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The Indian court will rule on Thursday whether Hindus or Muslims own land around a demolished mosque in north India, a judgment haunted by memories of 1992 riots that  2,000 people were killed Those riots were some of the country’s worst religious violence since Partition in 1947 and a verdict on the case may spark more disturbances between India’s majority Hindus and minority Muslims. Home Minister [...]

Who does the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land belong to? And was the Masjid built over a temple? It’s been one of India’s most divisive and sensitive disputes, and after a sixty year trial, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court is scheduled to give its verdict on September 24. That could change today. The same court will consider a petition that asks for the verdict to be deferred [...]