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Former Minister Disses Darwin's Theory, Says "We Are Children Of Rishis"
A former Union Minister's comments doubting Darwin's theory of evolution caused a bit of a kerfuffle in parliament on Friday. Satya Pal Singh, a senior BJP lawmaker, declared in the Lok Sabha that he believed Indians were descendants of rishis (sages) rather than monkeys.
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"Let Scientists Be": Minister Who Dissed Darwin Theory Told Off By Prakash Javadekar
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today said he had asked his minister of state Satyapal Singh to refrain from making comments on issues such as Darwin's evolution theory. Mr Singh had, at an event in Aurangabad last week, said that that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was "scientifically wrong" and needs to be change...
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"Charles Darwin Wrong, Nobody Saw Ape Turn Into Human", Says Junior Education Minister Satyapal Singh
Claiming that the theory of evolution put forth by Charles Robert Darwin was "scientifically wrong", junior education minister Satyapal Singh says it should be changed in school and college text books.
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Scientists cite fastest case of human evolution
Tibetans live at altitudes of 13,000 feet, breathing air that has 40 percent less oxygen than is available at sea level, yet suffer very little mountain sickness. The reason, according to a team of biologists in China, is human evolution, in what may be the most recent and fastest instance detected so far.Comparing the genomes of Tibetans and Han C...
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India centre of Asian evolution?
A new study that mapped human diversity across Asian nations reinforces an older controversial theory that after human beings first evolved in Africa, they possibly migrated to India via the land and sea routes.
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Former Minister Disses Darwin's Theory, Says "We Are Children Of Rishis"
A former Union Minister's comments doubting Darwin's theory of evolution caused a bit of a kerfuffle in parliament on Friday. Satya Pal Singh, a senior BJP lawmaker, declared in the Lok Sabha that he believed Indians were descendants of rishis (sages) rather than monkeys.
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"Let Scientists Be": Minister Who Dissed Darwin Theory Told Off By Prakash Javadekar
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today said he had asked his minister of state Satyapal Singh to refrain from making comments on issues such as Darwin's evolution theory. Mr Singh had, at an event in Aurangabad last week, said that that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was "scientifically wrong" and needs to be change...
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"Charles Darwin Wrong, Nobody Saw Ape Turn Into Human", Says Junior Education Minister Satyapal Singh
Claiming that the theory of evolution put forth by Charles Robert Darwin was "scientifically wrong", junior education minister Satyapal Singh says it should be changed in school and college text books.
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Scientists cite fastest case of human evolution
Tibetans live at altitudes of 13,000 feet, breathing air that has 40 percent less oxygen than is available at sea level, yet suffer very little mountain sickness. The reason, according to a team of biologists in China, is human evolution, in what may be the most recent and fastest instance detected so far.Comparing the genomes of Tibetans and Han C...
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India centre of Asian evolution?
A new study that mapped human diversity across Asian nations reinforces an older controversial theory that after human beings first evolved in Africa, they possibly migrated to India via the land and sea routes.
