Tension had been brewing in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal since November 19, when the Mughal-era mosque Jama Masjid was first surveyed on the court's orders following a petition claiming that a Harihar ...

Clashes broke out between protesters and the police during a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid (mosque), a federally-protected 16th Century monument. Authorities in Uttar Pradesh ...

The plea claimed that posters were put up around Sambhal and near the Shahi Jama Masjid, indicating purportedly the location of historical wells and therein the mosque has been shown as a temple.

Jama Masjid also known as Masjid-i Jah?n-Num? is the principle mosque of Old Delhi. Jama Masjid was built between 1650-1656. It was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The mosque has a vast ...

The Sambhal district authorities on Saturday performed a ceremonial "bhumi pujan" for a police outpost near the Shahi Jama Masjid, a day after they surveyed an open ground in front of the mosque which ...

Sambhal mosque row: A local court in Sambhal has fixed March 5 as the next hearing date in a case related to the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid and its survey. Police personnel keep a vigil near ...