The mosque, built by the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi, stands next to the 18th-century Kashi Vishwanath temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva.

the Allahabad High Court on Monday adjourned till April 15 the hearing of the two petitions requesting the court to direct the ASI to undertake further survey of Gyanvapi premises of Varanasi.

The Gyanvapi Mosque management committee, in its intervention plea, opposed several pending petitions that challenge the constitutional validity of the 1991 law. The mosque committee listed a ...

The Supreme Court rejected fresh petitions on the Places of Worship Act, deferring the hearing to April while awaiting the Centre's response.

Among the most high-profile cases is the ongoing dispute over the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, where Hindu petitioners have claimed the existence of a Shivling inside the mosque complex.

Recently, an Indian court ruled that Hindus can worship inside a Gyanvapi mosque located in Uttar Pardesh has not only increased religious tensions in the country but it will further add the miseries ...

Various Muslim parties, including the Gyanvapi mosque management committee, moved the apex court to oppose several pending petitions that challenge the constitutional validity of the 1991 law.

Various Muslim parties, including the Gyanvapi mosque management committee, moved the apex court to oppose several pending petitions that challenge the constitutional validity of the 1991 law.

This includes the Shahi Idgah-Krishna Janmbhoomi, Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi mosque, and Sambhal mosque disputes. The move saw several opposition parties making a beeline to the top court in favour ...