A Close Look at Baba Ramdev’s Finances

Baba Ramdev’s bid to provide transparency about his charitable organizations’ financial statements fell short of its goal.

On Thursday evening, Baba Ramdev released financial statements for four of his charitable organizations. These include his oldest trust Divya Yog Mandir, as well as the trusts Patanjali Yogpeeth, Bharat Svabhiman, and the Acharyakul Shiksha Sansthan.

However, the information shared for most of these organizations

Baba aide Balkrishan owns 99.9% of Aastha channel

NEW DELHI: Baba Ramdev's world is not just a popular yoga empire but a clutch of hugely profitable businesses, ranging from successful ayurveda products to a popular TV channel. 

Vedic Broadcasting Limited, which runs Aastha channel, made a net profit of Rs 2.30 crore on a total turnover of Rs 19.26 crore in 2009-10. The company mopped up Rs 18.50 crore revenue in advertisements, telecasting fees and

Kamal Nath in trouble over ties with Baba Ramdev

Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath's yoga session with Baba Ramdev has landed him in trouble with his own party leaders. 

 

Congress MP from Ujjain Premchand Guddu has written a letter to party president Sonia Gandhi demanding disciplinary action against the minister for

Baba gives UPA a sleepless summer

The night-long operation that evicted Baba Ramdev from the city this morning was meant to signal the UPA’s tough resolve. But coming after days of unprecedented surrender by the UPA — which even announced its commitment to a new law hours before it sent the police in — it opened the Government to criticism from across the political spectrum.

And prompted soul-searching

Anonymous hacks NIC in support of Baba Ramdev's fight against corruption

Bangalore: Day by day the supporters of Baba Ramdev have increased, and the recent addition to the list is the famous hacker group 'Anonymous'. The group has supported Baba Ramdev, Anna Hazare and other individuals who support the Jan Lokpal Bill, on the movement against corruption. They have supported the movement by hacking the website of government IT organization, National Informatics Centre (NIC).

So far NIC has not commented

Hackers join Ramdev's campaign

New Delhi:  Ramdev's supporters are not only those who you can see and hear. There are some others who are showing solidarity with the yoga guru by getting aggressive online. Some underground hackers have now become a part of the fight against corruption. What has fuelled their online rage is the way Ramdev and his supporters were forcefully evicted from the Ramlila Grounds in the wee hours on Sunday.

The hacker group, Anonymous,

3 reasons on why you need yoga in your life

As Baba Ramdev finds himself in the midst of a mud-slinging fest that includes accusations by Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh for allegedly charging exorbitant rates for yoga, we thought it would be a good time to encourage the Baba and the rest of the political world to return to the basic teachings of yoga. Here are yoga experts on what they know for sure: