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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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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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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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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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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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'We Threatened Boycott, Not Murder': VHP Leader on Scholar MM Kalburgi's Killing
Amid anger over the killing of renowned scholar MM Kalburgi in Karnataka on Sunday, a prominent Hindu rightwing group has denied threatening him.
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Scholar MM Kalburgi Murdered For His Beliefs, Alleges Daughter: 10 Developments
The family of renowned scholar MM Kalburgi, who was shot dead on the doorstep of his home in Karnataka on Sunday morning, today alleged that he had paid with his life for his ideas and beliefs. The case will be handed over to the CBI, says the state government.
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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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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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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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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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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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'We Threatened Boycott, Not Murder': VHP Leader on Scholar MM Kalburgi's Killing
Amid anger over the killing of renowned scholar MM Kalburgi in Karnataka on Sunday, a prominent Hindu rightwing group has denied threatening him.
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Scholar MM Kalburgi Murdered For His Beliefs, Alleges Daughter: 10 Developments
The family of renowned scholar MM Kalburgi, who was shot dead on the doorstep of his home in Karnataka on Sunday morning, today alleged that he had paid with his life for his ideas and beliefs. The case will be handed over to the CBI, says the state government.
