Ayodhya verdict: Another party to move apex court
After petitioner Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, who had sought deferment of the Ayodhya verdict, another key party in the matter Nirmohi Akhara plans to move the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the ju
It’s raining gifts for voters in UP panchayat polls
Umbrellas, saris, TV sets and even sponsored “pindadaan” pujas — it is literally raining goodies for the voters in the on going panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Even though the panchayat polls are not being held on party symbols in the state, candidates are using every trick in the trade to woo voters.
UP BJP relieved over deferment
A sharply divided BJP in Uttar Pradesh has heaved a sigh of relief over the deferment of the Ayodhya verdict.
The party, which has yet to decide on its posture in the post-verdict scenario, is relieved that it has got some more time to thrash out the issue within the party.
Muslim Law Board to move SC against Ayodhya verdict deferment
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said it will move the Supreme Court to oppose the application for deferment of the Ayodhya title suit verdict.
‘Ayodhya parties are disappointed’
The concerned parties in the Babri title suit case are sorely disappointed at the deferment of the verdict by the Supreme Court.
Ms Ranjana Agnihotri, counsel for the Akhil Bhartiya Ram Janmabhoomi Purnuddhar Samiti, a defendant in the suit, told reporters here on Thursday that she was “disappointed and unhappy” at the deferment of the decision.
Security stepped up in UP ahead of Ayodhya verdict
With barely a day left for the verdict on the Ayodhya title suits to be pronounced by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court, security has been stepped up further at important installations acr
Congress takes middle path in UP
With barely a day left for the Babri verdict to be pronounced, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh is cautiously treading the middle path on the Ayodhya issue.
The party is taking extreme care to ensure that it is not perceived as taking sides on the issue.
UP govt bans peace marches
The Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled all peace marches scheduled to be held in the state on the eve of Babri verdict. The state government has also sealed the UP-Nepal and the UP-Uttarakhand border to prevent any kind of infiltration.
Samajwadis ready to dent BSP’s brahmin base
The Samajwadi Party is now planning to hit the Bahujan Samaj Party where it hurts the most, the party is ready to target the brahmin votebank that had catapulted the BSP to power in 2007.
The Samajwadi Party has now promised brahmins “greater representation” in the ticket distribution for the next Assembly elections and “greater respect” within the party set up.
Kashmiri Pandits regret MPs talking to separatists
Kashmiri Pandit migrants settled here have regretted that the Union government was ready to talk with law breakers while the peace-loving community, which has been uprooted from its native land, was s