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Asaram quizzed for 4 hours
Jodhpur: Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at his ashram, was today questioned by Jodhpur police for about four hours after being flown from Indore where he was arrested after midnight amid high drama.  Asaram, 72, was later produced before district and sessions judge (rural) Manoj K Vyas who remanded him to one-day police custody. Asaram will be taken to his Manai ashram, 30km from Jodhpur, wh

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Delhi gang rape: Minor villain gets 3 years in Reform Home
New Delhi: Eight-and-a-half months after a young paramedical student was gang-raped in a moving bus here, the first punishment was handed out when a juvenile court ruled that an 18-year-old, who was claimed by the police to be the "most brutal&q

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Asaram Bapu arrested in sexual assault case
Indore: In a late-night scoop, the Jodhpur police arrested spiritual guru Asaram Bapu from his ashram at Indore city in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old schoolgirl. The 16-year-old girl lodged a complaint with police on

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Pak violates ceasefire again, fires 7000 rounds on Indian posts
Jammu: Amid heightened tension on the border over the killing of five Indian soldiers, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again by firing 7000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells for seven hours at Indian posts along the LoC in Poon

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Delhi on high alert after terror strike warning
New Delhi: Delhi has been put on high alert following an alert from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of a possible terrorist strike in the national capital ahead of Independence Day, police sources said on Friday. The IB has written a letter to Delhi pol

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Pakistan's special force killed Indian soldiers
New Delhi: The audacious attack on Indian troops in the Poonch sector on the Line of Control (LoC) in which five jawans were killed is likely to have been carried out by Pakistan's Special Services Group (SSG) along with terrorists.  The operat

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Hyderabad, Bangalore among 4 airports to have Visa-on-Arrival facility
New Delhi: Visa-on-Arrival facility for tourists will now be available at four more international airports across the country, besides the four existing metro cities. "The Home Ministry has issued orders extending Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) faci

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India summons Lanka envoy over jailed fishermen
New Delhi: India on Wednesday summoned the Sri Lankan High Commissioner and issued a demarche on the issue of 114Indian fishermen lodged in Lankan jails. Lankan High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam was summoned by joint secretary (BSM) Harsh Vardhan

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Martyr's wife refuses compensation, wants action against Pak
PATNA: The wife of a soldier, killed in an ambush by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector, has refused the compensation offered by Bihar government and has instead demanded military action against Pakistan.  "Can Rs 10 lak

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