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‘Tum ko abhi upar se orders aajayenge’: What Asaram told us when we went to arrest him

‘Gunning for the Godman’ is a first-hand account of how IPS officer Ajay Lamba, then DCP Jodhpur-West, and his team tracked down and arrested Asaram for the rape of a minor.

Self-styled godman Asaram withdraws plea for bail, suspension of rape case sentence

Asaram's counsel says will proceed with arguments on appeal against the sentence which will be heard after four weeks.

Rajasthan High Court grants bail to woman co-accused in Asaram sexual assault case

Court said the prosecution failed to establish any direct link and evidence against Sanchita Gupta, who was earlier sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

Last Laughs: Amit Shah’s stuck in the gateway to south India & it’s handcuffs for Asaram

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

‘He was my God. To see him undress and assault me made me numb’

The girl’s statements to police and the court, as well as the chargesheet, lay bare a chilling account of a minor assaulted by a ‘man of God’ she and her family deeply revered.

Asaram guilty: The world has ‘good & bad terrorist’, India has ‘good & bad rapist’

Days after the government passed an ordinance allowing the death penalty for child rapists, Twitter is abuzz with solidarity messages for the ‘innocent Asaram Bapu’.

Self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram found guilty of raping minor girl

The verdict was delivered in the Jodhpur Central jail premises Wednesday. Asaram was arrested in 2013 after a minor had filed a case of sexual assault.

Lack of video-conferencing facility in Gujarat court holds up Asaram trial

The apex court told state twice in four months to expedite trial even as godman uses this delay to seek bail

On Camera

From Virat & Anushka selling sarias to dentist ads, Bihar walls tell a ‘rurbanisation’ story

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.