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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
TopicGodman

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India’s Ashram Industrial Complex is being held up by three pillars

Babas fill a gap in society—the dignity and sense of belonging, however illusory, that organised religion has failed to provide so many Indians.

Delhi ‘godman’ Chaitanyanand sent to 14-day judicial custody in molestation case

Chaitanyanand stands accused of molesting 17 girls in an educational institute. Counsel for accused moved an application seeking permission to take spectacles, holy books in custody.

Delhi ‘predator godman’ built a system of abuse: Threats to ‘ruin careers’ & cronies’ cone of silence

FIR against him also implicates at least 3 faculty members, one of whom not only 'turned blind eye' to complaints but also forced ‘women students to oblige his sexual overtures’.

Delhi’s ‘predator godman’ had already fled India before 1st FIR. Anticipatory bail plea dismissed

Despite being accused of sexual assault by 17 students and multi-crore fraud, police unable to trace chairman of south Delhi institute, with assets over Rs 300 cr.

Plot thickens in Delhi godman case: Not just molestation, there’s a multi-crore fraud FIR too

Days before sexual harassment allegations surfaced, Chaitanyananda Saraswati was accused of fraudulent takeover of institute where he was MD, alongwith its assets worth Rs 300 crore.

‘Obscene texts, unwanted touch’—Delhi ‘godman’ still at large despite complaint from 17 students

Manager of Delhi management institute, Parthasarathy absconding after complaints of sexual harassment from students from economically weaker section. Used car with fake UN number plate.

Godman steps in to ‘end’ floods in Pakistan. People say ‘still better than Maryam Nawaz’

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that timely precautions had averted large-scale flood damage, adding that it was by the grace of Allah Almighty that Punjab was spared from severe losses.

Modi-Putin meeting defies Western pressure & what drives the popularity of godmen in India

Global media reports also highlight a buoyant stock market, world's first CNG bike and that India will soon become the leading global food demand driver.

God complex, sprawling ashram & sermons on how to live like the rich — inside the world of Bhole Baba

A former policeman and now self-styled godman, Narayan Sakar Hari or ‘Bhole Baba’ gained nationwide infamy after a stampede at one of his satsangs in Hathras left over 120 people dead.

Hathras stampede: On satsang organisers’ list, a villager with paralysis, another who ‘never met godman’

Ramsevak, who can barely walk, was stunned to find out his name was on list & is now worried what will happen to him. Six satsang organisers have been arrested, according to Aligarh IG.

On Camera

From Binodini to Mitin—Bengali cinema scripting its comeback this Christmas

As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.