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Heavy security deployed around Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi after district court’s decision

A thick security cordon was erected around the Gyanvapi mosque complex on Friday, following the Muslim side's move to the Allahabad High Court to challenge a Varanasi court ruling permitting Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the disputed 'Vyas Ka Tekhana' area of the mosque. In a historic ruling on...

Gyanvapi Mosque Security heightened following release of the ASI report

A day after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex revealed there "existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure," security measures outside the mosque have been stepped up. In light of the Archeological Survey of India's survey report, which...