demolition of Babri Mosque



New mosque construction in India’s Ayodhya to begin in May, Muslim group says 

  • Hindu zealots razed a 16th century mosque in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya in 1992, saying it was built over an ancient temple 
  • In 2019, Indian court ordered the site be given to Hindus for a temple, Muslim community be given land elsewhere to construct mosque 
By REUTERS  ·