The dispute over Ayodhya has been at the heart of Hindu-Muslim strife in India since 1992, when thousands of Hindu zealots tore down the Babri mosque, which stood on the spot that many Hindus ...

After completing a five-month excavation, government archeologists say they have found no evidence of an ancient Hindu temple under the ruins of a 16th century mosque in the northern Indian town ...

Archaeologists began excavating a controversial site in the north Indian town of Ayodhya on Wednesday, in the hope of finding scientific evidence to help settle a long-running and bitter dispute ...

The first excavation was carried out in the year 1976-77 under eminent archaeologist BB Lal, who was the director general of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1968 to 1972.