In a two-day meeting of its national governing body, the Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind, also passed a resolution to take measures to tame 'growing tide of hatred & animosity against Muslims' in India.
ASI used the Act to claim there’s no right to worship at Qutub Minar. Hindu Sena used it to counter Places of Worship Act. ThePrint explains how the law has featured in the two cases.
The outcome in the Gyanvapi dispute will decide the future of not just religious structures, but also the foundational structures of religious freedom that India was built on.
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.
The Places of Worship Act is a generous law. Indian Muslims can best reciprocate this generosity by adhering to the Quranic morality in Gyanvapi Masjid's case.
The party spelt out its stance on Gyanvapi legal tussle at a time when the Hindutva debate was hotly discussed at its brainstorming session, with many members offering differing views.
Supreme Court has observed it is not just govt’s legal duty but constitutional duty to protect all places of worship, under a 1991 Act which excludes Ayodhya.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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