While upholding the trial court’s survey order, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal vacated the interim stay on the Hindu plaintiffs’ suit. The mosque committee had asked for the suit to be dismissed on the ground that the Hindu side’s claim to the site was prima facie barred under the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The legislation prohibits conversion of any place of worship and mandates maintaining the religious character of any such site that existed on Aug 15, 1947.

Madhya Pradesh Police constituted a three-member SIT late on Monday night to probe state minister Vijay Shah’s remarks against Col Sofiya Qureshi in compliance with a Supreme Court order, an official said.

The BJP on Monday launched a song hailing the success of Operation Sindoor the May 7 strikes by the Indian military in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as well as inside Pakistani territory to destroy a series of terror dens and bases.