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"Rationalists" Hold Feasts, Eat Biryani During Solar Eclipse To Combat Blind Belief
A group of people describing themselves as rationalists served chicken biryani at a community feast in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Tuesday to bust what they termed as "blind belief".
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Court Pulls Up Devendra Fadnavis For Slow Probe In Rationalists' Killing
The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the pace of probe into the killing of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare, asking whether the chief minister did not have time to take stock of the cases.
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Same Group Of Activists Behind Killings Of Three Rationalists': Official
The same group of right-wing activists is behind the killings of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar, M M Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh, a senior police official said quoting investigation reports.
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Court Warns Maharashtra Cops For Sharing Sensitive Information With Media
The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra Police machinery for revealing information to the media about sensitive cases, saying such "over-enthusiasm could be fatal".
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Atheist Hacked To Death In Coimbatore, Cops Say 6 Involved In Conspiracy
A man was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore after he turned atheist and posted his rationalist views on Facebook. While two of his alleged assailants surrendered, the police say they suspect six people were involved in the conspiracy.
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Govind Pansare's Family Opposes Transfer Of Officer Probing Murder Case
Medha Pansare, daughter-in-law of rationalist and CPI leader Govind Pansare who was shot dead last year, has sought cancellation of the transfer of the officer investigating the case stating that it would "adversely impact" the probe.
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Narendra Modi Government Most 'Anti-Intellectual': Ramchandra Guha
Criticising the recent killings of eminent scholars and writers and the 'inability' of the administration to prevent such hooliganism, noted historian Ramchandra Guha said the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the "most anti-intellectual" the country ever had.
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CBI Probe Into Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's Murder Questioned in Parliament
The 2013 killing of noted rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune today figured in Rajya Sabha, with a CPI(M) member saying even the court had expressed concern over Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case.
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Families of Murdered Rationalist Writers Come Together to Seek Justice
The families of Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare and MM Kalburgi, rationalists and intellectuals whose killings have fuelled allegations of growing intolerance in the country, today demanded punishment for those that had carried out attacks against the trio.
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People Returning Awards, Part of 'Malicious Campaign': Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today hit out at those returning their awards citing intolerance in the country, saying they are "misleading" people as part of a "systematic, orchestrated and malicious campaign" by BJP's political opponents.
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Celebrate, Not Mock the Dissenting Writers
A Sahitya Akademi winner Kalburgi's death did not elicit a protest by the Sahitya Akademi, leave alone those who were responsible for good governance in the country. Good governance, which means to not just protect the rights of every citizen, but also those writers who speak for them.
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Bengal Intellectuals Seek President's Intervention in Cases of Attacks on Rationalists
A group of more than 90 writers and intellectuals from West Bengal have written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention in ensuring justice in the Dadri mob killing and attack on rationalists.
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Hindu Organisations Demand Arrest of Rationalist Writer, KS Bhagwan
Hindu outfits, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, today demanded that the government should arrest rationalist Kannada writer, KS Bhagwan for his "derogatory" remarks on Hindu Gods.
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Four More People Detained In Rationalist Govind Pansare's Murder
Four more people have been detained over the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare, after police made the first breakthrough in case months after the incident, sources have told NDTV.
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Rightwing Activist Arrested for Rationalist Govind Pansare's Murder
Months after the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare, the police in Maharashtra have made the first arrest.
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"Rationalists" Hold Feasts, Eat Biryani During Solar Eclipse To Combat Blind Belief
A group of people describing themselves as rationalists served chicken biryani at a community feast in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Tuesday to bust what they termed as "blind belief".
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Court Pulls Up Devendra Fadnavis For Slow Probe In Rationalists' Killing
The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the pace of probe into the killing of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare, asking whether the chief minister did not have time to take stock of the cases.
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Same Group Of Activists Behind Killings Of Three Rationalists': Official
The same group of right-wing activists is behind the killings of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar, M M Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh, a senior police official said quoting investigation reports.
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Court Warns Maharashtra Cops For Sharing Sensitive Information With Media
The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra Police machinery for revealing information to the media about sensitive cases, saying such "over-enthusiasm could be fatal".
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Atheist Hacked To Death In Coimbatore, Cops Say 6 Involved In Conspiracy
A man was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore after he turned atheist and posted his rationalist views on Facebook. While two of his alleged assailants surrendered, the police say they suspect six people were involved in the conspiracy.
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Govind Pansare's Family Opposes Transfer Of Officer Probing Murder Case
Medha Pansare, daughter-in-law of rationalist and CPI leader Govind Pansare who was shot dead last year, has sought cancellation of the transfer of the officer investigating the case stating that it would "adversely impact" the probe.
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Narendra Modi Government Most 'Anti-Intellectual': Ramchandra Guha
Criticising the recent killings of eminent scholars and writers and the 'inability' of the administration to prevent such hooliganism, noted historian Ramchandra Guha said the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the "most anti-intellectual" the country ever had.
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CBI Probe Into Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's Murder Questioned in Parliament
The 2013 killing of noted rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune today figured in Rajya Sabha, with a CPI(M) member saying even the court had expressed concern over Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case.
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Families of Murdered Rationalist Writers Come Together to Seek Justice
The families of Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare and MM Kalburgi, rationalists and intellectuals whose killings have fuelled allegations of growing intolerance in the country, today demanded punishment for those that had carried out attacks against the trio.
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People Returning Awards, Part of 'Malicious Campaign': Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today hit out at those returning their awards citing intolerance in the country, saying they are "misleading" people as part of a "systematic, orchestrated and malicious campaign" by BJP's political opponents.
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Celebrate, Not Mock the Dissenting Writers
A Sahitya Akademi winner Kalburgi's death did not elicit a protest by the Sahitya Akademi, leave alone those who were responsible for good governance in the country. Good governance, which means to not just protect the rights of every citizen, but also those writers who speak for them.
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Bengal Intellectuals Seek President's Intervention in Cases of Attacks on Rationalists
A group of more than 90 writers and intellectuals from West Bengal have written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention in ensuring justice in the Dadri mob killing and attack on rationalists.
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Hindu Organisations Demand Arrest of Rationalist Writer, KS Bhagwan
Hindu outfits, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, today demanded that the government should arrest rationalist Kannada writer, KS Bhagwan for his "derogatory" remarks on Hindu Gods.
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Four More People Detained In Rationalist Govind Pansare's Murder
Four more people have been detained over the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare, after police made the first breakthrough in case months after the incident, sources have told NDTV.
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Rightwing Activist Arrested for Rationalist Govind Pansare's Murder
Months after the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare, the police in Maharashtra have made the first arrest.
