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Can Places of Worship Act be a deterrent to future Mandir-Masjid disputes?

No law can prove a deterrent in the absence of institutions and capacity to enforce it, say experts. There is also a concern that any govt may repeal it as Parliament can't be prevented from doing so

Ayodhya case: AIMPLB says it will file a review petition against SC verdict

AIMPLB counsel Zafaryab Jilani said the members had collectively resolved to do so, since the order did not do justice to the Muslim parties

AIMPLB to seek review of Ayodhya verdict, refuses alternative 5-acre plot

"The land of the mosque belongs to Allah and under Sharia law, it cannot be given to anybody," AIMPLB secretary Zafaryab Jilani told reporters after a meeting of the board

AIMPLB brainstorms with Muslim parties before Sunday meet on Ayodhya ruling

Soon after the verdict, the AIMPLB had expressing dissatisfaction with it and said the board was contemplating seeking a review of the judgment

Security stepped up in Ayodhya ahead of Babri demolition anniversary

Amid heightened security, members of the Muslim community on Friday offered prayers at various mosques in Ayodhya district, the first 'Jumma namaz' after the landmark verdict

Generations of this family have closely witnessed Ayodhya case unfolding

'Ramjanmabhoomi is a holy site for us and I am happy about the verdict', said eighty-three-year-old Ram Kishore Goswami

Babri demolition: Mahasabha wants withdrawal of cases against kar sevaks

He also demanded that the government declare other participants in the stir as "dharmik senani' and entitle them to pension and other government privileges.

With Ayodhya verdict in its favour, will the Hindutva juggernaut now pause?

After the Ayodhya verdict, the floodgates could open to demand the correction of similar 'historical wrongs'

Will more differentiating markedly Hindu values be added to Bharatiya list?

How crucial the Ram mandir is to the Hindu definition project can be gauged by the response of ideologue Govindacharya

Awaiting real closure

Balance of probabilities argument isn't convincing

A day after historic verdict, Ayodhya wakes up to a lazy Sunday

Residents of the temple town are back to their normal lives

One held in UP for posting 'objectionable' messages after Ayodhya verdict

According to an FIR, the man had made remarks against a particular community after the verdict

How the BJP used the idea of Ram to build a base cutting across caste lines

Party has used folklore to create a bond between the legend of Ram and a host of backward classes in order to whip up support for the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, even as it retains upper-caste loyalty

The Ayodhya verdict: 'Balance of probabilities'

The court does not decide title on the basis of faith or belief but on the basis of evidence

Ayodhya is perhaps the first-ever ruling delivered by SC on a Saturday

Settling a fractious issue that goes back more than a century, the Supreme Court in a historic verdict on Saturday backed the construction of a Ram temple by a government trust at the disputed site in

Ayodhya verdict: No place for fear, negativity in 'New India', says PM

Ayodhya case verdict LIVE updates: SC has ordered that a temple must be constructed at the disputed site and the Muslims must be compensated with five acres of land at a prominent place in Ayodhya

Muslim leaders appeal for peace and harmony following Ayodhya verdict

A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi put an end to the more than a century old dispute that has torn the social fabric of the nation

SC Ayodhya ruling: Rare show of unanimity that strikes a chord with people

Judicial unanimity in deeply divisive matters helps parties to the litigation and a fractured polity to arrive at an acceptance of even an otherwise unpalatable norm

NCP hails Ayodhya verdict; Pawar rules out impact on Maharashtra politics

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the apex court's unanimous decision will help address a 'serious concern' before the country

Ayodhya verdict historic, brought relief to both sides: Sri Sri Ravishankar

In one of the most anticipated judgements in India's history, Supreme Court put an end to the more than a century old dispute that has torn the social fabric of the nation