BJP blames Congress of being indifferent to corruption
November 2nd, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.2 (ANI): As Congress leadership slammed Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh over the issue of terrorism today, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hit back at the Congress, asking why the ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict doesn’t condone demolition: Sonia Gandhi
November 2nd, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 2 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the Allahabad High Court judgment in the Ayodhya Ram Janambhoomi-Babri-Masjid title case in no way condoned the demolition of ... Read more...
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Disputed land at Ayodhya belongs to Hindus: Hindu Mahasabha
November 1st, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Ayodhya, Nov 1 (ANI): Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) president Swami Chakrapani has said the disputed Ram Temple-Babri Mosque land at Ayodhya only belongs to the Hindu community.Addressing a press conference here ... Read more...
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Writer recreates horror of Indira’s assassination
October 31st, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi 26 years ago is one of the subjects of writer Sudeep Chakravarti's new book, "The Avenue of Kings", a ... Read more...
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Hearing in Babri demolition case postponed till Nov. 18
October 26th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Rae Barely, Oct 26 (ANI): A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday fixed November 18 as the next date of hearing in the Babri mosque demolition case."On ... Read more...
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Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena demands construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
October 25th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.25 (ANI): Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena, a radical Hindu group, staged a demonstration here, demanding that the government pave the way to construct a temple in Ayodhya following the Allahabad High ... Read more...
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Three key parties in Babri mosque title suit meet to discuss solution
October 9th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Amit KumarAyodhya, Oct.9 (ANI): The three key parties in the Babri mosque title suit came together to find an amicable solution to the issue.The Ram Janmbhoomi Nyas (Trust), Mohammad Hashim Ansari ... Read more...
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BJP slams Congress for raising Babri demolition issue
October 5th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday questioned the Congress why it raises the Babri Masjid demolition issue time and again and asked the Communist Party of ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict does not condone Babri razing: Congress (Second Lead)
October 5th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday said the Ayodhya verdict "in no way condones" the "shameful and criminal" demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992 and welcomed efforts to ... Read more...
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Court ruling doesn’t condone Babri demolition: Congress (Lead)
October 5th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday said it respected the judicial process on the disputed Ayodhya site but the verdict by Allahabad High Court on the issue "in no ... Read more...
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Babri mosque demolition case deferred, next hearing on Oct. 26
October 5th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Oct 5 (ANI): The hearing in the Babri mosque demolition case was deferred on Tuesday and the next date of hearing will take place on October 26, as the notification for ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena praises Judge Khan, Ayodhya petitioner Ansari
October 4th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Calling him a patriot, the Shiv Sena Monday heaped praises on Justice S.U. Khan of the Allahabad High Court, which last week ruled that the Babri Mosque was ... Read more...
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Why didn’t Tulsidas mention Ram temple demolition?
October 4th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Parmod Kumar
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Was legendary poet Tulsidas, who wrote "Ram Charit Manas" in the 16th century, so scared of Mughal emperor Akbar that he did not mention the ... Read more...
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‘To solve Ayodhya, court had to step out of law book’
October 3rd, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) The first bench of the Allahabad High Court that heard the Ayodhya petition in 1989 had made clear that it was doubtful if the questions involved ... Read more...
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Ayodha ruling a triumph for Hindus, says Pakistani paper (Lead)
October 2nd, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) The judicial verdict allowing the construction of a Ram temple at the site of the razed Babri mosque in Ayodhya is a victory for "Hindu fanaticism", a Pakistani ... Read more...
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Digvijay Singh favours negotiated settlement to Ayodhya dispute
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said Friday that "all right-thinking people" should work for a negotiated settlement to the Ayodhya dispute in the wake of the ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict an answer to those who doubted us, say BJP leaders
October 1st, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Pleased with the Ayodhya verdict, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders feel that it will help them reach out to the people with the message that the ... Read more...
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Status quo on Ayodhya to stay, government ‘pleased’ with peace (Roundup)
October 1st, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A day after the Ayodhya verdict, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday he was "pleased" with the "dignified" response of the people to the judgment and ... Read more...
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Indian Muslims divided over Ayodhya ruling
October 1st, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A day after a court ruled in favour of a Ram temple at the site of the razed Babri mosque in Ayodhya, many Muslims across India were ... Read more...
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Status quo in Ayodhya is New Delhi’s duty: Mayawati
October 1st, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 1 (IANS) Maintenance of status quo at the disputed site in Ayodhya was the responsibility of the central government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said Friday, a day after the ... Read more...
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‘Red alert’ around Hindu temples in Pak in wake of Babri mosque verdict
October 1st, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 1 (ANI): A large number of police personnel have been deployed at Hindu temples in Karachi, following the Allahabad High Court's announcement of verdict on the Babri mosque standoff in ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict an attempted compromise: Panikkar
October 1st, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Eminent historian K.N. Panikkar said Friday that the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute was "an attempted compromise"."This is some sort of an attempted ... Read more...
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Verdict doesn’t justify Babri demolition: Chidambaram
October 1st, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the judgment by the Allahabad High Court on the disputed Ayodhya site "in no way" justified the 1992 demolition of ... Read more...
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Pak politicians blast ‘biased’ Babri mosque judgment as ‘terrible miscarriage of justice’
October 1st, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 1 (ANI): Political parties in Pakistan have strongly condemned the Allahabad High Court judgment on the Babri mosque standoff, terming it biased, prejudicial, sheer violation of human rights and a ... Read more...
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Mulayam hits out at Ayodhya judgment
October 1st, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 1 (IANS) Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday hit out at the judgment in the age-old Ayodhya dispute, saying it was hardly based on legalities."The verdict appears to be ... Read more...
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Pak Minister condemns ‘one-sided’ Babri mosque verdict for ‘favouring Hindus’
October 1st, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 1 (ANI): Following the announcement of Ayodhya verdict by the Allahabad High Court, Pakistan Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi has called it a political verdict, which is "totally ... Read more...
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Indians have moved on, now leaders must: Indian media
October 1st, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Gauging the mood and maturity of citizens after one of the most important judgments in independent India on the emotive Ayodhya dispute, the country's media has given ... Read more...
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Ayodhya case: Date wrong by century in judge’s verdict
October 1st, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 1 (IANS) It is interesting that a high court that unambiguously asserts the authenticity of a birth which could well be several millennia old is careless enough to get the ... Read more...
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No temple was demolished for mosque: Justice S.U. Khan (Lead)
October 1st, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) Justice S.U. Khan of the Allahabad High Court in his Ayodhya judgment Thursday said that no temple was demolished for building the Babri mosque and it was constructed ... Read more...
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No temple was demolished for mosque: Justice S.U. Khan
September 30th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) Justice S.U. Khan of the Allahabad High Court in his Ayodhya judgment Thursday said that no temple was demolished for constructing a mosque, differing with his two colleagues ... Read more...
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Status quo in Ayodhya till Supreme Court takes up case: PM (Third Lead)
September 30th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday urged people to maintain peace and harmony in the wake of the Ayodhya verdict and also said the Allahabad High Court ... Read more...
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Nirmohi Akhara: A Hindu religious order
September 30th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ayodhya, Sep 30 (IANS) The Nirmohi Akhara, one of the main litigants in the Ayodhya dispute, is a Hindu religious order which follows its own faith and customs.In Thursday's Ayodhya verdict ... Read more...
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Thank god there’s peace: Bollywood celebrities
September 30th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities have lauded Indians for maintaining peace after the Ayodhya verdict and also hoped that the "shrieking" media does not "overdo their melodramatic analysis" and ... Read more...
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Glad Ayodhya issue has come to an end: Bal Thackeray
September 30th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray Thursday said he was glad the Ayodhya matter "ended" with the Allahabad High Court's judgment that the spot where the Babri mosque in ... Read more...
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PM appeals for peace, asks people to guard against rumours (Second Lead)
September 30th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday appealed to people to maintain peace and tranquility and to show respect for all religions and religious beliefs in the highest ... Read more...
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