Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday showed his wrestling prowess as he defeated 2008 Beijing Olympic silver medalist Andrey Stadnik in a promotional bout of the 2017 Pro Wrestling League in New Delhi.
Amritpal Singh, the chief of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit, who is lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, has thrown his hat into the ring as an Independent.
'I suspect, despite all the asanas and the pranayamas, the great yoga master has still some prejudices to uncrumple.'
A group of devotees of the late Sathya Sai Baba, in a statement on Sunday, said the cash of Rs 35 lakh recovered from the vehicle of Sathya Sai Central Trust belonged to them and was meant for the construction of the Sai's Maha Samadhi.
A living God for millions of devotees, Sathya Sai Baba who passed away on Sunday was laid to rest at the Sai Kulwant Hall in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh amidst full state honours on Wednesday.
In a setback to the Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Monday quit the Congress, amid speculation that he is veering towards the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Delhi police has cited "provocative" speeches made by religious and political leaders, including Baba Ramdev and Sadhvi Ritambara, as the main reason for cancelling permission for the yoga guru's protest at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
The Delhi police has cited "provocative" speeches made by religious and political leaders, including Baba Ramdev and Sadhvi Ritambara, as the main reason for cancelling permission for the yoga guru's protest at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Karamjit Anmol, while the BJP has named North West Delhi MP Hans Raj Hans from Faridkot, a reserved parliamentary constituency.
After killing her mother, Sen packed the body in a suitcase with her photograph and came to the Mico Layout police station. Subsequently, a murder case was registered by a police sub-inspector, Baba added.
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao played host at a screening of Laapataa Ladies.
Sahim Salim reports on the hectic activity on in New Delhi's Ram Lila maidan ahead of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast-unto-death stir against corruption
Uttarakhand health department officials are trying to verify claims of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev of having found the 'Sanjivini Booti', mentioned in the Ramayana.
From ordinary believers to the President of India, his clout spread far and wide but controversy also followed Puttaparthi Sathya Sai Baba all along.
The $20 million yoga and Ayurveda research centre, the first outside India, has been modeled after Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yog Peeth in Haridwar.
Every young diploma and degree holder in the country will have the right to apprenticeships in the private and government sectors, he said.
Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa analyses why Sathya Sai Baba stood out from the rest of the spiritual leaders in India
The top court took note of the submissions of Alvi that the high court had passed the order without assigning reasons and granted the interim stay.
Baba Ramdev launched his indefinite fast against corruption and black money in Delhi on Saturday after the government failed to persuade him to call off his protest.
Congress politician Baba Siddique and his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique hosted their annual star-studded Iftar party, and the who's who of Bollywood arrived to taste the elaborate spread.
You can tuck into everything from spicy chaats to flavourful snacks to kebabs and, of course, desserts!
Highly placed Jammu and Kashmir government sources said the militants were brought to Srinagar on Sunday morning by police to identify the body.
Giving a completely new dimension to the entire controversy that dogged the temple town of Puttaparthi, Ratnakar -- a trustee in the Sri Satya Sai Central Trust and Sai Baba's nephew -- has said that the Rs 35.5 lakh, which was seized in transit by the police, did not belong to the trust.
The burial of the body will take place between 9.00 am and 9.30 am on Wednesday, as per Hindu rites.
Iconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, a devotee of the late Sathya Sai Baba, on Monday paid his last respects to the godman who died in Puttaparthi, on Sunday.
Earlier, women would not enter the cave as Baba Balaknath believed to be an incarnation of Kartikeya, elder son of lord Shiva is considered to be a bachelor and women used to offer worship at a platform few metres away from the cave.
After an all out tongue lashing by the Congress party, the government has hardened its position vis--vis yoga guru Baba Ramdev with the government deciding to reject most of his demands except the ones over black money which are under discussion.
Arthur J Pais meets Scottish businesswoman Sunita Poddar who gifted an island to yoga guru Baba Ramdev.
Noted social worker Baba Amte, who was hospitalised in Nagpur on Friday night following uneasiness at a private nursing home, was better now, family sources said.
Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has advised veteran social activist Anna Hazare, who turned 74 today, to refrain from going on frequent fasts due to his old age even as he sharpened his attack on Baba Ramdev.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi who is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra, on Thursday visited the famous Sai Baba temple at Shirdi in Ahmednagar district.
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Upset over the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev in Delhi, a disciple of the yoga guru committed suicide by consuming poison in Durg district of Chhattisgarh on Monday.
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev is in Mumbai these days as a part of his Bharat Swabhiman Yatra, which started from Haridwar -- the headquarters of the Pathanjali Yoga Peeth -- and will move around the country for 300 days covering all states.
A Sai Baba idol was moved from a temple in Valsad and kept 'safe' in the basement after a resolution to this effect was passed in the recently concluded Dharma Sansad (Religious Convention) held in Chhattisgarh.
With anger against Maharashtra sweeping across Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has cancelled his visit to Sri Satya Sai Baba's Ashram in Puttaparthi slated for Wednesday.
A 21-gun salute to late Baba Amte was given as his mortal remains were lowered in a grave near the bamboo plantation in the ashram complex amidst a solemn atmosphere, highly charged with emotions. Mourners raised slogans like 'Baba Amte amar rahe' (Baba Amte will be immortal) and 'Bharat Jodo' (unite India).
Delhi Police has given permission to the farmers to hold their 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' with the condition of gathering not exceeding to 5,000, no tractor trolleys, no march at the Ramlila Maidan, and made elaborate security arrangements that may lead to a heavy traffic jam in the national capital on March 14, officials on Wednesday said.
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