With jarring regularity, the gates of an Indian high-security prison swing open for a prominent guru jailed for life for ...

It is both disconcerting and revealing that in 2025, nearly a decade after self-styled godman Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani, aka Asaram Bapu, was convicted for raping a minor, a couple of staff at the ...

A high-profile and controversial Indian guru, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who was convicted of rape on Friday, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail and fined 3 million Indian rupees (about $46,000).

Sporting a rockstar-like look with flashy outfits, encircled by Kalashnikov-wielding guards as part of his Z-plus security cover and having a range of philanthropic pursuits to his credit, ...