Expressing surprise over the wastage of water during a pre-Holi celebrations at Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu's ashram, Maharashtra's Home Minister RR Patil said this was shocking since the state is suffering its worst drought in over four decades. ...
09:35 AM, Mar 19, 2013
Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena has demanded IPL franchisees to contribute Rs 500 crore towards drought relief in the state. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has come under flak for indulging in pre-Holi celebrations wasting tonnes of water even as Maharashtra reels under its worst drought in over four decades. "Water was not misused as claimed by media, we used very less quantity of water. Media has been misguided by an NGO. Our people have not manhandled media," said Asaram. ...
08:07 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has denied any wastage of water in Nagpur in Maharashtra, saying more water is used to have a bath. In a statement, Asaram said, "Only one tanker of water was used by thousands of people, so each person used only a minimal amount of water. We use far more to have a bath. We will continue to play Holi with water in other places and states...
12:00 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Asaram Bapu has come under flak for indulging in pre-Holi celebrations wasting water. Even as the state of Maharashtra is reeling under its worst drought in over four decades, the spiritual leader and his followers used tonnes of water. ...
09:36 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Hitting out at political and religious leaders for making controversial comments on women, Justice JS Verma Committee has recommended framing of laws to disqualify politicians who issue statements "reinforcing gender bias". ...
12:45 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on Thursday denied the involvement of himself and any of his family members or the ashram run by him in a Rs 700 crore land grab case of Madhya Pradesh and claimed that reports suggesting the same were "baseless" and "untenable". ...
01:25 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Self-styled godman Asaram, who created furore with his remarks on the Delhi gangrape, on Wednesday blamed "western culture" for "moral degradation" of the country's youth, and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to declare Valentine's Day as "Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas". "The young UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav should take a cue from the government of Chhattisgarh which has, since 2012, started celebrating February 14 as 'Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas' so...
09:56 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Fresh trouble for self-styled godman Asaram as the Registrar of Companies on Wednesday wrote to the Ministry of Corporate affairs and recommended action against Asaram and his son in the land grab case in Madhya Pradesh. ...
06:20 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu has ran into fresh trouble with the Serious Fraud Investigating Office (SFIO) seeking his prosecution in a Rs 700-crore land grab case in Madhya Pradesh. The case pertains to 200 acres of land in Ratlam and the SFIO, which wants to prosecute Asaram and his son under the provisions of Indian Penal Code and Companies Act 1956, recently send its recommendation to the Ministry of Corporate...
10:53 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Self-styled godman Asaram, in the eye of a storm over his remarks on the Delhi gangrape victim, on Tuesday said he was quoted out of context and announced a reward of 50 lakh to anyone who could prove that he blamed the victim for the horrific crime. Asaram, who had evoked nation-wide angry outbursts over his comments that the 23-year-old para-medic could have saved her honour and life by pleading...
09:56 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Should Asaram Bapu apologise for his remarks about the Delhi gang-rape victim? Advocate Mihira Sood joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:12 PM, Jan 10, 2013
A case was filed in a local court in Bihar against the self-styled godman Asaram Bapu for his remarks in connection with the Delhi gangrape case and the court has taken cognisance of it. The complaint case against the godman was filed by advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate(CJM) SP Singh, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). ...
02:52 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Farhan Azmi, son of Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi, has apoligised for his father's sexist comments and said that he is not a supporter of RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat and self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. ...
01:38 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu on Monday stirred a hornet's nest by saying that the Delhi gangrape victim was herself partially responsible for being attacked. The statement by Asaram about the Delhi braveheart reminds us of the anti-woman mindset. ...
11:38 AM, Jan 09, 2013
Unfazed by the outrage sparked by his remark against the Delhi gangrape victim, spiritual leader Asaram Bapu on Tuesday sought to justify the comments and compared all those criticising him to "barking dogs". ...
07:12 AM, Jan 09, 2013
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11:59 PM, Jan 08, 2013
The statement by Asaram Bapu about the Delhi braveheart reminds us of the anti-woman mindset. ...
10:21 PM, Jan 08, 2013
The Congress on Tuesday hit out at spiritual leader Asaram Bapu for his controversial remarks against the Delhi braveheart and then against the media saying he "reflects a very sick and unhealthy mind". ...
09:25 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Even as the outrage over self-proclaimed godman Asaram's comments on the Delhi braveheart continues, his followers refused to apologise and instead defended his remarks. Asaram hit a new low in the public discourse on the brutal gangrape and murder case of the 23-year-old paramedical student, saying she was partly to blame for what she suffered. He even said that the Delhi braveheart could have begged the attackers to escape. ...
07:45 AM, Jan 08, 2013
