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ASI report should be made public, says appeal to Chief Justice

NEW DELHI - The Allahabad High Court based a significant part of its judgment in the Ayodhya case on the evidence provided by the Archaeological Survey of India's report on its excavations at the site, submitted to the court in 2003.However, that report is still hidden from the public eye, and a vir

Governor offers CM one more chance to prove majority

Bangalore - (PTI)In a new turn to political developments in Karnataka, Governor H R Bhardwaj today offered one more chance to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove his majority in the Assembly on Thursday. Holding that the trust vote taken in the Assembly yesterday by the BJP government was "not

Karnataka headed for President's rule?

Bangalore : Karnataka on Monday appears headed for President's rule with the State Governor is believed to have recommended such a step after Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa won a controversial confidence vote in the Assembly following disqualification of 16 MLAs.Governor H.R. Bhardwaj is believed t

Battle for the idea of India

On a winter morning in 1992, a frenzied mob of young men assaulted and triumphantly razed the three domes of a medieval mosque. I wept then, as did large numbers of my countrymen and women. Eighteen years later, the three judges of the Special Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court, hearing a 60-yea

Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa wins trust vote

Bangalore - (PTI)Amid scenes of pandemonium, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today "won" a vote of confidence in the Assembly under a cloud after the Speaker disqualified 16 MLAs, including 11 of BJP, hours before the trial of strength. High drama marked the proceedings when Speaker K G Bop

Governor puts breaks on disqualification petition

Bangalore - (PTI)In a setback to ruling BJP on the eve of the floor test, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today directed Speaker K G Bopaiah to maintain status quo on the House strength as on October 6. In a letter to the Speaker, the Governor said the strength of the 224-member assembly which stoo

Where are our Ulema. We need them to speak up.

It is more than a week that the Babri Masjid verdict has been announced. Zillions of words written and another zillion spoken lamenting injustice Lucknow High Court inflicted on Muslims by a verdict that splits the land and mosque between, Hindus, Muslims and Sadhus. Justice they say is blind and in

Muslim board mulls joining SC battle

New Delhi - The legal cell of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board is thinking of becoming an intervener in the appeal the Sunni wakf board plans to file in the Supreme Court against last week's Ayodhya verdict.Several law board members said the Allahabad High Court judgment had legal "loopholes"

CBSE system fails to plug stress factor

The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system, aimed at lessening the burden of school students, has reportedly increased the stress factor among them as they now feel they are being observed and evaluated 24x7.The CCE was introduced in all CBSE-affiliated schools along with the transitio

Rebels spurn CM plea

Bangalore/Panaji - The Yeddyurappa government landed in a deeper crisis on Saturday ahead of Monday's trust vote with rebels turning down repeated pleas for return and the Janata Dal (Secular) poaching two more legislators from the Bharatiya Janata Party.The ruling party is also planning a deft use

Working Rector of Darul Uloom Deoband Maul. Ghulam R. Khamush passed away

Mumbai - Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre (MMERC), Mumbai received the sad news of demise of Maulana Ghulam Rasool Khamush with utter shock and grief. Around 71 years old Maulana Khamush has been the Karguzar Muhtamim (working rector/VC) of Darul Uloom Deoband since 2003. He breathed h

BJP rebels to get back ministerial posts?

PANAJI - The solution to the political crisis in Karnataka seemed to be in sight on Friday with the Bharatiya Janata Party agreeing to restore the ministerships along with their portfolios to the rebels.If senior BJP Goa leaders are to be believed, the party high command is understood to have also a

Stalemate continues as 10 BJP rebels still hold out

Karnataka Assembly serves notice on 11 BJP legislatorsThe political crisis in Karnataka, arising out of 14 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs withdrawing support to the Yeddyurappa government, continued on Friday, with at least 10 of them sticking to their stand.Sources in the government and the Janata Dal

Muslim body rejects any reconciliation bid over Ayodhya

New Delhi - A body of Muslim scholars and clerics from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh today rejected the verdict of the Allahabad High Court on the Ayodhya title suit or any reconciliation bid and demanded that the Centre clear its stand on the issue. Led by Shahi Imam of the Delhi Jama Masjid Maulana Syed

Dissident MLAs in Karnataka may be served notice: BJP

New Delhi - BJP today said its dissident MLAs in Karnataka, who had raised a banner of revolt against Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, may be served a notice under anti-defection law if they did not fall in line. "We are confident that the crisis in Karnataka will be resolved soon.We would like to wa

India to launch six nulcear reactors in next 2-3 years

New Delhi- India is expected to launch six more nuclear reactors in the next two to three years, a top government atomic scientist said here."Six more reactors are scheduled to be launched in the next two or three years," Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India R Chidamabaram said he

Rahul equates RSS with SIMI

Bhopal /New Delhi - Incensed over being equated with SIMI, RSS hit out at Rahul saying he needs to learn more about the country before making such "meaningless" statements.In unusually strident remarks, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday equated the RSS with banned terror outfit, the Students Islamic Movemen

Pressure mounts on AIMPLB for reconciliation

NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the dismay and disquiet among Muslims over the Allahabad high court verdict on Babri Masjid, a group of some Muslim organization and a small section of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) are reportedly engaged in the reconciliation move.Though the little known Al