Sadhus

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the top governing body of India's 13 'akharas' (groups of yogis), declared 14 suspect godmen and women fake at a meeting on Sunday. Those named include Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, recently convicted of rape, Asaram Bapu, who also faces allegations of rape, and Sukhvinder Kaur alias Radhe Maa, Nirmal Baba and Rampal

From now onward, one will not need to provide birth certificate as a proof of date of birth while applying for passport.