House Fire On Diwali

A businessman, his wife and their domestic help died allegedly of suffocation inside their house here following a fire that broke out from a 'diya' early Thursday, police said.

A man and his nephew were shot dead while celebrating Diwali outside their house in Delhi's Shahdara on Thursday. A 17-year-old boy, who hired the shooter over a money dispute, has been detained, the police said.

The fire engulfed two floors and the roof of the house. Seventy fire engines were present on the spot and battled the blaze till Monday morning.

At least seven people were killed and many were injured across the country in fireworks related incidents, including gutting of houses and shops on Diwali, though the decline in such casualties continued in the national capital.

US President Donald Trump's tweets on Diwali, a week after the festival, caused a flap on Twitter with an omission that was widely called out. The first tweet described Diwali as a "holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains", missing any reference to Hindus.

Eight persons, including six members of a family, were killed and 12 others injured on Tuesday in an explosion in a house where fire-crackers were being manufactured illegally for the Diwali festival.

A businessman, his wife and their domestic help died allegedly of suffocation inside their house here following a fire that broke out from a 'diya' early Thursday, police said.

A man and his nephew were shot dead while celebrating Diwali outside their house in Delhi's Shahdara on Thursday. A 17-year-old boy, who hired the shooter over a money dispute, has been detained, the police said.

The fire engulfed two floors and the roof of the house. Seventy fire engines were present on the spot and battled the blaze till Monday morning.

At least seven people were killed and many were injured across the country in fireworks related incidents, including gutting of houses and shops on Diwali, though the decline in such casualties continued in the national capital.

US President Donald Trump's tweets on Diwali, a week after the festival, caused a flap on Twitter with an omission that was widely called out. The first tweet described Diwali as a "holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains", missing any reference to Hindus.

Eight persons, including six members of a family, were killed and 12 others injured on Tuesday in an explosion in a house where fire-crackers were being manufactured illegally for the Diwali festival.