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The special CBI court’s order, a copy of which the News18 has accessed, says that Singh's criminal acts in view of him heading a religious organization “are bound to shatter image of pious and sacred, spiritual, social, cultural and religious institutions...

Within ten minutes, the court pronounced the verdict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh reacted dramatically to the news of his own imprisonment.

CBI had argued for maximum sentence for rape charges - life imprisonment. While the rape convict's lawyers banked on Singh's public image to request the court to give a lenient verdict in the case.

According to source, of the 302 cars that accompanied Ram Rahim, 29 vehicles, most of them luxury SUVs, have been impounded by Haryana police and 20 followers of the godman have been arrested.

Manohar Parrikar, the former Defence Minister, won by 4803 votes, defeating his rival from Congress Girish Chodankar.

The apex court asked the Gujarat government to explain why the victim wasn’t examined yet.

China, a key member of the NSG, has been stridently opposing India's bid primarily on the grounds that New Delhi is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Its opposition has made India's entry into the 48-member group difficult as the NS...

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim complained of uneasiness on his arrival from Panchkula on Saturday, a medical examination found him fit.

One of the Dera supporters asked another not to take the name of Baba (Gurmeet Ram Rahim) while he listed out an array of things to do, including the attack.

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's plan was to make Darjeeling an eastern headquarters of his organization, and he frequented the Hill station between 2009 to 2012. Later, his close aid would visit to increase the number of followers in Darj...

This was a credible intelligence input that Dera Ram Rahim may incite its followers to mass self-immolation if Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted. This worried the Haryana administration as it prepared for a show down with the 'Premis' congregating in...

“In earlier days, cow dung and urine were used in households extensively. Now, even science has advocated its use,” the self-styled godman, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, is seen telling his followers in one of his sessions.

Speaking to CNN-News18, Haryana A-G Baldev Mahajan confirmed that the deputy A-G had been sacked, adding that he had recommended the termination on seeing the video.

Facing a volley of questions from reporters on the violence that has left at least 32 people dead and hundreds injured, Khattar said the “lapses have been identified and we are taking appropriate steps”. “This should not have happened,” he said.

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim is the sect’s third “master” and boasts of nearly 6 crore followers.

Beijing said the western sector of the boundary where India plans to build a road is not “delimited”. It warned that the move was not “conducive” to peace in the region.