If Babri Masjid was illegal why Advani is being tried: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief AsaduddinOwaisi has sought to know if Babri Masjid was illegal why were L K Advani and others being tried in connection with its demolition. Addressing a public meeting here on Saturday night, the AIMIM president said, “If Babri Masjid was legal then why was it (land) handed over to those who demolished […]
Security of 5 judges enhanced as precautionary step: officials
New Delhi: Security of five judges, who delivered the verdict in the highly-sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, has been enhanced with the deployment of additional troops, barricades and mobile escort teams, officials said on Sunday. The enhanced security has been put in place since Saturday, when the judges — Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, […]
SC paves way for temple at disputed site
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple by a Trust at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot an alternative 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a “prominent” place in the holy town in […]
Muslims must reject SC’s ‘patronising’ offer of 5-acre land: Owaisi
NEW DELHI: All India Majis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asadudddin Owaisi has criticised the Supreme Court’s verdict on Ayodhya land dispute in unequivocal terms. Speaking to the media in Hyderabad, the AIMIM chief said he wasn’t satisfied with the judgment, and that the Muslim side should reject the Supreme Court’s 5-acre alternate land offer to build a […]
Sikhs visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, install golden palanquin
Lahore: A large number of Sikh devotees from India have visited the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan and installed a golden palanquin at the shrine, days ahead of the historic inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor. Most of the 1,100 Sikhs, who are in Pakistan to attend the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak in […]
The ‘tide’ dies down: Pak PM Imran agrees to all of opposition’s demands except his resignation
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he was ready to accept all “valid” demands of the ‘Azadi March’ protesters, led by firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman, except their call for his resignation. Prime minister Khan reportedly made the remarks in a meeting with Defence Minister Pervez Khattak-led team tasked to negotiate […]