Drought politics: BJP's red herring over IPL
Written by Tejas Mehta | Monday April 1, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Maharashtra unit has appealed to the governing council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) not to hold matches in the state with several regions in the grip of severe drought. Leader of opposition in the state legisl...
Asaram Bapu's Holi splurges banned by Maharashtra
Written by Tejas Mehta; edited by Mala Das | Tuesday March 19, 2013
The Maharashtra government has banned self-proclaimed spiritual guru Asaram Bapu's Holi celebrations. The directive comes after Asaram Bapu, along with his followers, continued to indulge in pre-Holi revelry in and around Mumbai in defiance of an ear...
As Maharashtra battles drought, Asaram Bapu wastes water, abuses media
Written by Tejas Mehta; edited by Mala Das | Monday March 18, 2013
Self-proclaimed spiritual guru Asaram Bapu defied the Maharashtra government's orders today by continuing to indulge in pre-Holi celebrations, using thousands of litres of water at a time when the state is facing its worst drought since 1972.
Blog: Amid sadhus and chants, the search for political salvation at Kumbh
Rahul Shrivastava | Wednesday February 6, 2013
At the Kanchi Shankaracharya's camp, a 24-hour mantra jaap (chanting of hyms) echoes across sector 6 of the 70-sq km large kumbh city. Adjacent to the Kanchi Peeth camp, the SGPC team at the kumbh prepares for the afternoon langar (community lunch). ...
Trouble for Aasharam Bapu, govt agency says he is guilty of land grab
Rashmi Rajput | Wednesday January 16, 2013
Controversial self-styled godman, Aasharam Bapu, faces prosecution after the Serious Fraud Investigating Office (SFIO) of the Ministry of Corporate affairs has found him guilty of land-grab in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh.
Am like elephant, media like barking dogs, says unrepentant Aasharam Bapu
Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday January 8, 2013
After being unequivocally slammed for suggesting that the student who was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi was partly to blame for the assault, Aasharam Bapu, spiritual leader, is clinging to his take.
Aasharam Bapu stuns with his remarks on medical student's rape
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday January 7, 2013
Spiritual leader Aasharam Bapu has provoked fury and criticism after suggesting that the medical student who was brutally raped by six men on a bus did not do enough to save herself.
No CBI probe into boys' death in Asaram Bapu's ashram: Supreme Court
Press Trust of India | Friday November 9, 2012
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to order a CBI probe into the death of two boys in religious guru Asaram Bapu's ashram in Ahmedabad in 2008.
Asaram Bapu's helicopter crash lands in Gujarat
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 29, 2012
Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu and four others had a miraculous escape when their helicopter crashed just ahead of landing at a local college today, police officials said.
Gandhinagar: Man goes missing from ashram
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 20, 2009
A visitor from Kolkata has gone missing from spiritual guru Asaram Bapu's ashram in Ahmedabad, his family has told police.
Ashram ordered to vacate encroached land
Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 15, 2009
Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu's ashram has been ordered to vacate over 67,000 sq mt land it had allegedly encroached in the Motera area.
Court rejects Asaram Bapu's plea for quashing of FIR
NDTV correspondent | Thursday December 10, 2009
The Gujarat High Court has rejected Asaram Bapu's petition seeking quashing of the FIR against him.
NDTV correspondent | Wednesday December 9, 2009
The battle lines are clearly drawn for a showdown between the godman and Sangh's Hindutva poster boy.
Gujarat godman accused of murder
Rohit Bhan | Monday December 7, 2009
Godman Asaram Bapu, already under scrutiny for the mysterious deaths of two young men at his Ahmedabad ashram last year, now stands accused of planning a murder.
Gujarat godman accused of murder
Rohit Bhan | Monday December 7, 2009
Godman Asaram Bapu, already under scrutiny for the mysterious deaths of two young men at his Ahmedabad ashram last year, now stands accused of planning a murder.
