Chinese New Year 2026: How simple rituals are believed to attract wealth this Lunar New YearAs red lanterns adorn homes and festive markets hum with activity, families around the globe are gearing up to celebrate Chinese New Year, ...
17 Feb, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Diwali 2025 do’s & don’ts: Common myths and beliefs explainedDiwali 2025 Do’s & Don’ts: Diwali 2025 approaches, bringing light and joy. Understand traditions like home cleaning and diya lighting for p...
19 Oct, 2025, 08.05 PM IST
Is Friday the 13th truly unlucky for Nifty bulls? A look at historical trendsIsrael has confirmed the launch of a military operation targeting critical nuclear and military sites across Iran. The strikes, carried out...
13 Jun, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
Has Friday the 13th spooked Nifty bulls ever? Let's study historyOn Friday the 13th, the Sensex plunged over 1,200 points and Nifty dropped below 24,200, but both indices later recovered. Despite the supe...
13 Dec, 2024, 02.28 PM IST
Don't be a pigeon while investing: Stock market superstitions can be counterproductive, how to avoid themFirst, recognise that the market, like Skinner’s food delivery system, operates largely independently of our personal rituals and beliefs. ...
10 Dec, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
The blue evil eye is everywhere — be it as emoji on social media posts or as jewellery. What is behind its charmed growth in India?In India, dispelling nazar takes all sorts of forms—from putting a black dot on an infant’s forehead to wearing black threads or tabeez, to...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
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...
12 Oct, 2019, 07.37 AM IST
Flip Side: Ashu Suyash, CEO, CRISILMy advice to kids is choose to do what will make you happy, just don’t do it for the sake of doing it.
23 May, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
Popularity of online charms on the rise despite high scepticismMore than 70% of the shoppers for these products hail from metros and top-tier cities. They are educated, between 25 and 45 years of age, w...
13 Oct, 2016, 01.06 AM IST
Why to make peace with randomness in stock marketBeneath the randomness in market, there are patterns but they manifest themselves over long periods of time, driven by fundamental attribut...
02 Apr, 2016, 01.43 PM IST
In white revolution land, a village that doesn't sell milkDhokda is a rare village where dairy products are not sold. Instead, they are given free to those who do not rear cows and buffaloes.
02 Jun, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
Non-polluting firecracker devised in ChinaIt is more beautiful than normal firecrackers. If customers need, the firecracker can emit water mist and even fragrance, Wang said.
07 Feb, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
- Need to protect hills from construction: CM
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday said the hills of Pune should be protected from any construction activity.
26 Oct, 2013, 04.41 AM IST
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.
26 Aug, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
Superstitious? come here & make moneyFaith, actually, isn't always a driver: often, superstitious stuff can lie beyond the domain of religious belief, while yet seeking sanctio...
23 Aug, 2013, 10.07 AM IST
Why research that establishes causality is better than just correlation?Correlation is the basis for superstition while causation forms the basis for science. Therefore, decision-making based on pure correlation...
10 Aug, 2012, 03.52 PM IST
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...
10 Jul, 2012, 09.25 AM IST