Chaos ensued when a powerful explosion rocked a fireworks manufacturing facility in Madathupatti, close to Sattur, in Tamil Nadu's Virudhun...

With green crackers becoming the norm, the industry has now gained the expertise and finesse to supply to international markets. However, o...

People dependent on this industry hope that the national capital territory government would reconsider its decision, keeping fingers crosse...

Earlier Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had announced ex-gratia amounts of Rs 3 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and R...

The explosion occurred when some chemicals were being mixed to produce fireworks at the unit in Acchankulam village, they said, adding the ...

On Friday, Yediyurappa announced that the state government will ban the use of firecrackers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but an official p...

Sivakasi had announced an indefinite shutdown ahead of the midnight transition on June 30 but the strike has lasted only for six days.

The industry, particularly small manufacturers, fears the tax reform will decimate the business even as Indian firecracker makers face comp...

A Asaithambi, President,The Tamilnadu Fireworks and Amorces Manufacturers' Association, said the 'exorbitant' GST would affect eight lakh w...

Asked how the association planned to address the matter, he said representatives recently met Commerce and Industries Minister Nirmala Sith...

With less than 10 days to go for Diwali, TN fireworks manufacturers are gearing up for festival with new varieties of crackers to compete a...

The possession and sale of fireworks of foreign origin are illegal and punishable under law, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promot...

"The wholesale merchants in the north may prefer branded Indian fireworks and substitute the rest of demand with Chinese fireworks,"

AMSG Ashokan of 'We Two' brand estimates that roughly 500 containers full of Chinese fireworks may be smuggled in for diwali this year, ess...

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh immediately withdraw User Fees Notice (Explosives) .

54 burnt to death with atleast 50 injured in devastating blaze at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi.

As the nation readies itself for Diwali, fireworks manufacturers at the dry and dusty town of Sivakasi, face a question that's not too diff...