NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that once spearheaded Hindutva campaign to drive home their point on Ayodhya issue said on Thursday that the landmark verdict pronounced by the Special Bench of the Allahabad High Court clears the way for a grand temple at the site. The party that has rec

New Delhi - Fresh calls were made on Friday for another attempt for a negotiated settlement to the Ayodhya issue, as Governments at the Centre as well as political parties hailed the "respectful and dignified" response of people to the court verdict.The Centre as well as the Congress also made it a

Lucknow - The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled by a majority verdict that the disputed land inAyodhya be divided equally into three parts among Hindus and Muslims and that the place where the makeshift temple of Lord Ram exists belongs to Hindus. In their separate judgements on the sensitive

Tens of thousands of security personnel were posted across India ahead of the Allahabad High Court verdict on Ayodhya title suits on Thursday afternoon. From Kashmir to Kerala, many states were on "extra vigil" fearing trouble in the aftermath of the judgement. "We are monitoring the situation minut

Bangalore - Ahead of the Allahabad High Court's verdict on the Ayodhya title suit tomorrow, the Karnataka government has banned protests, demonstrations and processions to maintain peace and communal harmony in the state. State Home Minister R Ashok reviewed the situation on Wednesday with Deputy Co

Mangalore - Mulky police have successfully busted an antique theft case by arresting three Hindu priests. They have also confiscated the valuable and ancient idol of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha worth Rs. 20 lakh from the accused. The arrested are identified as Raghavendra Bhat from Kaup, Ramachandra Bhat

Bangalore - Karnataka government on Tuesday declared a two-day holiday for schools and colleges on September 30 and October 1 in view of the Allahabad court's scheduled pronouncement of verdict on Ayodhya title suit dispute on Thursday. The announcement also said that the prohibitory orders will be

Expatriate Indians have been urged to register themselves with their respective diplomatic missions to participate in their country's elections.This announcement is in accordance with the recently introduced voting rights law for non-resident citizens.The Indian Parliament last month passed the Repr

HUBLI: As the nation anxiously awaits one mosque verdict, villagers in Karnataka's Gadag district have made their judgment clear as far as their local mosque is concerned. The spirited folk of Purtageri, a village around 500km from Bangalore, dissolved religious lines to come together and rebuild a

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said security forces have fully taken over the Commonwealth Games venues and a fool-proof security blanket is in place."All venues have been handed over to the Delhi Police. We have a perfectly fool-proof security," Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal told reporters aft

Supreme Court last week ordered the Allahabad High Court to delay its judgement on the long-standing ownership struggle over the site in the northern town of Ayodhya where Hindu activists destroyed a mosque in 1992New Delhi: An Indian high court will deliver its verdict on Thursday, September 30, on

New Delhi, September 27: When Mohammad Saleem woke up in the morning on 19th September, he had no idea that in less than 4 hours, he will be at the center of entire nation's attention. He might be a rickshaw puller by profession but he did what entire security agencies together couldn't. On 19th Sep

New Delhi: Noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Mohammed Khan, generally known,' Shahryar' has been selected for Jnanpith Award-2008 which is the highest literary award in India. This prestigious award will be given to him in the recognition of his contribution for Urdu language.The Award was instituted in 1961 a

Lucknow: Muslim religious leaders Sunday joined their Hindu counterparts in opposing any further postponement of the Allahabad High Court's verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi issue, noting both sides have reposed faith in the court's decision."Isn't the issue already pending for too long? Su

New Delhi: Renowned Islamic Scholar and General Secretary of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (Salim Group), Maulana Ameeduzzaman Keranawi passed away on Friday morning. He was 72 and suffering from brain tumor. He took his last breath at his residence in Jamia Nagar.Maulana Keranwi was also Wor

Bengaluru, Sept. 24: The Indian Institutes of Management and Prometric have extended the registration period for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2010 to October 7. The sale of CAT vouchers will be open till October 4 while registrations will be open till October 7.The decision to extend the registra

The Gujarat High Court on Friday constituted a new three-member Special Investigation Team for a fresh probe into the alleged fake encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan in 2004. It will be headed by Joint Police Commissioner of Delhi Karnail Singh, and will have senior Gujarat cadre IPS officers Mohan J

Bangalore -Engineering colleges in the city are getting better employment offers for their pass-outs this year indicating the job market skies that were so far overcast with clouds of recession are slowly clearing.While big IT firms are yet to line up to the campuses, the total number of offers fres