babri masjid demolition

Right-wing activists enter FTII, attack students over banner decrying Babri Masjid demolition

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Right-wing activists enter FTII, attack students over banner decrying Babri Masjid demolition

Right-wing activists entered the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune on Tuesday and allegedly assaulted students over a banner condemning the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid, police said. President of the FTII Students Association (FSA) Mankap Nokwoham was among those who were attacked, the association claimed. The banner … Read more

The makings of a second republic?

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The makings of a second republic?

A man celebrates the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute in Ayodhya. (Express Photo) By Amitabh Ranjan When the Prime Minister of India, sporting a longish white beard in saffron vestments, prostrated himself in Ayodhya on August 5 this year and was part of the bhoomi-pujan to consecrate the ground on which a magnificent … Read more