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Lawyers suspect ‘black magic’ as murder accused surgeon throws rice on court floor during hearing

Chander Vibhas, a surgeon, accused in a 2011 murder case lodged at Delhi's Hari Nagar police station and facing his trial now, threw rice on the courtroom floor during a 11 August hearing.

Bengali women aren’t black magic experts. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 trailer promotes dangerous notion

There are already a lot of memes and reels circulating about Bengali women trapping non-Bengali men into relationships against their will with kaala jaadu.

English school in UP village, ‘tantric’ owner. Before Hathras boy, another escaped ‘sacrifice for glory’

Krishna Kuswaha admitted his son at hostel 3 years ago despite school being located 6 km away from house. DL Public School is now closed after boy's body was found 23 September.

‘Those directly involved sentenced, rest let free’ — Narendra Dabholkar’s family on murder case verdict

11 yrs after murder, Pune court hands life sentences to 2 accused, acquits 3 others. Family says they 'welcome' court’s decision & justice has prevailed, but will challenge acquittals.

Dhirendra Shastri, miracle-maker of MP, is only getting bigger after rationalist challenge

Forced to run from Maharashtra by rationalists' open challenge to prove his 'chamatakar', 'godman' Dhirendra Shastri is back among his believers in Bageshwar Dham. Bail to cancer cure, devotees are flocking him for everything.

‘Just for fun’ — Gujarat broker says didn’t actually use ‘kala jadu’ to spark stock market fall

Stockbroker Minish Patel had claimed in a Telegram message to his 12 lakh subscribers that he spent Rs 8.5 crore on ‘black magic’ to trigger market fall last week.

From gaon to Golf Links — Modern India is still under the spell of black magic

Lona Chamarin and Ismail Jogi aren't commonly known — unless you are with a tantrik invoking these mystery figures as part of his Kamakhya vashikaran spell.

How Babri Masjid demolition was rehearsed and executed in 1992 — rare photos tell the story

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

If your Bengali girlfriend knew ‘black magic’, she would erase misogyny, not waste it on you

The tragic death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput is now being used to target Bengali women.

On Camera

The Yamuna River deserves more than a Sunday clean-up

Our ancient cities managed waste better than we do. A cleaner Yamuna begins with reviving that lost sense of shared responsibility.

India’s crude import bill jumps 46% to $90.6 billion in April-September as oil prices surge

Latest Monthly Ready Reckoner by Centre’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell shows the sharp increase is largely price-driven, rather than a result of any rise in quantity of crude purchased.

DRDO shortlists SSS Defence & Kalyani Group to develop indigenous aviation gun for Rudra, LCH helicopters

The project is part of India's broader push to indigenous critical weapon systems and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers. 

Street fighter to 2029 challenger? Rahul Gandhi must answer 12 questions first

BJP followers are dismissive of Rahul. For them, he’s an object of derision. But Modi has always held the opposite view. He sees Rahul, and the Gandhis, as the only potential threat.