Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged people to use only green crackers to prevent fire accidents and pollution that can cause re...

Green crackers are defined by the CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR NEERI) as firecrackers with a smaller sh...

Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Edappadi Palaniswami, has urged the state government to ensure the proper implementation o...

The blast proved fatal for Gulab Singh and also left five other people injured. Following the incident, the Delhi Police filed a case under...

"As per the directions of Supreme Court order on 23 10 2018, only green crackers should be sold. Therefore, dealers who have taken permissi...

The principal bench of the NGT on Monday unequivocally imposed a total ban on sale and use of firecrackers in all "cities and towns where t...

Several factory workers, some family members of the factory owner and a few passerby were killed in the explosion, officials said.

Hordes of police, paramilitary and civil administration personnel were involved in the mammoth search operation which started yesterday on ...

Hordes of police, paramilitary and civil administration personnel were involved in the mammoth search operation which started yesterday.

One should choose handloom wear, organic food, earthen diyas with cotton wicks and handmade, reusable decorations.

Trouble sparked off when some residents objected to the bursting of crackers near a house where bereavement was reported to have taken plac...

The fire engulfed shops, godowns and residential buildings in the congested market stocked with garments, household goods and other essenti...

Though there was no immediate report of any casualty, officials feared that crackers worth lakhs of rupees have been damaged in the blaze.

In Lucknow, over five quintals of laddoos, flowers and crackers are being summoned to celebrate Rajnath Singh's potential win.

Festivities gripped the national capital today as Delhiites celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, with enthusiasm and religious fervou...

Around 8,000 children from various colleges and schools have joined hands to protect environment this Diwali.

The petitioners said they used to earn their livelihood by selling crackers ahead of Diwali from makeshift tin sheds on the footpath.