Black Magic

UP class-2 boy 'sacrificed' for school's success; director & staff arrested

Hathras horror: The boy was killed as part of a ritual intended to bring prosperity to the school and rid the director's family of personal problems

Nine lemons believed to 'cure infertility' sold for Rs 2.36 lakh at auction

Nine lemons believed to cure infertility by locals are sold for Rs 2.36 lakh at an auction. Here is all you need to know

Plea in Kerala HC seeking law to prohibit practice of black magic, sorcery

A plea has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking to pass a law to prohibit the practice of black magic, sorcery and inhuman evil practices in the society. A bench headed by the Chief Justice S Manikumar which had on Tuesday considered the plea, asked the government what was the reason for the delay in passing such a statute. The court has said that it will further hear the matter after two weeks. The writ petition filed by Kerala Yukthi Vadhi Sangam, which claims to stand for rationalism, humanism, scientific temper and spirit of inquiry, told the High Court that the state was continuously witnessing some crimes in connection with superstitious beliefs. "Currently, there are no adequate provisions in the general penal statute to prohibit the same or to be otherwise dealt with...Karnataka and Maharashtra are two states which have passed statutes in this regard," the plea, filed through lawyer P V Jeevesh, said. The petition sought to consider and take a decision on the ...

Stop lowering dignity of PM post: Rahul slams Modi over 'black magic' talk

Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "black magic" remark, saying he must "stop lowering the dignity" of the PM's post by talking about such superstitious things

The intuitive lady of Ramaipatti

Modern education has somehow taken away our ability to intuit, empathise and feel compassion in the way she can