Tag: Diwali

This observation was made by the Top Court while responding to a plea over high pollution levels in Udaipur, falling air quality index and lack of regulations to demarcate noise pollution levels.

Gas producing vegetables like Broccoli, Cauliflower& Cabbage should be reduced – and should be cooked well with ghee.

Diwali is India’s biggest festival and is celebrated with great enthusiasm around the country. But did you know, India isn’t the only place that celebrates the festival of lights.

The Diwali Day Act, if passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden would make the festival of lights the 12th federally recognised holiday in the United States.

Broadening its appeal, the text of the bill says: "Millions of Americans, both religious and secular, celebrate Diwali, which is also called the 'Festival of Lights'."

In a gut-wrenching incident of animal cruelty, a street dog died after some miscreants allegedly tied firecrackers to it and set it alight on the occasion of Diwali.

While the incident occurred during Diwali, the matter came to the fore after a few members of the International Human Rights Commission lodged a complaint in this connection with the Capital Police.

In the pictures, the star couple can be seen posing with daughter and Priyanka's mother, Madhu Chopra.

Diwali, the festival of lights is celebrated with high excitement across India. While people light up earthen lamps (diyas) and decorate buildings with lights, bursting crackers has become an indispensable part of the festival since ages.

The day of Diwali turned bloody in Odisha as two murders were reported from separate places on Monday.While one person was allegedly murdered in Puri, one was killed in Nayagarh district on Diwali night. Besides, another person was injured.

While one person was allegedly murdered in Puri, another was killed in Nayagarh district on Diwali night yesterday. Besides, one person was injured. 

In the first incident, a man died while three others are battling for life with critical burn injuries following an explosion at a cracker shop.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Kargil.

BSF Jammu offered the sweets to Pak Rangers and the Rangers also reciprocated.

The pages of history say that SRK and Diwali have a deep connection. Though moviemakers target different festive occasions with hopes of churning out good collections, SRK remains unbeaten in Diwali.