Pandit Surender Sharma claimed he could kill a man using nothing but magic powers, Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku challenged him on that and he agreed. Epic magic fail. Found at: Bad Astronomy Blog

This is so wrong that words escape me. Found at Unreasonable faith

West Bengal India has the highest rates of child marriage in India. Almost half of woman 20 to 24 marries before the age of 18. It is a problem driven my poverty, people living in poverty want another earner so they look to their children. But one little girl said "No". Jakir Ansari sent Arfa [...]

Indian teenage suicide over black hole test: reports Chayya Lal, 16, from the central state of Madhya Pradesh, committed suicide after watching television reports on how the particle-smashing test in Geneva could bring about doomsday, Indian newspapers reported. She swallowed unidentified tablets on Tuesday and was rushed to hospital, but doctors were unable to save [...]

Indian family killed by villagers for 'witchcraft' GAUHATI, India -- Four members of a family were killed by angry villagers who accused them of practicing witchcraft in India's remote northeast, police and area residents said Wednesday. The accusations began when a villager died last week after consuming herbal medication given to him by the family, [...]

Villagers burn woman accused of being witch BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - An Indian woman accused of witchcraft was beaten, gagged and burnt to death in a remote eastern village, police said on Friday. The woman was dragged out of her home, her hands and legs tied and taken to a crematorium where she was set [...]

British Airways takes beef off the menu to avoid offending Hindus For decades the national dish has been a staple meal on the national carrier. But now British Airways has taken beef off the menu for economy passengers amid concerns about its "religious restrictions". The airline has instead switched to a fish pie or chicken [...]

Woman beaten up for 'witchcraft' AJMER: Over 20 people beat a 75-year-old woman mercilessly on Wednesday in a Rajasthan village accusing her of practising witchcraft. The incident took place at Danta village, 10 km from Ajmer. Jamuna Devi sustained multiple injuries and has been hospitalised. Police, who registered a case against her assailants, said 10 [...]

Accused Witch Beaten in Eastern India PATNA, India (AP) - A woman accused of practicing witchcraft in eastern India was tied to a tree and beaten by enraged villagers, police said Friday. Lalpari Devi was attacked Wednesday in a village on the outskirts of Patna, the capital of Bihar state, local police official Nishant Tiwary [...]

Search for "witch" at All Africa.com Witch Hunts in Java Called a Cover for Murders Suspected witch killed by kin in Gujarat village Witch killings in India In the modern world you'd think that the idea of a witch would be relegated to fiction but its not. Even in the modern would people are killed [...]