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Punjab govt allows use of only green firecrackers on Diwali, Gurpurab, Christmas & New Year; violators to face penal action. Sale of firecrackers to be done through licensed traders; no online orders. PPCB to carry out short-term monitoring in selected cities; police to ensure sale & use of allowed green…

Bollywood could not have dreamt up a better opening, a practising Hindu of Indian heritage stepping into No 10 during Diwali. Rishi Sunak may have always believed he was destined to be Prime Minister, but the timing was extraordinary as he lit clay candles in Downing Street to kick off the…

The message sent on the morning of this year's festival made reference to the 'insidious growth of Hindu right wing nationalist ideology'

It is a nice coincidence that Rishi Sunak has won the leadership of the Conservative Party, and hence the prime ministership, on the most important day of Diwali, the "festival of light" celebrated by Hindus, along with Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists. Diwali supposedly marks the triumph of "light over…

Harmful PM2.5 particles surged to 350 on the air quality index, more than three times the reading of a day earlier.

As the diaspora grows in the city’s west, more and more people are dressing up and turning out to share the joy of good company and delicious desserts

New Delhi (AFP) - New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail to celebrate the annual Hindu festival.

Despite the legal deterrent in place, people in many parts of the city started bursting crackers by dusk. Read on for details:

The week dawned gloomily in New York