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Superstition

  • Watch: Three children were buried in cowdung during a solar eclipse in a bizarre bid to ‘cure’ them

    Watch: Three children were buried in cowdung during a solar eclipse in a bizarre bid to ‘cure’ them

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 27, 2019 · 06:28 pm
  • Odisha: Six arrested for killing woman and four children for allegedly practising witchcraft

    Odisha: Six arrested for killing woman and four children for allegedly practising witchcraft

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 29, 2019 · 12:51 pm
  • Kerala: Man arrested for murdering four members of a family in Idukki district

    Kerala: Man arrested for murdering four members of a family in Idukki district

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 06, 2018 · 10:47 pm
  • The tale of Nehru and a water diviner named Paniwala Maharaj may explain why governments trust yogis

    The tale of Nehru and a water diviner named Paniwala Maharaj may explain why governments trust yogis

    Kapil Subramanian
    · Jan 05, 2018 · 11:30 am
  • Raptures over Ram Setu video underline what’s wrong with our government and sections of the media

    Raptures over Ram Setu video underline what’s wrong with our government and sections of the media

    Girish Shahane
    · Dec 20, 2017 · 08:00 am
  • Watch: How does the Indian superstition of ‘nazar’ work? Kenny Sebastian explains hilariously

    Watch: How does the Indian superstition of ‘nazar’ work? Kenny Sebastian explains hilariously

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 04, 2017 · 08:00 pm
  • Braid chopper mystery: Women’s complaints of unexplained haircuts baffle police in three states

    Braid chopper mystery: Women’s complaints of unexplained haircuts baffle police in three states

    Abhishek Dey
    · Aug 03, 2017 · 10:30 am
  • Documentary: Albino children who were attacked for their body parts get new limbs in the US

    Documentary: Albino children who were attacked for their body parts get new limbs in the US

    Reuters
    · Jun 24, 2017 · 11:10 am