Diwali
- India
Eye specialists urge immediate ban on hazardous carbide firecrackers
Hyderabad: The All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) has raised serious concern over the increasing number of eye injuries caused by dangerous carbide-based firecrackers and has appealed for an immediate nationwide ban on…
- India
Video: IIT Guwahati students engage in fire cracker ‘battle’ on Diwali
What started as a festive Diwali celebration quickly escalated to a firecracker ‘battle’ between hostel students at IIT Guwahati. The incident occurred on October 22. A video of the incident has gone…
- Lollywood
Pakistani actress Ayesha Omar celebrates Diwali, flaunts sindoor
Islamabad: Just like last year, Pakistani actors celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, in their country with joy and enthusiasm. Several pictures from the Diwali bash, where stars like Ayesha Omar and…
- World
Indians’ Diwali celebration abroad draws criticism
While the Indian diaspora celebrates Diwali with full vigour across the globe, the festivities were not without controversy. From visuals coming in from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom showing…
- Offbeat
Diwali trends: Youngsters say bye to fire safety, embrace ‘fire handshake’
Indians are over the sanitiser trauma since the pandemic and have started putting the germ killer to more creative uses. This Diwali, a new trend has taken over social media, where youngsters…
- Lollywood
Viral: Pakistani actors celebrate Diwali, Sanam Saeed wears Bindi
Islamabad: People across India and around the world celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights earlier this week with great joy and enthusiasm. Indian celebrities lit up social media with stunning photos from…
- Offbeat
This Chhattisgarh tribal community celebrates Diwali feeding rice beer to cows, bulls
As different communities celebrate Diwali in various ways, this tribal community in Chhattisgarh observes the festival of lights by feeding cows and bulls rice beer, locally known as hadiya and drinking the…
- Middle East
Indian expat student dies during Diwali celebrations in Dubai
Dubai: An 18-year-old Indian expat student has died after suffering a cardiac arrest during Diwali celebrations at Dubai International Academic City on Tuesday night, October 21, according to media reports. The student,…
- Delhi
Urdu journalists excluded from Delhi CM’s Diwali party; Scribes unhappy
Several journalists have accused the BJP-led Delhi government of “discrimination” and “step-motherly treatment” against Urdu journalists, over their alleged exclusion from a Diwali event organised by the state government. According to The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Kite warehouse in Dhoolpet burns down on Deepawali night
Hyderabad: Firecrackers sparked a major fire in the Dhoolpet area on Monday, October 20, at around 11:00 pm, resulting in major damage to a kite warehouse, informed officials from the Yakutpura fire…
- Delhi
Day after Diwali, Delhi gasps for air amid toxic haze
New Delhi: Delhi residents woke up on Tuesday to heavy grey haze darkening the city skies, reduced visibility and the air quality in the ‘red zone’ after many celebrated Diwali last night…
- Bollywood
‘Bro are you Muslim?’ Shah Rukh Khan slammed for Diwali post
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, fondly known as King Khan, is admired not only for his cinematic legacy but also for the way he embraces India’s diversity. The actor has always…
- Stock Market
BSE, NSE to hold special Muhurat trading
Mumbai: Stock exchanges will hold a special Muhurat trading session on Tuesday from 1.45 pm to 2.45 pm for Laxmi Pujan, according to notices by the BSE and the NSE. Also ReadStock…
- Hyderabad
Diwali mishaps: 47 injured, rushed to Hyderabad hospital
Hyderabad: Several people, including children, sustained eye injuries in Hyderabad while bursting firecrackers during Diwali celebrations on Monday night, October 20. A total of 47 individuals, including 20 children, were brought to the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man surprises delivery boys with Diwali return gifts
Hyderabad: In a kind and generous act which has gone viral on social media, a customer using delivery apps like Swiggy, Blinkit, Bigbasket and Zepto ordered sweets, only to gift them to…