Vatican City is considered as the most sacred place for Christian religion. The highest authority of Christian religion, Pope resides at Vatican City. Priests from various parts of world are
Month: July 2018
Democracy or Babacracy
Dr. Hamid DabholkarMadhya Pradesh government has recently announced that Computer Baba, Bhayujji Maharaj, Narmada Nand,Hari Haranand Pandit and Yogendra Mahant will lead the initiative of Narmada cleaning in capacity of state ministers.
Industrial Air Pollution Clean-Up Is On Its Way In 2018
John HawthorneSince 1955, theUnited States governmenthas recognized the need for legislation to clean up air pollution. Subsequent revisions to the initial legislation strengthened the laws regarding allowable amounts of car emissions,
Science and Pseudoscience
Harriet Hall, M.D.We live in a post-truth, anti-intellectual world where intuition, common sense, and fake news are often preferred to scientific evidence, and where pseudoscience is often presented as valid science. Assuming
The Myth of the Indian Aviator
Lhendup G BhutiaIn the distant Mumbai suburb of Andheri, on a busy lane across a large cigarette factory, stationed adjacent to a statue of Jesus Christ and what appears to be a
This Multibillion-Dollar Corporation Is Controlled by a Penniless Yoga Superstar
Ben CrairBut today he can be found in the most material of places. Turn on an Indian TV, and theres Ramdev, a supple yoga megastar in saffron robes, demonstrating poses on
Why the ‘Right to Believe’ Is Not a Right to Believe Whatever You Want
Daniel DeNicolaDo we have the right to believe whatever we want to believe? This supposed right is often claimed as the last resort of the willfully ignorant, the person who is
Why Do Smart People Do Foolish Things?
Heather A. ButlerIntelligence is not the same as critical thinkingand the difference matters We all probably know someone who is intelligent, but does surprisingly stupid things. My family delights in pointing out
‘Good bye’ to our Saints
Sharad BedekarIndia is a considerably large nation with a huge population of over a billion people spread into a number of provinces, speaking numerous languages, belonging to different religions and yet
Are Reason and Religion Mutually Exclusive?
Ruth JacksonContemporary Western liberals often assume that theological and political worldviews are competing discourses. Religion, when it enters the political arena, is cast as just another ideology vying for power. But
She didn’t see it coming: psychic arrested for $800,000 fraud
Arwa MahdawiPsychic Zoe has not had a very good week. On 9 May the fortune-teller, whose real name is Ann Thompson, was arrested by theNew YorkPoliceDepartment on suspicion of defrauding clients
FROM E-MAIL BOX
Dearrespected Narlikar Saheb, This is with reference to your article Science should have the last word appeared in The Hindu of 17 Feb 2018. I wish to draw Your attention
Because I Am a Girl, I Must Study
Kamla BhasinA father asks his daughter: Study? Why should you study? I have sons aplenty who can study. Girl, why should you study? The daughter tells her father: Since you ask,