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Superstitions
Indian Science Congress postponed amid tussle with Centre’s science and technology department
Niladry Sarkar
· Feb 17, 2024 · 07:30 pm
Where do superstitions come from?
Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation
· Dec 23, 2022 · 11:30 pm
Minor girls paraded naked in Madhya Pradesh village to ‘appease rain god’
Scroll Staff
· Sep 07, 2021 · 01:09 pm
Watch: Superstitions are amusing already, and this comedian serves them with a side of extra humour
Scroll Staff
· Mar 17, 2018 · 05:00 pm
Hyderabad: Couple arrested for beheading 3-month-old girl during ‘human sacrifice’ ritual
Scroll Staff
· Feb 16, 2018 · 03:41 pm
What's the secret behind our much-loved sports rituals and superstitions? The illusion of control
Keis Ohtsuka, The Conversation
· Dec 15, 2016 · 09:00 pm
China's Communist Party reinforces member ban on superstition
Scroll Staff
· Jan 04, 2016 · 09:06 pm
