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 ...

Tensions in Sambhal rose after a court-ordered survey of Jama Masjid began on Nov 19, following a petition claiming a Harihar temple once stood at the site.

Last Tuesday, a court ordered a survey of a mosque in Sambhal using "video and photography" after a petition claimed it was ...

The Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh became the focus of violent clashes after a court-ordered survey, raising concerns ...

Authorities have closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city a day after four people were killed ...

MP and son of a local MLA in connection with the violence that occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal region during the survey ...

A court-ordered survey of Sambhal’s Jama Masjid in UP was conducted amid claims it was once the Hari Har Mandir, an ancient ...