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Asaram Bapu's net worth: Self-styled godman and his trove of riches

Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who has been convicted in 2013 case of raping a 16-year-old girl, was just a tonga-puller before he became a spiritual guru in 1960s. He has more than 400 ashrams in India, aboard and used to earn an interest amount of Rs 419 crore in a year.

Apr 25, 2018

Sushma Swaraj visits Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday. This is the first visit of an Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) to Mongolia in 42 years.

Apr 25, 2018

Asaram to stay in jail, a timeline of the rape case

The Jodhpur trial court convicted Asaram Bapu, the 77-year-old "godman", Wednesday, April 25, along with two others on charges of rape. Asaram had been in the Jodhpur central jail since 2013 after he was arrested for raping a 16-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh.

Apr 25, 2018

Youth dies after falling from sealed pub on fourth floor

The unidentified youth, who is said to be in his 20s, was found in a pool of blood. He reportedly fell to his death from the fourth floor of a pub called 'Village Deck' in Hauz Khas village in South Delhi.

Apr 25, 2018

New Guinea hunters fashioned daggers from the bones of their fallen enemies

Hunters carried daggers strapped to their arms made of bones as a status symbol. These daggers normally came from large birds that they killed, sometimes, however, a dagger came from the dead bodies of one of the enemies they killed.

Apr 25, 2018

Who is Dolores Leis Antelo? Spanish woman who looks like Donald Trump

The woman identified as a Spanish farmer named Dolores Leis Antelo has become an international phenomenon as she shares an uncanny resemblance to Trump in a photograph that recently went viral.

Apr 25, 2018

Asaram convicted in 2013 rape case, gets life imprisonment

Asaram Bapu, accused of raping a 16-year-old girl five years ago, has been convicted in the case along with two other people involved in the crime. He has been handed the maximum punishment under the POCSO and Juvenile Justice Act, which is life imprisonment.

Apr 24, 2018

Boy, 12, goes on solo trip to Bali after fight with mom

A 12-year-old boy booked a flight and hotel room in Bali after a fight with mother. He told his parents that he was going to school but instead went to the airport.

Apr 24, 2018

Chances of direct Iran-Israel conflict are very high

Now that Syria has imploded and Assad has willingly sacrificed his sovereignty, his country has turned into a playground of militias that Israel sees as a direct threat. Many of these militias have an Iranian stamp on them and are funded by Tehran.

Apr 24, 2018

Honor killing: Father, brother kill Italian-Pakistani woman

Sana Cheema, 26, wanted to get married in Italy but was allegedly killed by her father, brother and uncle a day before she had planned to leave for Italy, where she had been staying since 2002. Her family initially said that Sana died of an accident, but social media posts hinted that she was murdered.

Apr 24, 2018

Sriramulu files nomination from Badami: Siddaramaiah says, 'I am least bothered'

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (Siddaramayya) and B Sriramulu have filed their nominations from the Badami constituency. The constituency will witness a big battle during the Karnataka assembly elections 2018.

Apr 24, 2018

Doctors pull out motorcycle key lodged in patient's brain during a brawl

The administrator of the hospital where the patient was treated said that the motorcycle key didn't cause internal bleeding, and there was no damage to the victim's brain.

Apr 24, 2018

Sushma Swaraj welcomed by her Chinese counterpart at SCO Summit

Swaraj is in Beijing for a ministerial-level meeting of the SCO, where India became a full member in 2017.

Apr 24, 2018

Salman Khurshid says Congress' hands are stained with blood of Muslims

Salman Khurshid said Congress' hands are stained with the blood of Muslims during an event with students of Aligarh Muslim University. He made the statement in reply to student's question.

Apr 24, 2018

Decomposed body of missing Latvian woman discovered in Thiruvananthapuram

Her sister, Ilze Skromane demanded a special crime investigation team formed to find out what happened. "We demand a special crime investigation team formed to find out what happened to Liga Skromene. We want justice for Liga", said Ilze Skromane.

Apr 24, 2018