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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicHalloween

Topic: Halloween

Halloween has a romantic side. ‘Cobnuts’ to ‘soul cakes’ tell the story

Those curious about the future of their love life in 19th-century England would place a hazelnut or cobnut over a brightly burning fire & name it after their sweetheart.

Sibling incest to pimple-popping — science tells you why disgusting things are captivating

Disgust evolved into a mechanism for keeping moral and cultural violations at bay. Because of its regulatory functions, it is often known as the 'gatekeeper emotion'.

Lollywood, Maulviwood, Hollywood—Pakistani actor attacked for Bushra Bibi Halloween costume

While some have criticised Yawar Iqbal for disrespecting Bushra Bibi, others have called him anti-feminist and anti-hijab.

Temporary morgue for victims of South Korea Halloween crush turns into lost-and-found centre

The Wonhyoro sports facility's floor is laid with 256 pairs of shoes, 258 pieces of clothing, 124 bags and 156 electronic items, and other personal belongings of the victims.

How Halloween turned from ancient Irish tradition to adult way of playing with identity

Halloween has become a tradition many new immigrants adopt along their journey toward American-ness and locals are reinventing it to adapt it to their own culture.

South Korea’s Yoon shows sympathy, declares national mourning after Halloween crush kills 151

A huge crowd celebrating in the popular Itaewon district, a packed nightlife area surged into an alley on Saturday night, emergency officials said.

US sees spike in homicides, nearly half of Slovakia tested in a day & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

This Halloween, ‘witches’ in US are casting spells to defeat Trump

#WitchTheVote is a cross-media initiative that identifies and promotes ‘witch-worthy’ political candidates in the US.

India has a new political divide —Majority kanwarias vs elite Halloweeners

Modi-BJP govt draw their instincts from the street and respond likewise. This has flummoxed the Congress and isolated the critical elite.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.