"Should I burst crackers on Diwali or should I not." The doubt first cropped up in Nitin's mind a decade ago. The engineering student from Varanasi was then in the ninth standard and a sentence in ...

With a week to go for Diwali, many states have put in place restrictions on the manufacture, sale, and use of crackers to curb the expected rise in pollution during the festival. Green crackers ...

Sweets and gifts are exchanged between families and friends amidst the bursting of crackers. Doors are left open on Diwali (Deepawali) for Goddess Laxmi. The celebration of lights is preceded by ...

Surprisingly, he said, crackers did not receive immediate mention in the report. The Delhi government has banned firecrackers during Diwali, citing air pollution. Reacting to the post ...

Fireworks during Diwali are also often blamed for worsening ... But this didn't stop residents in many parts of the city from bursting crackers until late into Monday night. That's why the better ...