After Mah, Karnataka to enact anti-superstition law
27 August 2013 21:56 IST
Days after Maharashtra promulgated the anti-black magic and superstition ordinance, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said his government too will enact a law against practitioners of black magic, blind faith and superstition. READ
Godse mindset behind Dabholkar murder: Chavan
22 August 2013 11:28 IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said those with the mindset of Nathuram Godse, the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, were behind the killing of Pune rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar. READ
Condolence meet demands anti-superstition bill in Goa
21 August 2013 23:05 IST
Largely attended protest meeting to condole murder of anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar today demanded legislation in Goa against superstition while also demanding ban on fanatic organisations spreading terror in the name of religion. READ
Sanatan denies hand in Dabholkar murder
21 August 2013 21:52 IST
Sanatan Sanstha, the Hindu right-wing group often at loggerheads with Narendra Dabholkar, sought to distance itself from the anti-superstition activist's killing. READ
Mah to issue ordinance on anti-superstition bill
21 August 2013 21:41 IST
Taking cognisance of the massive outpouring of public grief and anger over Narendra Dabholkar's killing, Maharashtra government today decided to promulgate an ordinance for enacting a bill against black magic, blind faith and superstition, for ... READ
Dr Dabholkar fought against superstition; not religion
21 August 2013 15:14 IST
Eminent social reformer, rationalist and anti-superstition crusader Dr Narendra Dabholkar who was shot dead in Pune on Tuesday morning, felt deeply betrayed by Maharashtra’s politicians who had failed to table the long-pending anti-black magic and ... READ
Protest meet tomorrow to condole Dr Dabholkar murder
20 August 2013 19:18 IST
A condolence meeting to protest murder of Dr Narendra Dabholkar, a crusader against superstitions, will be held in Panaji tomorrow evening. READ
Anti-superstition crusador Dr Dabholkar shot dead in Pune
20 August 2013 11:53 IST Dr Narendra Dabholkar, a humble crusader against superstitions, was shot dead today morning in Pune while he had set out for a morning walk. READ
Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be saints
06 July 2013 11:56 IST
Pope John Paul II, the globe-trotting pontiff who led the Catholic Church for nearly 27 years, and Pope John XXIII, who called the reforming Second Vatican Council, will be declared saints, the Vatican said on ... READ
SC seeks report on demolition of illegal shrines
05 July 2013 21:15 IST
The Supreme Court today asked all states and Union Territories to give within six weeks details about the number of religious structures on encroached government land that have been razed or relocated by them and ... READ
