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As Pakistan moves to ban black magic, astrologers see a bad omenShahbaz Anjum, an astrologer and palmist working quietly for 24 years in Lahore's Pearl Continental Hotel, represents a broad group of spir...
18 Jun, 2025, 10.45 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
Who is John Chiti? Know all about the Zambian who inspired Netflix’s Can you See UsJohn Chiti is a remarkable individual whose life story has inspired many. Born with albinism in Zambia, he faced significant challenges fro...
11 Sep, 2023, 02.32 AM IST
Cabinet clears anti-superstition bill with dilutionsThe bill, however, explicitly exempts vaastu and astrology from being considered superstition, along with several other exemptions under th...
28 Sep, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
In search of the unknown: The tussle between paranormal researchers and rationalistsGhost hunters and paranormal researchers are trying to find the science behind paranormal occurrences.
20 May, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
MM Kalburgi shot dead: How many deaths will it take till we know that too many rationalists have died?Three murders of elderly rationalists, in two years, in three towns that almost form a north-south 400-km long straight line, by assassins ...
06 Sep, 2015, 10.29 AM IST
Poke Me: The Unnao gold rush is a national shameThe manner in which exercise is being carried out signals to the public that the government takes godmen's dreams seriously. And that is a ...
24 Oct, 2013, 04.45 PM IST