Firecrackers On Diwali

A man paid with his life after he sat on a powerful firecracker during a betting challenge with friends on Diwali night in Bengaluru. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

The Supreme Court on Monday demanded an "immediate" response from the Delhi government and police to the ban - which seems to exist on paper only - against firecrackers during Diwali, a ban that is announced, and ignored, every year.

It all started when Rajpal Yadav posted a video urging his fans not to burst firecrackers due to their contribution to air and noise pollution

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed after a fight over bursting of firecrackers outside his house, police said on Saturday.

The air quality index in most of the 40 monitoring stations in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category.

Delhi Police keeps a strict vigil against the use of firecrackers in the city and has been on high alert following intelligence inputs.

Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the "very poor" category despite officials taking various anti-pollution measures.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday defended ban on firecrackers, saying it is necessary for protecting people from pollution and there is no 'Hindu-Muslim' angle to it.

Two people, including a minor, injured in the blaze that destroyed a makeshift firecracker market set up for Diwali here died during treatment, taking the death toll in the incident to 12, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on the night of Diwali on Sunday, when the accused, Pradeep, fired a cracker from an iron pipe at the leg of Natu alias Afzal.

As many as 2,206 cases have been filed across Tamil Nadu for violating the Supreme Court's 2-hour cap for bursting firecrackers during Deepavali celebrations, the state police said on Monday.

Seventy-one cases of burns were caused by firecrackers and 18 from 'diyas' (earthen lamps).

A man and his 18-year-old son were killed, while his nephew was injured in an attack by a group of people over the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali festivities in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city, police said on Monday.

Actor Parineeti Chopra and AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Sunday celebrated their first Diwali as a married couple. A day after indulging in the festivities, the duo took to their respective Instagram handles and posted their adorable Diwali pictures.

Five members of a family, including three children, were charred to death when a fire a broke out at Naharbari area of Nagaland's Dimapur district, an official said on Monday.

A man paid with his life after he sat on a powerful firecracker during a betting challenge with friends on Diwali night in Bengaluru. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

The Supreme Court on Monday demanded an "immediate" response from the Delhi government and police to the ban - which seems to exist on paper only - against firecrackers during Diwali, a ban that is announced, and ignored, every year.

It all started when Rajpal Yadav posted a video urging his fans not to burst firecrackers due to their contribution to air and noise pollution

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed after a fight over bursting of firecrackers outside his house, police said on Saturday.

The air quality index in most of the 40 monitoring stations in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category.

Delhi Police keeps a strict vigil against the use of firecrackers in the city and has been on high alert following intelligence inputs.

Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog this morning, and the air quality index (AQI) remained in the "very poor" category despite officials taking various anti-pollution measures.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday defended ban on firecrackers, saying it is necessary for protecting people from pollution and there is no 'Hindu-Muslim' angle to it.

Two people, including a minor, injured in the blaze that destroyed a makeshift firecracker market set up for Diwali here died during treatment, taking the death toll in the incident to 12, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on the night of Diwali on Sunday, when the accused, Pradeep, fired a cracker from an iron pipe at the leg of Natu alias Afzal.

As many as 2,206 cases have been filed across Tamil Nadu for violating the Supreme Court's 2-hour cap for bursting firecrackers during Deepavali celebrations, the state police said on Monday.

Seventy-one cases of burns were caused by firecrackers and 18 from 'diyas' (earthen lamps).

A man and his 18-year-old son were killed, while his nephew was injured in an attack by a group of people over the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali festivities in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city, police said on Monday.

Actor Parineeti Chopra and AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Sunday celebrated their first Diwali as a married couple. A day after indulging in the festivities, the duo took to their respective Instagram handles and posted their adorable Diwali pictures.

Five members of a family, including three children, were charred to death when a fire a broke out at Naharbari area of Nagaland's Dimapur district, an official said on Monday.