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Topic: Asaram

‘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.

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’.

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

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History of Indians in the Arab world—port builders, Jat governor, translators, and slaves

From the buffalo herders who built one of the world’s greatest medieval ports to academics translating Sanskrit works, here is one part of the history of Indians in the Arab world.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.