Superstition

PIL in SC seeks direction to Centre and states to stop black magic, forced religious conversions

The plea filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay also sought directions to ascertain the feasibility of appointing a committee to enact a legislation on religious conversions

In Eeb Allay Ooo!, Prateek Vats uses monkeys as metaphor to satirise blind faith and superstition in modern India

Ten years ago, Delhi-6 had an imaginary 'kaala bandar' as a symbol of communal bias. But in Prateek Vats' Eeb Allay Ooo!, monkeys pose a very real and urgent threat to society.

'Child sacrifice' bid foiled in Odisha; five held for trying to kill 7-year-old boy in Jagatsinghpur

The child's father claimed that the accused wanted to 'sacrifice' his son, as a tantric had told them that it would cure the disease of a woman, also among the accused

Narendra Dabholkar killing: CBI gets 90 more days to file charge sheet against murder accused Vikaram Bhave

A special court here on Thursday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) another 90 days to file a charge sheet against Vikram Bhave, an accused in the murder case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar

Kerala to introduce anti-superstition bill aiming to eradicate practices like black magic; draft submitted to state government

The Kerala Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices, Sorcery and Black Magic Bill, 2019 has been submitted to the CPI(M)-led LDF government. The draft bill, proposes stringent punishment for any kind of evil practice and cheating in the name of black magic.

Illegal smuggling of the Indian red sand boa to China is driving them to extinction

The snake sells for upto 2 crores in black — prized for its value in medicine, the fashion industry & black magic.

Kerala floods: Call for religion-centric donations amid disaster absurd, disservice to people in distress

Amid the Kerala floods, a section of people has been calling for donations for Hindus, claiming that Muslims and Christians have enough help. Such messages on social media have been widely decried.

Assam to launch awareness programme 'Sanskar' against superstition after lynching of two youths in Karbi Anglong district

The Assam government plans to introduce an awareness programme — 'Sanskar' — in all development blocks and panchayats in the wake of incidents triggered by superstition and ignorance including the lynching of two persons in Karbi Anglong district.

Four-month-old infant girl in Rajasthan branded with iron rod to 'cure' cold and cough, hospitalised

A four-month-old girl was hospitalised in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district where she was branded with an iron rod to “cure” her of a severe cough and cold.

Anti-superstition bill gets nod from Karnataka Cabinet, to be tabled in Assembly in November

The Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the much-awaited anti-superstition bill to prevent and eradicate "inhuman evil practices" and said it would be tabled in the next state Assembly session for approval.