Ayodhya

Muslims remain calm after Ayodhya court decision

4 Oct 2010

Contrary to initial expectations, India's Muslims did not react violently to a landmark court ruling dividing a contested religious site between Hindus and Muslims, because they feared they would...

A court order to dig up the past is likely to fuel tension in India

7 Mar 2003

A court order to carry out archaeological excavations in the holy Hindu city of Ayodhya is expected to accelerate a long-running legal battle between Hindus and Muslims in what has become India's...

Radar probe of disputed mosque site in India gets under way

3 Jan 2003

Judges in India have resorted to Japanese technology to resolve the centuries-old religious dispute at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh that has claimed the lives of thousands of Hindus and Muslims.

Ten years after mosque burns, India fears more violence

6 Dec 2002

Troops have been moved into Ayodhya ahead of today's 10th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri mosque by Hindu mobs.

Hindus stage temple vigil

4 Jan 1993

AYODHYA: Hundreds of Hindus braved biting cold and offered prayers for the second straight day yesterday at a makeshift temple built on the rubble of the razed Babri mosque.

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