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Rape-murder convict Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 40-day parole, his 14th release since 2017

After Haryana govt amended parole laws in 2022, Ram Rahim has spent almost a year—364 days to be precise—out of jail. His latest release comes ahead of his birthday on 15 August.

Rape-murder convict Ram Rahim out on furlough again, his 13th release since conviction in 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda chief has been granted a 21-day furlough ahead of the sect’s 77th foundation day. Just 2 months ago, he had walked out of Sunaria Jail on 30-day parole.

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted 21-day furlough

During his temporary release period, Singh will go to the Dera ashram in Barnawa in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat.

Parole, furlough, remission: All give relief to convicts, but this is how they’re different

Supreme Court expressed concern over convicts languishing in jail despite being entitled to remission of sentences while hearing a case of a murder convict jumping furlough.

Tihar prisoner was granted furlough for 3 weeks in 2011. A decade later, he is yet to surrender

The convict was sentenced to life imprisonment in Nov 2003, after a trial court found him guilty. He was granted 3 weeks' furlough in July 2011.

Soon-to-be Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala’s father gets 2-week furlough from Tihar jail

Dushyant Chautala’s father, Ajay, has been convicted in a teachers' recruitment scam.

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India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.