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CABA is revised for a period of three years

New Delhi (AFP) - Thirty years after mobs demolished a historic mosque in Ayodhya, triggering a wave of sectarian bloodshed that saw thousands killed, fundamentalist Indian Hindu groups are eyeing other Muslim sites -- even the world-famous Taj Mahal.

Tomb shut for five days after MNS spokesperson Gajanan Kale called for its destruction

MNS spokesperson Gajanan Kale had in a tweet questioned the need for the monument's existence in the State and said it should be destroyed.

BJP MP Diya Kumari on May 11 claimed the land on which the Taj Mahal was built originally belonged to Jaipur's ruler Jai Singh

This could date back to the Ganga dynasty, says ASI

The decades-old Gyanvapi mosque- Kashi Vishwanath case reached the Supreme Court on May 13 after a local court in Varanasi directed that a videography survey at the religious complex be allowed to continue

He is not a priest but a constitutional head, says PDP leader

Among other things, procuring an e-ticket necessitates submission of details of an ID card, which has to be produced at the entry gate for verification. This also makes booking an e-ticket for groups a cumbersome process, especially for tourists from the rural hinterland who do not always carry ID cards

BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi says her stand is vindicated as the ASI report has clearly stated that there was no permission granted for the Shree Mandir Parikrama project around Shree Jagannath Temple

No permission was sought for puja at the core protected area on the premises, say ASI officials