Nithyananda's presence at the event comes amidst legal controversies. A rape case, filed in 2010 based on a complaint by his driver, resulted in Nithyananda's arrest, although he was later released on bail. In 2020, the same driver claimed that the self-styled godman had fled the country.
India News Jan 21, 2024, 5:47 PM IST
The court had acquitted six other accused, including Asaram's wife Laxmiben, their daughter, and four disciples who were accused of aiding and abetting the crime, for want of evidence, the prosecution said.
India News Jan 31, 2023, 5:30 PM IST
Asaram Bapu was accused by a Surat-based woman of repeatedly raping her while she was at his ashram in Ahmedabad's Motera around 10 years ago. The Gandhinagar sessions court will pronounce the punishment in the case on Tuesday.
India News Jan 30, 2023, 6:06 PM IST
After hoodwinking and fleeing the country with cases pending against him, self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda says if he lands in India, Covid will see it's end.
Top Stories Jun 8, 2021, 1:27 PM IST
In another blow to controversial self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda who is on the run, the CID has approached the CBI to issue a Red Corner notice against him
India Mar 4, 2020, 12:26 PM IST
The Ramanagara trial court has issued arrest warrant against self-styled godman Nithyananda in a 10-year-old case of rape. The Karnataka high court had dismissed his petition that sought for transfer of the case.
India Feb 19, 2020, 6:54 PM IST
Justice John Michael Cunha directed the trial court to take self-styled godman Nithyananda into custody. The so-called spiritual leader fled India recently after a rape case was registered against him in Karnataka.
India Feb 5, 2020, 5:53 PM IST
The petition alleged that Nithyananda had been skipping trial and in fact had fled the country with the help of an expired passport
India Jan 24, 2020, 5:18 PM IST
Days after missing self-styled godman Nithyananda announced his own nation in Ecuador, Ambassador Jaime Marchan Romero said no individual would ever be allowed to annex off land from a sovereign state
India Dec 10, 2019, 11:44 AM IST
Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai warned of strict action against self-styled godman Nithyananda who is currently absconding
India Dec 9, 2019, 2:10 PM IST
A video of Nithyananda shot in an undisclosed location saying 'No stupid court can touch me, I am Paramashiva' has gone viral. Watch the video here.
India Dec 9, 2019, 10:51 AM IST
Apart from rape and abduction allegations in India, now French government has launched a probe against self-styled godman Nithyananda for cheating one of its citizens of $ 400,000. Meanwhile, Ecuador has clarified that it has refused to accept request of providing refuge to Nithyananda
WORLD Dec 7, 2019, 11:20 AM IST
A spiritual leader brainwashed a 17-year-old girl from Amritsar and had coaxed her to leave parents and join his ashram. The girl was saved in the nick of the time and is being treated by a psychologist now.
India Dec 2, 2019, 7:46 PM IST
The affiliation of Delhi Public School, located at Hirapur on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, ‘stands cancelled with immediate effect,’ stated the CBSE order
India Dec 2, 2019, 3:02 PM IST
The Gujarat high court has stated that if the police fail to produce the victims Lopamudra Janardhana Sharma and Nandita before November 26, action would be taken. This comes after the victims' parents petitioned the court claiming that their daughters have been subject to illegal confinement by self-styled Godman Nithyananda.
India Nov 21, 2019, 6:20 PM IST