The Delhi police have seized over 1,000 kg of banned firecrackers and arrested a man involved in their sale. The sale and purchase of crack...

A majority of firework-related eye injuries can leave a person permanently blind because of persistent visual loss. Continuous smoke from c...

Around 42 per cent of households are in favour of some type of ban on cracker-bursting on Diwali while 53 per cent are not in support of an...

The apex court instead suggested that the high court explore more ways by which the executive could prevent import of harmful crackers and ...

The high court on October 29 had banned sale, use and purchase of all types of firecrackers in the state.

Bursting of green crackers will be allowed for two hours on Chhat Puja from 6 am to 8 am, and for 35 minutes on Christmas and New Year's Ev...

"There will be a total ban on the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during COVID-19 pandemic in the NCR and all cities/towns in the...

Several states had banned sale and use of firecrackers this year citing the COVID-19 pandemic and environment concerns with the decision co...

The revenue department issued the order in response to the Karnataka High Court’s observation on Thursday that the ban on bursting of conve...

Governments have banned crackers as bursting these will lead to a spike in air pollution and that, with the winter air, could affect Covid ...

It has been a year since conventional crackers were banned. So to satisfy the demand for crackers, manufacturing licences were given to fir...

A bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan permitted to make local variations but did not extend the time to burst crackers.

One that the ban should have been comprehensive to have an impact and should have covered bursting of crackers transported from elsewhere i...

The CM urged people to also light a lamp for peace and prosperity of the state and the nation. “Diwali brings joy and everyone must celebra...

There’s a huge stock of crackers from last year in the city and its outskirts. Most of this stock, reckon traders, has already been sold.

The bench brushed off statements by political leaders criticising the ban, saying they were entitled to their views. “We take it that it is...

"SC bans fireworks on Diwali? A full ban? What's Diwali for children without crackers?," Chetan Bhagat tweeted.