Rakesh Sinha

In the din and many debates over the results, not many will devote much time to the fifth verdict — from Mizoram.

These lines could well have been from 26 years ago when Mahant Avaidyanath, Adityanath’s mentor, the head of the Gorakhnath Math and one of the leading lights of the Sangh Parivar’s temple movement, had hit out at the “delay”.

Subhash Pandey and Mohammed Shahid live in different parts of Ayodhya but share a common story — of life at a standstill from the time they lost their fathers.

In September 2010, the Allahabad High Court ruled that Nirmohi Akhara, Sunni Central Wakf Board, UP and Ramlalla Virajman were joint holders of the disputed property, and awarded each a third of the land at the site.

Revisiting Ayodhya: An iron fencing painted yellow runs around the entire acquired area with a three-tier security arrangement in place. The disputed site is in the red zone, guarded by CRPF personnel including women.

In December 1992, reporter Rakesh Sinha and photographer Praveen Jain chronicled the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Their reports and photographs led the Liberhan Commission to call them as key eyewitnesses. 25 years later, they return to Ayodhya to track the new battle lines in an enduring conflict.

Under Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is witnessing a joining together of nationalism and political Islam. And reaching out to erstwhile adversaries, Russia and Iran.

“If India is ready, Pakistan will be willing. But if India is not ready, we can always wait. India has to make up its mind,” Basit said.

Pakistan’s High Commissioner in India calls for serious sustained diplomacy between the two countries in this interview.

Arun Shourie talks about India-China border dispute, days before Narendra Modi leaves for China.

Jyoti rushed home. His family was safe, his property intact. But the city had been devastated.

Search teams say it is not easy getting to the bodies because they are probably deep inside, beneath layers of flattened buildings.

Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force are operating from bases in Kathmandu and Pokhara, dropping relief material.

India and China, among the first countries to respond to Kathmandu’s SOS for international help, have deep interests in Nepal.

Anger mounts as relief operations hit by politics, poor coordination; districts outside Kathmandu wait for aid.

The death toll in Nepal from the earthquake has risen to around 4,000, officials said. 1,053 people are reported killed in the Kathmandu Valley alone and 875 in Sindhupalchowk.

In the debate on the land amendment bill, the government, hit back, turning the spotlight on acquisition in Haryana.

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said he had a 10-point plan ready to reassure women about safety on the streets.

He said he was confident of support from the upper class because 'they are also saying we need a counter-check in democracy'.