Nityananda

Stay on release of Telugu film on Sathyananda

Bangalore: A court here today restrained producers of Telugu film 'Swami Sathyananda', believed to have been based on the life of controversial self styled godman Nithyananda, from releasing, promoting or exhibiting the movie in any manner till December 2. Passing orders on three Interlocutory applications filed by Nityananda, who was arrested last year on criminal charges, including rape, Additional Civil and Sessions Judge Aswath Narayana adjourned further hearing to December...

CID's petition against Nityananda dismissed

Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by police seeking cancellation of bail of self-styled godman Nithyananda and his associate, facing criminal charges including rape, for allegedly influencing witnesses. Justice Keshav Narayan dismissed the petition on the grounds there were no strong reasons to cancel the bail. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has filed the petition seeking cancellation of the conditional bail granted to Nithyananda and...

Nityananda to sit, pray near fire for 'penance'

Ramanagara: Self-styled godman Swami Nityananda, released on bail after remaining in jail for 53 days on rape and other criminal charges, will now resort to a 'penance' by meditating in his Bidadi ashram from Sunday. "Nityananda will undertake 'pancha tapasya' in which he will sit and pray with the fire set around him for about three feet height," a spokesman of the ashram, who declined to be named, told PTI...

Godman's 'prized possessions': Fake money, tiger skin

London: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni faces the danger of a one-match ban following a slow over rate during England's first innings in the first cricket Test at Lord's. India recorded an over-rate of 13 per hour instead of the required 15. The ICC code of conduct says that the captain of any team which is found guilty of bowling slow over-rates on three occasions in a 12-month period will...