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TopicAsaram Bapu

Topic: Asaram Bapu

Trials, threats, trauma—one man’s 10-yr battle against POCSO-convicted godman Asaram Bapu

Asaram's trial has been a virtual ‘who’s who’ in the legal industry, with costliest lawyers such as Ram Jethmalani, Salman Khurshid & UU Lalit coming to the guru’s defence.

Asaram Bapu’s bail plea denied, Gujarat HC says thousands will come to meet him if he’s out

This is the second time the court has rejected the bail plea of Asaram Bapu this year, noting that there was no new ground in his latest application.

‘Jails could become incubators for coronavirus’ — Asaram followers demand his release

The followers of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who was convicted for raping a minor, took to Twitter to demand parole amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘Aap ki Adalat is anti-Hindu’ — Asaram followers call for boycott of Rajat Sharma show

Asaram Bapu's followers call for boycott of Rajat Sharma's 'Aap ki Adalat' as show guest Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was critical of 'godmen' accused of sexual assault.

Hunting down Narayan Sai: The lone woman officer of Surat police team who got a big lead

Ushinor Majumdar in his book 'God of Sin' traces the empire of Asaram Bapu and his son Narayan Sai, shedding light on everything wrong with self-styled godmen.

Victim impact statements can achieve what death penalty can’t

India’s criminal justice system needs to look at victim impact statements in the US to help victims achieve closure.

Plugged-In: Centre vs. Supreme Court, India’s ‘not-so-free press’, and Asaram gets life

Life imprisonment for Asaram: Early afternoon Wednesday, self-styled 'godman' Asaram Bapu was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old devotee in 2013, as all major dailies report on their front page.

On Asaram ashram’s website, Modi, Sibal & Vajpayee have left suspiciously glowing praises

The testimonies were all published on the same day, about two years after the godman was arrested for the rape of a minor, and offer similar lofty tributes.

Last Laughs: When the law has greater power than a self-styled godman

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

Plugged-In: Rapes are bad for tourism, India’s Internet is filtered & Asaram Bapu verdict

In ThePrint https://youtu.be/kYvPz-VRycA The Modi government knows rapes are bad for business, and so the tourism ministry “wants to create a positive image of India, and...

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Why peptides are the most exciting intersection between biotechnology and dermatology

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.