The Babri Masjid was a mosque in Ayodhya, India. Located in Ayodhya district, it was not the largest mosques in the Uttar Pradesh state. Before the 1940s, the masjid was officially known as Masjid-i-Janmasthan. According to the mosque's inscriptions, it was built in 1528–29 by Mir Baqi, on orders of the Mughal emperor Babur.The mosque was located on a hill known as balakot. According to hearsay, Babur destroyed a pre-existing temple of Rama at the site. The existence of the temple itself is a matter of controversy. Read More
The Babri demolition case has lost much its steam after the Supreme Court, on November 9, 2019, allowed construction of Ram temple at the disputed site where the mosque once stood in Ayodhya, settling the land dispute. ...
In order to maintain the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh during and after the pronouncement of judgement on the Ram Janambhoomi- Babri masjid case, the Centre has given Uttar Pradesh almost 4000 extra Paramilitary personnel. ...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute to come up with a tentative time schedule or date when the arguments can be concluded. ...
