Written By Sreenivasan Jain With Sonal Matharu
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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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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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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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Rocky Yadav's Father Bindi Behind Bars, But Gaya's Other Strongmen Roam Free
In Gaya's AP Colony, the home of Bindi Yadav is sealed. The one-time MLA candidate was arrested for helping his son, Rocky, escape after he was accused of killing a young man in a road rage incident.
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Who Will Protect Us, Asks Family Of Hindu Tailor Killed In Bangladesh
In a village in Tangail, 5 hours north-west of Dhaka, the grief is raw. The wife and two daughters of Nikhil Joardher, 50, a tailor, break down repeatedly, as they describe how he was dragged from his shop and hacked to death by the roadside.
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Behind Bangladesh's Killing Spree: ISIS, Al Qaeda Or Indian-Trained Cleric?
In CCTV footage from last week, five men run down a Dhaka street, purportedly moments after killing Xulhaz Mannan, a Bangladesh gay rights activist.
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Hunted By Bangladesh's Death Squads, A Young Gay Activist Speaks Out
Bappy was one of the members of Roopban, Bagladesh's only magazine for its embattled LGBT community, and whose founder Xulhaz Mannan was brutally hacked to death along with a friend inside his apartment last week.
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Almost Every Jayalalithaa Freebie, Including A Goat, Under One Tree
In Tamil Nadu no Chief Minister has won two elections in a row for the past 26 years.
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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.
-
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.
-
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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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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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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Rocky Yadav's Father Bindi Behind Bars, But Gaya's Other Strongmen Roam Free
In Gaya's AP Colony, the home of Bindi Yadav is sealed. The one-time MLA candidate was arrested for helping his son, Rocky, escape after he was accused of killing a young man in a road rage incident.
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Who Will Protect Us, Asks Family Of Hindu Tailor Killed In Bangladesh
In a village in Tangail, 5 hours north-west of Dhaka, the grief is raw. The wife and two daughters of Nikhil Joardher, 50, a tailor, break down repeatedly, as they describe how he was dragged from his shop and hacked to death by the roadside.
-
Behind Bangladesh's Killing Spree: ISIS, Al Qaeda Or Indian-Trained Cleric?
In CCTV footage from last week, five men run down a Dhaka street, purportedly moments after killing Xulhaz Mannan, a Bangladesh gay rights activist.
-
Hunted By Bangladesh's Death Squads, A Young Gay Activist Speaks Out
Bappy was one of the members of Roopban, Bagladesh's only magazine for its embattled LGBT community, and whose founder Xulhaz Mannan was brutally hacked to death along with a friend inside his apartment last week.
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Almost Every Jayalalithaa Freebie, Including A Goat, Under One Tree
In Tamil Nadu no Chief Minister has won two elections in a row for the past 26 years.
