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Topic: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Dera Sacha Sauda has a new campaign. It shows Ram Rahim as a saviour of widows

The ‘Ray of Hope’ campaign comes days before Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s parole ends. He was released from prison on 5 January.

Treat Dera chief Ram Rahim ‘like BJP ex-MLA Sengar,’ slain journalist’s son urges judiciary

Anshul Chhatrapati says Gurmeet Ram Rahim's repeated parole mocks justice, intimidates victims, but Dera spokesperson insists the releases are lawful.

15 times since 2020: Timeline of paroles, furloughs granted to Dera Sacha Sauda chief

Including this 40-day parole, Singh’s total time out of prison will cross 400 days since February 2022.

15th parole in 8 yrs for rape-murder convict Ram Rahim, time spent out of jail set to cross 400-day mark

Dera Sacha Sauda chief has been granted 40-day parole, just months after he was given a parole of same duration in August 2025 ahead of his 58th birthday.

Out on parole, Ram Rahim launches dera’s global e-commerce site. ‘Each product with Guru ji’s image’

Ram Rahim, who has been in prison, serving a 20-year sentence, after his conviction for raping two female disciples in 2017, is now out on parole since 4 August.

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.

Why a Panchkula court has allowed prime witness to appear virtually in castration case against Ram Rahim

Gurugram: The Special CBI Court in Panchkula has allowed a prime witness to appear via video conferencing from the US in the case of...

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.

Out on parole ahead of Delhi polls, Ram Rahim returns to Sirsa 1st time since 2017 conviction

Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan & now Delhi, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's parole is often timed before elections in states where his followers form a voter base.

Our take on Iran’s attack on Israel, parole to Ram Rahim & Hathras stampede case—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.