• 

  Gyanvapi management appeals to Allahabad HC against Varanasi court's decision to allow puja

  Uttar Pradesh | February 01, 2024 23:24 IST

  The Gyanvapi management committee has urgently approached the Allahabad High Court to contest a Varanasi court's decision allowing Hindu prayers in the mosque's basement. This follows the Varanasi district court permitting a priest to conduct prayers before idols in the Gyanvapi Masjid.

• 

  Varanasi: Devotees flock to 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana' inside Gyanvapi mosque post court order | VIDEO

  Uttar Pradesh | February 01, 2024 21:28 IST

  Uttar Pradesh news: The court had asked the district administration to make the necessary arrangements within the next seven days in Varanasi.

• 

  Watch: First visuals of 'puja' at Vyas basement of Gyanvapi in Varanasi

  Uttar Pradesh | February 01, 2024 16:01 IST

  In an earlier order on January 17, the Varanasi court had directed that the district magistrate should take charge of the cellar. But it had not then given any directions on the right to offer prayers there.

• 

  Gyanvapi: Following court's permission, puja begins at 'Vyas Ka Tekhana' after 30 years

  Uttar Pradesh | February 01, 2024 10:06 IST

  While the VHP welcomed the order, Muslim side counsel Mumtaz Ahmed said they will challenge it in the high court.

• 

  'Gyanvapi Mosque verdict violation of Places of Worship Act': AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

  India | February 01, 2024 7:43 IST

  The Varanasi court verdict also authorised Hindu prayers at 'Vyas Ka Tekhana,' with the district administration directed to facilitate arrangements within seven days. The ruling promoted religious inclusivity, fostering the coexistence of both communities.

• 

  Varanasi court allows Hindu side to worship inside Gyanvapi mosque's sealed basement

  Uttar Pradesh | January 31, 2024 16:36 IST

  Gyanvapi case: The Varanasi court verdict also authorised Hindu prayers at 'Vyas Ka Tekhana,' with the district administration directed to facilitate arrangements within seven days. The ruling promoted religious inclusivity, fostering the coexistence of both communities.

• 

  Gyanvapi mosque case: 'ASI report not conclusive,' says AIMPLB

  Uttar Pradesh | January 28, 2024 9:26 IST

  Gyanvapi mosque case: Qasim Rasool Ilyas alleged that the Hindu side tried its best to create unrest in the society months before when the survey team, in its report, had described the fountain present in the reservoir as a 'Shivling'.

• 

  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, January 26, 2024

  India | January 26, 2024 21:11 IST

  India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

• 

  Gyanvapi case: Grand Hindu temple existed before mosque, Hindu side lawyer quotes ASI survey

  Uttar Pradesh | January 25, 2024 22:43 IST

  Eleven people, including from both the Hindu and Muslim side, applied for copies of the ASI survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple, counsel for the Hindu litigants said.

• 

  Gyanvapi case: Hindu, Muslim sides to get access to ASI's survey report, rules Varanasi court

  Uttar Pradesh | January 24, 2024 18:47 IST

  The court has directed ASI to provide a hard copy of its survey report to both Hindu and Muslim sides.

• 

  Allahabad HC judge recuses in Gyanvapi Mosque case amidst 'wazukhana' survey dispute

  Uttar Pradesh | January 24, 2024 15:56 IST

  Crucially, the mosque's "wazukhana," a small reservoir utilized for ritual ablutions, was explicitly excluded from the survey. This decision aligns with an earlier Supreme Court order safeguarding the specific spot within the mosque complex where Hindu litigants claim a 'Shivling' structure exists.

Advertisement
• 

  Supreme Court permits cleaning of water tank in Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi

  Uttar Pradesh | January 16, 2024 16:09 IST

  The survey, mandated by the Varanasi district court, excludes the "wazukhana," a reservoir for ritual ablutions, within the mosque complex. A prior Supreme Court ruling protected this particular spot from being included in the survey.

• 

  Gyanvapi survey: ASI again seeks 4 more weeks to make report public, hearing likely today

  Uttar Pradesh | January 04, 2024 8:36 IST

  The ASI had presented its survey report in a sealed cover to the Varanasi district court on December 18. The ASI started the survey in the barricaded area of the Gyanvapi premises, excluding its sealed section, on August 4.

• 

  Gyanvapi Mosque case: Allahabad High Court rejects Muslim side's objection to ASI survey

  Uttar Pradesh | December 19, 2023 10:56 IST

  Gyanvapi Mosque case: The AIMC, which looks after the management of Gyanvapi mosque located adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi, has challenged the maintainability of a suit filed before a Varanasi court, wherein the Hindu petitioners have sought restoration of a temple at the site.

• 

  ASI submits Gyanvapi survey report in Varanasi court, next hearing on December 21

  Uttar Pradesh | December 18, 2023 22:05 IST

  The court had ordered to conduct a survey after the petitioners claimed the mosque was constructed over a pre-existing temple. Four senior officials of the ASI were also present in the court when the report was submitted.

• 

  Varanasi court gives one more week to ASI to submit Gyanvapi survey report

  Uttar Pradesh | December 11, 2023 15:34 IST

  The court fixed December 18 as the next date of hearing in the matter.

• 

  ASI gets 10 more days to submit Gyanvapi mosque survey report

  Uttar Pradesh | November 30, 2023 17:22 IST

  The ASI started the survey in the barricaded area of the Gyanvapi premises, excluding its sealed section, on August 4, following court orders to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.

• 

  Gyanvapi case: ASI seeks 21 more days to submit its survey report in Varanasi district court

  Uttar Pradesh | November 28, 2023 12:54 IST

  While hearing the matter last week, District Judge AK Vishvesh asked the ASI to submit its report by November 28. The ASI has carried out a thorough survey of the Gyanvapi premises.

• 

  Gyanvapi case: District court to hear matter of handing over basement key to DM today

  Uttar Pradesh | November 21, 2023 7:51 IST

  ASI has completed the survey, which continued for over 100 days. The court had initially directed the ASI to submit the report in September but the latter sought extension stating that the work was unfinished. The court then directed the ASI to submit the report by November 17.

• 

  Gyanvapi case: ASI to submit scientific survey report in Varanasi court today

  Uttar Pradesh | November 17, 2023 8:56 IST

  Gyanvapi case: The ASI is carrying out a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, next to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing temple.