019

India’s crony capitalist edifice is creaking

24 March, 2019

Should Indians support Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series in YouTube subscriber race against PewDiePie?

ThePrint Team - 24 March, 2019

Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series and vlogger Felix Kjellberg aka PewDiePie are fighting to attain the number one spot in terms of subscribers on YouTube.

Defence

Indian Army | representational image | Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Army personnel killed in firing by Pakistani troops in J&K’s Poonch district

PTI - 24 March, 2019

The border skirmishes witnessed a spurt after India's air strike on JeM terror camp in Balakot in response to Pulwama attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel.

Why Rahul Gandhi’s Congress is in danger of morphing into a clueless NGO

Shekhar Gupta - 23 March, 2019

Congress has questions but no answers, ‘leaders’ but no winners. Weeks before polls, it’s behaving like a virtuous, anti-establishment NGO just doing its thing.

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Topic: Babri Masjid

Justice Lalit recuses himself from Ayodhya case hearing, new bench to be set up before 29 January

SC sets out to solve politically sensitive Ayodhya dispute, here’s why it matters

Rahul’s Rafale rebukes amid silence on Sabarimala

Indian Constitution doesn’t call Muslims a minority, who turned them into one?

Shah Rukh Khan fails to mine gold, and Nehru bandhgala back in fashion

BJP’s Agusta gambit and Yogi’s idea of justice through renaming

Ayodhya’s moved on from Babri demolition but ‘outsiders’ keep taking it back

What Liberhan panel said about Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy, and those involved

Don’t just blame Hindutva for Ayodhya dispute, Muslim elite politics also responsible

An IAS officer writes about how he rebuilt Ayodhya after Babri Masjid demolition

On Camera

Opinion

‘A rich Muslim’s expense on Umrah marriage can teach 3 lakh poor Muslim kids for 18 yrs’

In Kati Patang, director Shakti Samanta created magic with Rajesh Khanna & R.D. Burman’s music

India’s crony capitalist edifice is creaking

Talk Point

Should Indians support Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series in YouTube subscriber race against PewDiePie?

Defence

Army personnel killed in firing by Pakistani troops in J&K’s Poonch district

National Interest

Why Rahul Gandhi’s Congress is in danger of morphing into a clueless NGO