India on Thursday lambasted Pakistan over its statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Supreme Court’s verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case and asked the country to rather work constructively and positively for education and upliftment of its own minorities instead of spewing lies for a self-serving […]
Post-Ayodhya verdict, UP government reviews security of 59 people
The Uttar Pradesh government has revised the security of 59 persons, including litigants and religious leaders associated with Ayodhya title suit, days after the Supreme Court decided the case handing over the disputed land to Hindus while ruling that Muslims must get a 5-acre alternative plot. A Home Department officer […]
Ayodhya verdict will increase people’s faith in judiciary: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Supreme Court’s verdict in the decades old Ayodhya land dispute case shows that any dispute can be amicably solved in the spirit of due process of law. “The halls of justice have amicably concluded a matter going on for decades. Every side, every […]
Ayodhya verdict: Highlights from Supreme Court’s unanimous order on Ayodhya land dispute
In a landmark ruling, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Saturday unanimously ruled that the disputed site at Ayodhya will go to Hindus and Muslims will get alternative land. In one of the most awaited orders, the bench — comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices SA Bobde, […]
Ayodhya verdict: Law must stand apart over politics, religion and beliefs, says Supreme Court
Law must stand apart over political considerations, religion and beliefs, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said on Saturday, reading out the verdict on the 2.77-acre piece of land that has been at the centre of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit. Justice Gogoi, who heads the five-judge Constitution Bench […]
Ayodhya verdict: Temple town turns into fortress ahead of SC judgment
Ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri masjid title dispute on Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh government pulled out all the stops to ensure peace in Ayodhya, the site of the row. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath was at the police control room in Lucknow to review the security […]
Ayodhya Verdict: Priyanka appeals for peace and harmony in ‘Gandhi’s India’
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has asked for maintaining unity and social harmony no matter what verdict Supreme Court delivers on the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri masjid dispute on Saturday morning. Priyanka, who is also the party incharge for eastern Uttar Pradesh, tweeted to say the land of Mahatma Gandhi had followed the […]
Ayodhya verdict: Congress asks leaders to speak in one voice and stick to party’s official stance
Congress leaders have been asked to refrain from making personal comments on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid verdict and stick to party’s official position to be announced after the Supreme Court’s judgment in the 70-year old land title dispute on Saturday. Congress general secretary in-charge of the organization, KC Venugopal, wrote […]
Ayodhya verdict: Security strengthened for 5 Supreme Court judges delivering Ayodhya verdict
The security of the five judges on the Constitution bench who will deliver the verdict in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute on Saturday has been strengthened. The judges who will deliver the verdict are SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, SA Nazeer and CJI Ranjan Gogoi. Security was reinforced at […]
UP to have two helicopters on standby for emergencies ahead of Ayodhya verdict
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said two helicopters will be on standby in Lucknow and Ayodhya as part of the security arrangements in the run up to the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Temple issue. Adityanath conveyed this during a late-night video conference on Thursday with the […]
CJI Ranjan Gogoi to meet UP chief secretary, DGP ahead of Ayodhya verdict
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will meet top officials of the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case that has been among India’s most sensitive and divisive political issues, according to news agency Press Trust of India. […]
We’re ready, if needed will impose NSA: UP Police ahead of Ayodhya verdict
Ahead of the expected verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit by Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh DGP OP Singh said that the state police is ready and if needed the National Security Act (NSA) will be imposed on elements who attempt to disrupt law and order. “We are absolutely […]