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Prophet Of Profit? Mystery Firms, Fake Addresses And Dubious Funds Behind Ram Rahim's Rise
Over the past three days, raids on the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda, the base of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, have underscored his extravagant lifestyle - buildings shaped like the Seven Wonders, luxury interiors and a fleet of heavily modified cars.
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Even After Fatal Accidents, India's Construction Sites Remain Death Traps For Workers
NDTV sheds light on the darker side of India's $140 billion construction industry, where a pervasive lack of safety, as well as lack of government oversight places millions of workers at grave risk.
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Encounters, Streamed Live: Inside The Dangers Of Kashmir's Social Media Wars
On March 28th, as security forces fought a militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen holed up in a building in Chadura, a town in north Kashmir, the gunbattle was being streamed live by 22-year-old Zahid Rashid on his Facebook page.
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Asked Who Is In Charge Of Kashmir, Ruling Party Official Says 'Can't Answer That'
Drive into the deserted streets of Pulwama in south Kashmir, and there is little evidence that it will go to elections in four weeks.
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Aadhaar Exposed 4 Lakh 'Ghosts' In Mid-Day Meals? Claims May Not Add Up
Soon after the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) issued a notification making Aadhaar card mandatory for accessing mid-day meals, it released data claiming that thanks to Aadhar, four lakh 'ghost' or duplicate students enrolled with the state education department had been detected.
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As Yogi Adityanath's Team Looks To Hurt BJP, Helping Hand From Shiv Sena
In a small office located in a parking lot in Gorakhpur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Sunil Singh tells us, "Yogi Adityanath is our God, and God's blessings are always with the devotee. He may have had political reasons (for expelling me)."
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A Web Of Shell Companies Ties VK Sasikala To A Controversial Mining Baron
As VK Sasikala escalates a bid to become Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, public unease against her possible ascension is rising - in part fuelled by her business interests and that of her family.
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Call Centre For Akhilesh Yadav Dials Voters, But Doesn't Say It's For Him
"Hello sir, I am calling from a media house," says a young woman hunched over a phone in Lucknow. Nearly 70 others packed into the non-descript three-storey house in a quiet Lucknow suburb are making similar introductions. At the other end of the line are voters, or village-level influencers, who the callers hope to win over in support of their cli...
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Amid Cash Crunch, A Mysterious '5,000 Crore'-Influx In Poll-Bound Uttar Pradesh
It is late in the evening when Kamlesh Paswan, the BJP lawmaker from Bansgaon in eastern Uttar Pradesh walks to an ATM queue in his constituency. Here, his supporters say, the cash crunch has eased in the last few days because fresh cash has come in.
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Controversial Texts, Mystery Funds: On The Trail Of Saudi-Style Islam In India
Much is made of funds pouring in to promote Saudi-style Islam in India (known as Salafism or Wahhabism), and of its influence, but what is the ground reality?
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Exclusive: Are Donors On Global Terror Watch Lists Funding Saudi-Style Islam In India?
From time to time, the Indian government has warned of the dangers of the rise of puritanical, Saudi-style Islam in India, most recently, during the unrest in Kashmir, when it warned it will not allow a 'Wahhabi theocracy' to take root in the Valley.
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How India's New Child Labour Law Might Make The Young More Vulnerable
Last month, parliament passed a new law against child labour that, on the surface, appears to be the perfect Independence Day gift for children of India's poor.
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How A Cattle Shelter Profits From Gau-Rakshak Violence
On the outskirts of Pune, in the verdant Deccan Plateau, is the Shiv Senapati Mohite Gaushala. Its head trustee is a man called Parsuram Modak, described on his Facebook fan page as someone with links to the BJP and RSS for 40 years.
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Exclusive: How Violent Gau-Rakshaks And Police Work In Tandem
As violence by self-styled cattle vigilantes or gau-rakshaks swells across India, roiling the parliament and grabbing headlines, NDTV attempted to get a ringside view of how they are allowed to operate with impunity.
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How Sexual Harassment Has Scarred Women In India's Garment Industry
Truth vs Hype investigation into India's booming garment industry found women workers saying that sexual propositioning was a common aspect of their work environment and that they are 'tutored' to keep it under wraps or lose their jobs.
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Prophet Of Profit? Mystery Firms, Fake Addresses And Dubious Funds Behind Ram Rahim's Rise
Over the past three days, raids on the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda, the base of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, have underscored his extravagant lifestyle - buildings shaped like the Seven Wonders, luxury interiors and a fleet of heavily modified cars.
-
Even After Fatal Accidents, India's Construction Sites Remain Death Traps For Workers
NDTV sheds light on the darker side of India's $140 billion construction industry, where a pervasive lack of safety, as well as lack of government oversight places millions of workers at grave risk.
-
Encounters, Streamed Live: Inside The Dangers Of Kashmir's Social Media Wars
On March 28th, as security forces fought a militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen holed up in a building in Chadura, a town in north Kashmir, the gunbattle was being streamed live by 22-year-old Zahid Rashid on his Facebook page.
-
Asked Who Is In Charge Of Kashmir, Ruling Party Official Says 'Can't Answer That'
Drive into the deserted streets of Pulwama in south Kashmir, and there is little evidence that it will go to elections in four weeks.
-
Aadhaar Exposed 4 Lakh 'Ghosts' In Mid-Day Meals? Claims May Not Add Up
Soon after the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) issued a notification making Aadhaar card mandatory for accessing mid-day meals, it released data claiming that thanks to Aadhar, four lakh 'ghost' or duplicate students enrolled with the state education department had been detected.
-
As Yogi Adityanath's Team Looks To Hurt BJP, Helping Hand From Shiv Sena
In a small office located in a parking lot in Gorakhpur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Sunil Singh tells us, "Yogi Adityanath is our God, and God's blessings are always with the devotee. He may have had political reasons (for expelling me)."
-
A Web Of Shell Companies Ties VK Sasikala To A Controversial Mining Baron
As VK Sasikala escalates a bid to become Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, public unease against her possible ascension is rising - in part fuelled by her business interests and that of her family.
-
Call Centre For Akhilesh Yadav Dials Voters, But Doesn't Say It's For Him
"Hello sir, I am calling from a media house," says a young woman hunched over a phone in Lucknow. Nearly 70 others packed into the non-descript three-storey house in a quiet Lucknow suburb are making similar introductions. At the other end of the line are voters, or village-level influencers, who the callers hope to win over in support of their cli...
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Amid Cash Crunch, A Mysterious '5,000 Crore'-Influx In Poll-Bound Uttar Pradesh
It is late in the evening when Kamlesh Paswan, the BJP lawmaker from Bansgaon in eastern Uttar Pradesh walks to an ATM queue in his constituency. Here, his supporters say, the cash crunch has eased in the last few days because fresh cash has come in.
-
Controversial Texts, Mystery Funds: On The Trail Of Saudi-Style Islam In India
Much is made of funds pouring in to promote Saudi-style Islam in India (known as Salafism or Wahhabism), and of its influence, but what is the ground reality?
-
Exclusive: Are Donors On Global Terror Watch Lists Funding Saudi-Style Islam In India?
From time to time, the Indian government has warned of the dangers of the rise of puritanical, Saudi-style Islam in India, most recently, during the unrest in Kashmir, when it warned it will not allow a 'Wahhabi theocracy' to take root in the Valley.
-
How India's New Child Labour Law Might Make The Young More Vulnerable
Last month, parliament passed a new law against child labour that, on the surface, appears to be the perfect Independence Day gift for children of India's poor.
-
How A Cattle Shelter Profits From Gau-Rakshak Violence
On the outskirts of Pune, in the verdant Deccan Plateau, is the Shiv Senapati Mohite Gaushala. Its head trustee is a man called Parsuram Modak, described on his Facebook fan page as someone with links to the BJP and RSS for 40 years.
-
Exclusive: How Violent Gau-Rakshaks And Police Work In Tandem
As violence by self-styled cattle vigilantes or gau-rakshaks swells across India, roiling the parliament and grabbing headlines, NDTV attempted to get a ringside view of how they are allowed to operate with impunity.
-
How Sexual Harassment Has Scarred Women In India's Garment Industry
Truth vs Hype investigation into India's booming garment industry found women workers saying that sexual propositioning was a common aspect of their work environment and that they are 'tutored' to keep it under wraps or lose their jobs.
