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TopicHalloween

Topic: Halloween

A Halloween walk, a book launch, and Delhi people. It was a date with the djinn

‘Looking for the ghosts of Delhi led me to discover the people of Delhi,’ said Eric Chopra, founder of itihāsology, at Mehrauli Archaeological Park during his Halloween Heritage Walk.

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

Temba Bavuma’s racial humiliation at Eden Gardens stains India’s anti-apartheid legacy

Temba Bavuma highlighted the irony of facing racism in India, a brown-skinned nation that had stood firmly against apartheid. If there was ever a figurative slap in the face, this was it.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.