Actor-politician Joseph Vijay is set to form the government in Tamil Nadu. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has given him the go-ahead....

Mehraj Malik, an Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Doda, has been released from Kathua jail after eight months. His detention under the Public Safet...

A Supreme Court order permitting green cracker sales in Delhi-NCR may lead to a 40% increase in families bursting firecrackers this Diwali....

The Tamil Nadu government has designated specific times for bursting firecrackers on Deepavali on October 31, 2024. People can burst cracke...

Justice Amit Rawal had on November 3 banned the use of crackers in religious places at odd hours and said there are no commandments in any ...

The Mumbai civic body had issued a pre-Diwali call for citizens regarding precautions to be taken during the celebrations. People were advi...

National incharge of the BJP's IT department Amit Malviya said Rai was trying to make Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal look good in the backg...

In a blatant disregard to the state government's ban, the people in Delhi were openly seen bursting crackers, thereby contributing to the a...

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...

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

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

In its October 23 order, the court had ordered that bursting of firecrackers on Diwali and other festivals would be only from 8 PM to 10 PM.

Diwali is on November 7. Bursting of crackers around Diwali is seen as a key reason for increased air pollution in Delhi and its satellite ...

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.

In the interim, the PIL had urged the top court to restrict the firecracker celebrations to between 7 pm and 9 pm during this Diwali.

AIADMK workers who were anxiously waiting for the court verdict went into celebratory mood and burst crackers and raised praising Jayalalit...