BABRI STRUCTURE
‘The human mind is my favourite tool’: Artist Shilpa Gupta on AI, morality and what matters in art
Artist Shilpa Gupta discusses how perception, borders, power and technology have shaped her artistic practice. She reflects on her use of interactive media, her experiences in border regions and why she sees AI as just another artistic medium, arguing that what matters is what artists do with it.
100-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan’s Punjab, minority groups demand probe
A more than 100-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Punjab province was demolished in Siraj village, Narowal, on August 21. While minority groups have alleged deliberate demolition and encroachment, the Evacuee Trust Property Board has maintained that the temple collapsed due to torrential rains. Calls have now grown for an investigation and restoration of the historic site.
Over 100-year-old temple demolished in Pakistan's Punjab province
An ancient Hindu temple in Pakistan's Punjab province was reportedly demolished. Local groups claim religious zealots destroyed the structure for seminary land. Government officials stated the old temple collapsed due to heavy rains. Minority bodies have urged the Punjab government to take action. They also requested the restoration of the demolished temple.
Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL on Babur or Babri Masjid
The Supreme Court has declined a public interest litigation. The plea sought a ban on establishing mosques named Babur or Babri Masjid. The court refused to entertain the petition. The petitioner subsequently withdrew the plea. The case highlighted concerns about naming religious structures after invaders.
Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea to restrain naming of religious structures in Babur's name
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition seeking to prevent the construction or naming of any mosque or religious structure after Babur or Babri Masjid. The petitioner's lawyer withdrew the plea after the bench expressed its unwillingness to proceed. This action followed an announcement by a suspended MLA to build a Babri Masjid replica in West Bengal.
‘Babri structure will never come back’, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath firmly stated that the Babri structure is not destined for revival. He emphasized the importance of adhering to Indian law for anyone contemplating such endeavors. Critically, Adityanath pointed out a pattern among individuals who only seek the blessings of Lord Ram during crises, alluding to the 1990 Ayodhya incident involving police action against pilgrims.
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'Qayamat' day will never come, Babri structure won't be rebuilt: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared the Babri structure will never be rebuilt. He asserted that doomsday will not arrive. The Supreme Court had previously ruled on the Ayodhya dispute, backing a Ram temple construction. Hindus believe a Ram temple existed at the site before the mosque. The mosque was destroyed in 1992.
'An open threat to Hindus': BJP's Sukanta Majumdar on TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's 'Babri Masjid' statement
Babri Masjid: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar labelled TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's plan to lay the foundation stone for a Babri Masjid as an "open threat to Hindus." Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Sinha asserted no one would dare build it again. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticized it as appeasement, while Congress leader Udit Raj defended it as religious freedom.
Attempt to build mosque in name of Babur will meet Ayodhya-like fate: Uma Bharti
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti issued a strong warning regarding the construction of mosques. She stated that any mosque built in the name of Mughal emperor Babur will meet the same fate as the structure in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. Bharti urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take action against such proposals.
AIMIM chief Owaisi flays NCERT over textbook revisions
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) director Dinesh Prasad Saklani had recently said the tweaks in textbooks are part of the annual revision and should not be a subject of hue and cry.
"I think it is incomplete": Ram Mandir chief priest on NCERT's omission of events in Ayodhya movement
The Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Satyendra Das Maharaj, criticized the NCERT textbook for omitting key events of the Ayodhya movement, including the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.
96-year-old Karsevak Shalini Dabir recalls memories of Babri structure's collapse
Karsevak Shalini Dabir, a 96-year-old Karsevak from Maharashtra, has been invited to the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Dabir recalls the memories of the collapse of the Babri structure in 1990, where she was locked in a school due to the full jails. She also recounts the experience of being tortured by the police and witnessing the collapse of the Babri structure.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi hopes ASI report on Gyanvapi will not open floodgates for "thousand Babris"
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi expressed concerns that the Archaeological Survey of India's report into the Gyanvapi mosque complex may open the floodgates for "a thousand Babris," and hoped that the observation made in the Ayodhya judgment regarding the sanctity of the Places of Worship Act must not be dishonoured. The Supreme Court refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order allowing the ASI to conduct a scientific survey at the 17th-century mosque complex in Varanasi to determine if it was built on a pre-existing temple.
Ask your leaders where Shiv Sena was during Babri demolition: Sanjay Raut tells BJP
"If someone says where were Shiv Sainiks when the Babri Masjid was demolished, (then) they should ask their leader (late) Sunder Singh Bhandari where was the Shiv Sena. Check the CBI report of that time. Check the IB report," the Sena's spokesperson said.
I was present when Babri mosque was razed, nobody from Shiv Sena was there: Devendra Fadnavis
The former Maharashtra chief minister's attack on the Shiv Sena comes in the wake of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party asking where the BJP leaders were when parts of the mosque were razed in the early 1990s in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Two Ayodhya residents move HC challenging acquittals of Babri mosque demolition accused
Ayodhya residents Haji Mahboob and Haji Sayyad Akhlaq Ahmad filed the petition in the Lucknow bench of the high court on behalf of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
Foundation stone for Ayodhya mosque to be laid on R-Day; blueprint this week
The blueprint of the mosque complex, which will include a multi-speciality hospital, a community kitchen and a library, will be unveiled by the IICF on December 19 as the plan for the project has been finalised by its chief architect, Professor S M Akhtar.
Victory of truth and justice: BJP leaders on Babri demolition judgment
Welcoming the judgment, senior BJP leader and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in a tweet said he welcomes the court's decision as "it shows that though late but the justice has won". Another party leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi in a video message on Twitter said, "I welcomes the court's order which proves our claim that the demolition of mosque was not pre-planned conspiracy. Jai Shri Ram".
View: Ayodhya should pave the way for 'Ayuddha' — peace forever among communities
The larger national consensus over Ayodhya can’t be missed. There were some questions, but only about ‘how’ they were done, not about ‘why’ they were done.
Muslim party seeks review of Ayodhya verdict, says Babri be rebuilt for complete justice
The petition — filed through Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi, the legal heir of the original plaintiff in the case — argued that the court had effectively granted a mandamus (judicial writ) to destroy the Babri Masjid and sought an immediate stay on the handover of the land.
ASI report on excavation of Ayodhya site to be published as book: Minister
Speaking to reporters after the SC verdict clearing the way for the construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patel congratulated the ASI team which prepared the report. "The ASI report which till now was the property of the court will soon be published in the form of a book for the public," he said.
Ayodhya verdict today: What you should know before the crucial ruling
The SC will deliver its final verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute today.
Does Mughal ‘farman’ hold key to Ayodhya land row?
A Hindu party cited Mughal emperor Shahjahan’s 400-year-old ‘farmans’ to argue that Babri Masjid could never be regarded as a mosque under Islamic law.
Ram Lalla lawyer claims in SC that slab from Babri debris showed Ram temple at site
The Muslim side has denied the authenticity of the rectangular slab and also claimed that it was placed at the disputed site after the demolition.
No conspiracy, mosque was brought down openly: Vinay Katiyar
The accused had argued in court against the framing of charges against them, asserting that they had no role in the razing of the mosque and had instead, tried to stop it.
No one can stop construction of Ram temple: Sakshi Maharaj
BJP stalwarts L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti are to appear before a special CBI court here for framing of charges in the demolition case.
Muslims should support construction of Ram temple: Subramanian Swamy
"We have been asking the Muslim community to vacate only three sites in Mathura, Kashi and Ayodhya," he said, expressing hope that all these disputed sites would be freed by 2024.
Pravin Togadia bats for law to build Ram temple in Ayodhya
Togadia said 'Ram Janmabhumi Nyas' and VHP have always supported the stand that the disputed land belonged to 'Bhagwan Ram' and there should be a grand temple of Shree Ram at the place.
Prof B B Lal of Ayodhya controversy awarded new ICHR fellowship
Dr Ramachandran Nagaswamy (Chennai) former Director, Department of Archaeology, Tamil Nadu and eminent Art Historian is the other awardee of the newly instituted fellowship.
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