Activist moves NHRC in alleged illegal detention of Ashok Singhal

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 15:42

local activist on Thursday filed a complaint with National Human Rights Commission seeking an inquiry into alleged illegal detention of VHP leader Ashok Singhal.

VHP yatra: Court dismisses PIL to release detenues

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 15:40

Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking direction for the release of people detained in connection with the VHP yatra and asking to compensate them.

Ayodhya yatra: 1,087 released, 1,787 still in jail

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 21:21

Uttar Pradesh police have so far released as many as 1,087 people, including senior VHP leaders, of a total of 2,674 who were arrested in connection with the Ayodhya yatra.

VHP yatra will continue as planned: Togadia

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 15:30

Togadia alleged he was not allowed to talk to media after his release which was an infringement of his right.

Saints have right to go to Ayodhya: Singhal

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 21:59

VHP president Ashok Singhal expressed his anguish over the arrests of VHP leaders, and activists and slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for stopping the yatra claiming that the saints have the right to go to Ayodhya.

We were harassed, political drama can`t change anything: Babri Masjid Action Committee prez

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 20:27

President of Babri Masjid Action Committee Hashim Ansari commented on the HC`s order to release VHP leaders, in connection with the proposed Ayodhya Yatra.

Defeat communal politics, says Aam Aadmi Party

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 16:16

The Aam Aadmi Party condemned the "communal polarization" around Ayodhya dispute and urged people to reject attempts to mix religion with politics.

Chaurasi Kosi Parikrama Yatra: Defiant VHP holds protests against UP govt crackdown

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 09:43

The Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh had cracked down on the Vishwa Hindu Parishad`s `Chaurasi Kosi Parikrama Yatra` in Ayodhya on Sunday.

VHP leaders try in vain to dodge police in Ayodhya

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 21:05

A cat-and-mouse game was on Sunday played out in the holy city as VHP leaders sneaked out from hideouts to start their yatra defying a ban and tried to dodge the security personnel who were in hot pursuit.

Ayodhya yatra: SP trying to divide UP on religious lines, says BSP

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 20:45

The BSP criticized the Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh Government’s decision to oppose the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s ‘Chaurasi Kosi Parikrama Yatra’ around Ayodhya.