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Asaram rape case: Key witness claims threat to life, seeks security

Chawla also expressed faith in judiciary saying, "I am confident that Asaram will be convicted. I request judiciary that such rapists should be hanged. Though I have security, I request Centre for additional security, my life like other witnesses is constantly under threat."

Apr 25, 2018

Police want to install jammers to kill drones near the Taj Mahal

Making videos and taking pictures of the Taj Mahal using drones is strictly prohibited. Violators could end up serving jail time in addition to heavy fines. Now the police also want drone killing jammers to make sure that there is no way for tourists or miscreants to fly near the national monument.

Apr 25, 2018

Asaram rape case: Jodhpur Court to give verdict today

Two sexual assault cases were filed against Asaram in Rajasthan and Gujarat. In the case registered in Rajasthan, a teenage girl had accused Asaram of sexual assault at his ashram in Manai village near Jodhpur.

Apr 25, 2018

Toronto van attack: Accused left 'cryptic message' before attack

The driver accused of killing 10 people when he allegedly mowed down pedestrians in Toronto was charged with 10 counts of murder.

Apr 25, 2018

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