Mosque Survey 'Burns' Sambhal

Claims that a mosque was built over a temple stoked tensions, but India’s top court shares blame, say lawyers.
The town of Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh saw violent rioting over a court-mandated survey at the Shahi Jama Masjid. The violence ...
The controversy surrounding the Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid is the latest in a series of disputes involving mosques in the country.
For decades, Hindus and Muslims in Sambhal lived together peacefully, with occasional tension surfacing such as during the ...
Authorities have closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city a day after four people were killed ...
The petition in Sambhal is similar to ones made in the cases of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque and Mathura’s Shahi Idgah. At the heart of the matter is the interpretation of the Places of Worship Act, 199 ...
Four people died in the violence and scores, including 24 police and administrative officials, sustained injuries.
At least three Muslim youth have lost their lives after violent clashes broke out between protesters and police during a ...
Violence broke out in the district on Sunday as protesters opposing the survey of the Jama Masjid clashed with security ...