A 2020 petition seeks to replace Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque with a temple, claiming Aurangzeb destroyed the original shrine ...

Over the years, mosque-temple disputes have been strategically politicised, serving as rallying points for parties, and with ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended its stay on the Allahabad High Court order that allowed a court-monitored survey of ...

In the ongoing Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute in Mathura, the Allahabad High Court last week refused to pass ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a clutch of petitions pertaining to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on a series of petitions related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Masjid dispute. A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna ...

IMAGE: A view of the Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex and Shahi Eidgah mosque in Mathura. Photograph: ANI Photo The complex is located adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple, a site of ...

The Mathura Shahi Masjid Eidgah Committee moves the Supreme Court to close the Centre's right to reply on a plea challenging the Places of Worship Act. The committee accuses the BJP-led Centre of ...

In a fresh application filed before the Supreme Court, the Committee of Management of Mathura’s Shahi Masjid Eidgah has pleaded that the right of the Centre to file its reply to the ...

Notably, there is a growing list of mosques, including the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Eidgah Mosque in Mathura, facing a similar threat of desecration and destruction. It said the ...

A long campaign of agitation culminated, in December 1992, with the destruction of a sixteenth-century mosque, the Babri Masjid, by a rampaging mob of Hindutva fanatics. In 2019, after a ...