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Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicGyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath row

Topic: Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath row

Legal ambiguity in Places of Worship Act & ASI report to boost Hindu side, ball now in SC’s court

ASI report suggests that a temple once stood where the mosque is now, and the Hindu side seeks to 'restore' original character of the place of worship under the law’s exemption clause.

Gyanvapi site should be handed over to Hindus, shift mosque to another place — VHP after ASI report

VHP believes 'this righteous action shall be an important step towards creating amicable relations between the two prominent communities of Bharat,' says working president Alok Kumar.

‘Devanagari inscriptions, reused pillars’: ASI report says ‘large Hindu temple’ existed at Gyanvapi site

In concluding part of 839-page survey report, Archaeological Survey of India has claimed that western wall of Gyanvapi mosque was part of a pre-existing Hindu temple.

Gyanvapi built on pre-existing temple remains, claims Hindu petitioners’ lawyer citing ASI report

Vishnu Shankar Jain said that the 839-page ASI survey report mentions debris of Hindu idols and pillars of the temple used in the construction of the mosque.

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