A blast at an illegal firecracker factory in Khadikul village in East Midnapore's Egra has killed at least nine people and injured two othe...

Bangladesh is finding a growing market in the region, thanks to its booming economy and India’s zero import duties. Interestingly, this has...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had learnt about an inter-state module of al-Qaeda operatives at various locations in India, includ...

ED had on June 2 chargesheeted Bhandari of money laundering, paving way for his extradition from London. Bhandari and ‘unknown officials’ o...

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

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

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.

Traders are trying to pander to what they feel are 'public sentiment' and have erased the 'Made in China' labels from various goods.

Around 2,000 containers of Chinese crackers worth Rs 1,500 crore are said to be operating in the Rs 4,000-crore Indian market.

Chinese firms have gained a near-monopoly over many Diwali products such as small blinking lights, also called 'fairy lights', decorative i...

With Bengaluru's 18 licensed wholesale dealers of firecrackers unable to make their annual 500-km pilgrimage to Sivakasi, India's primary m...

After the temple tragedy, even the fireworks manufactures and dealers, who possess authorised licenses and pay sales tax regularly, are bei...

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

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

In the Diwali season that gives Sivakasi’s cracker-makers almost their entire year’s business, at least 40 new units have applied for licen...

A visit to India's cracker town Sivakasi could tell you how it's been lax in adopting safety-related measures.

ET on Sunday visits casinos, homes and clubs to collate the story of big bets, big thrills and big change in India's gambling culture.