Supreme Court grants interim bail to rape convict Asaram Bapu on medical grounds
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to rape convict Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in 2013. The 86-year-old has been granted bail until March 31, 2025, citing medical grounds.
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal observed that Bapu is suffering from various age-related ailments, including a heart condition. He is currently under treatment at the Arogya Medical Centre in Jodhpur.
The court directed that Asaram Bapu must not meet his followers or tamper with evidence during his bail period. He has been serving his sentence at Jodhpur Central Jail.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
