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Sabarimala Hearing: Supreme Court says it can test religious practices against constitutionThe Supreme Court has asserted its right to review religious practices for superstition. A nine-member bench is examining legal questions o...
What is Friday the 13th, why is it considered scary, how many times it falls in 2026, and how can you celebrate it? All FAQs answeredFriday the 13th: Friday the 13th is considered unlucky in many Western cultures and is considered superstitious too. Though its origins are...
Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune special court acquits three, sentences two to lifeNarendra Dabholkar was shot dead while on a morning walk on Omkareshwar Bridge, as the accused were opposed to his crusade against supersti...
Indian superstitions and the possible facts behind themWhat are some Indian superstitions? Facts behind superstitions and scientific reasons behind superstitions.
- Keep busy with Kirtan
When kirtan was first invented, the psycho-philosophy behind it was: at the time of kirtan, the vocal cord sings, the ears hear, and the ha...
PM Modi takes potshots at absentee KCR for 'avoiding some areas due to superstition'PM Modi attended the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2022 at the IBS, Hyderabad. Though the protocol requires the CM to receive the PM ...
When avid cricket fan Lata Mangeskhar fasted for India's victory during 2011 World Cup semifinalLata Mangeshkar, 92, one of the biggest music icons of the country, died on Sunday at a Mumbai hospital due to multiple organ failure, acco...
Headwinds strong but reforms will continue: FM Nirmala SitharamanSitharaman also justified Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in a viral video, where he is seen taking a dig at those indulging in supe...
"Lemons to protect Rafale" part of Indian culture: SitharamanPictures of Singh receiving the first Rafale jet in France had shown him drawing an "Om" sign in devnagri script on the cutting edge plane ...
Will HD Kumaraswamy bless Siddaramaiah's anti-superstition bill?The legislation aims to protect people from evil practices done in the name of superstitious beliefs.
Why attribute irrational miracles to Mother Teresa?It is worth highlighting that the Constitution of India in Article 51A (h) enunciates "to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the s...
Kidambi Srikanth is not engulfed by any superstition as he heads to Rio for the OlympicsSrikanth said at a felicitation by employers Indian Oil in Mumbai. His soul patch, though, is something of a lucky charm.
A P J Abdul Kalam urges youth to become free-thinkingKalam said we have a duty to work for young Indian generation's release from our self-incurred incapacity to use our own understanding with...
DMK chief M Karunanidhi for anti-superstition billSince it has become the need of the hour to pass such laws and syllabi, all should come forward to take it further, he said.
India needs Hindu rationalists for better markets, trades and higher growthThe outrage that followed Dabholkar's assassination finally prodded the Maharashtra government to pass the anti-superstition ordinance.
Let Narendra Dabholkar's murder turn the tide for reasonIt is a tragedy that one of the country’s finest rationalists had to be murdered, to bring about this change.
- Vaastu, lucky charms popular at workplaces in India: Survey
While vaastu shastra and feng shui are the most common practices followed at the workplace, personal favourites are lucky charms like stone...
Want to fly cheap? Avail the low airfares offered on Friday, July 13Airfares for Friday, July 13, are lower than the preceding and following days - most probably because Friday the 13th is considered an unlu...
- Indian media promoting superstitions and backward ideas: Markandey Katju
Markandey Katju today alleged that the media houses are often looked upon by their owners as the means of making money.
- Black magic & consumerism
A report highlights the plight of owls in India, given that their supposed role in black magic makes them prone to being caught and traded ...