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'Without Vajpayee, there would be no Modi': How former PM legitimised the Hindu Right
January 02, 2026 6:59 pm
Author Abhishek Choudhary on how Atal Bihari Vajpayee legitimised the Hindu Right — and normalised its claim to power
Calcutta HC refuses to intervene in stone-laying of Babri replica in Murshidabad
December 06, 2025 7:51 am
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Parthasarathi Sen said the court would not intervene at this stage.
Nehru wanted to use public funds on Babri, Patel opposed: Rajnath Singh
December 03, 2025 5:27 am
Rajnath Singh also claimed that Nehru had opposed the construction of a memorial for Sardar Patel.
Rajasthan minister who asked schools to celebrate Dec 6 as ‘Shaurya Diwas' a man of many controversies: Meet Madan Dilawar
November 30, 2025 4:29 pm
This is the second time in November that orders were issued for “celebrating” December 6, the Babri Masjid demolition day, as Shaurya Diwas, but were later withdrawn.
Karnataka man held 31 years after Babri riots, BJP alleges Congress govt reopening old cases
January 02, 2024 10:32 am
Police say arrest ‘routine’, part of bid to clear pending cases
Never made statement against Bal Thackeray, was misinterpreted, says Patil
April 12, 2023 1:56 am
The state BJP, meanwhile, distanced itself from Patil's remark. State party president Chandrashekhar Bawankule told mediapersons, “The BJP does not endorse Patil's statement. It is Patil's personal view."
Babri demolition: Supreme Court closes contempt proceedings
January 02, 2023 7:07 pm
Petitioner Mohd Aslam Bhure, a resident of Ayodhya, had filed his first contempt plea before the demolition and two contempt applications after the disputed structure was pulled down on December 6, 1992.
Babri demolition anniversary: In Mathura, 3,000 security personnel deployed; travels curbs in place
December 06, 2021 8:31 am
🔴 Last month, some right-wing groups called on people to perform a Hindu ceremony inside the Shahi Idgah in Mathura on Monday. They said this was to reclaim the original “birthplace” of Hindu deity, Lord Krishna.
Defence seems bent upon delaying Babri mosque demolition trial: CBI court
August 26, 2020 7:52 pm
The prosecuting agency CBI has already filed its 400-page written arguments. The court is constrained to speed up proceedings as the Supreme Court has set September-end as the deadline for it to pronounce its judgment in the case.
Babri demolition case: CBI court set to record statements of Advani, 8 others via video-conference
June 21, 2020 6:27 am
The court has fixed dates to get their statements recorded from their residence and issued direction to the director of National Informatics Center (NIC), Lucknow, to make necessary arrangements for the same.
BABRI DEMOLITION VIDEOS
Is VHP’s Ayodhya mobilisation bringing back fears of the 1992 Babri demolition?
June 22, 2020 6:09 pm
Is the Ayodhya mobilisation now as powerful and potent as it was in 1992? Are there law and order concerns for the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government, both now ruled by the BJP? And most importantly, is it fair to compare 2018 to 1992?
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