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Laxmi Puja 2024: Here are some dos and don'ts you should follow to get blessing from Goddess LaxmiDiwali, the festival of lights, signifies the triumph of light over darkness. Celebrated with family and friends, it emphasizes togethernes...
31 Oct, 2024, 09.35 AM IST
View: Why Diwali should become a festival of lights not soundsThe death of a Kolkata Mounted Police horse, named Voice of Reason, after being startled by post-cricket match firecrackers highlights the ...
11 Nov, 2023, 01.21 AM IST
2020 saw environment bounce back to its glory, even if temporarilyAccording to the Central Pollution Control Board, there was a significant improvement in air quality during lockdown (from March 22 to May ...
01 Jan, 2021, 04.20 PM IST
Assembly elections, GST, high-profile cases mark 2017Two terrorists were killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashm...
30 Dec, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
Air pollution hits 'severe' levels in DelhiThe CPCB has said high moisture level in the air has trapped emission from local sources and hanging low over the city in the absence of wi...
07 Nov, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
Air pollution: Firecracker ban puts lid on toxic brew, a step in right directionThe ban is an intervention that makes much more sense than steps such as the temporary ban on diesel vehicles, the odd-even scheme, environ...
14 Oct, 2017, 06.12 AM IST
Shadow economy struggles under weight of India's new tax regimeThe leather sector is just one example of how India’s vast informal economy -- which accounts for more than 90% of the workforce -- is stru...
20 Jul, 2017, 11.23 PM IST
How Darjeeling row is impacting trade in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and NepalET travels through India’s chicken neck, a 22-km-long stretch between Bangladesh and Nepal, to track trade movement among four nations — Ba...
25 Jun, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
SC bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCRThe suspension of licences with immediate effects means that sale, purchase and stocking of firecrackers are completely banned in Delhi NCR.
25 Nov, 2016, 07.02 PM IST
Why the threat of a boycott of Chinese products is more bark than biteScattered across the country, families and individuals started to shun Chinese goods, even as opportunistic fringe elements got into the ac...
30 Oct, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
Hinduism is based on logic; Sabarimala shrine must allow entry of women: Swami Bhoomananda TheerthaBhoomananda’s public interventions began with a protracted struggle to put an end to the popular ritual of singing obscene songs during the...
26 Jun, 2016, 12.34 PM IST