diwali

New Delhi: A viral video showing cops in New Zealand celebrating Diwali by dancing to a medley of Bollywood songs is winning hearts on social media. The official Twitter account of the Indian High Commission to New Zealand, 'India in New…

New Delhi: Fear of contracting COVID-19 and stress over a 'disrupted life' is a potent cocktail that has led to 'caution fatigue' and 'avoidance behaviour', say experts. With signs of the resolve to adhere to physical distancing, wearing…

Mumbai: Jewellery brand Tanishq has once again become the target of angry trolls on social media. This time, it has come under fire for its advertisement discouraging the use of firecrackers during Diwali. Barely a month after the…

Given that India is dealing with the dual problems of COVID-19 and pollution, many states have banned, fully or partially, the use and sale of firecrackers to prevent the situation from worsening. Karnataka is the latest to join the…

Jaipur: Most experts feel that coronavirus patients with severe symptoms could be adversely affected if Diwali is celebrated like normal years. Even as some states mull steps to control pollution, Rajasthan has decided to ban sale and…

New Delhi: At least half of India's 1.3 billion population is likely to have been infected by the novel coronavirus by February 2021. However, this may help slow the spread of the disease, a government committee tasked with providing…

Mumbai: Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) Chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria recently unveiled a chip made of ‘cow dung’ during the launch of the nationwide campaign ‘Kamdhenu Deepawali Abhiyan’. At the campaign, which is aimed at promoting cow…

Ahmedabad: Navratri will be an insipid affair this year with the Gujarat government banning 'garba' events in the state due to the coronavirus pandemic. The BJP-led government notified on Friday that it will not allow any big, medium or…

New Delhi: Subramanian Swamy, the outspoken BJP MP, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and have the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) postponed till Diwali to prevent…

Bhubaneswar: The rise in foggy and hazy weather in the state capital is due to particulate matter flowing in from the north western part of the country. The smog seen is dispersion of fine and ultra-fine particulate matter, which is emitted…