firecrackers

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: The Centre will investigate the killing of a pregnant elephant in Kerala that ate a pineapple stuffed with explosives, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday. The tragic visuals of the elephant, dead in a river,…

Angul: A mini-truck laden with firecrackers caught fire during a Kali Puja immersion ceremony here, triggering panic among people on Saturday. According to sources, revellers in the immersion procession were bursting crackers at DIC Square…

Firecrackers are so damaging to the air quality that the Supreme Court had banned it in New Delhi last year. Firecrackers are also getting more expensive with each passing year. Depending on income levels, a family spends ₹2000-10000 or…

Cuttack: Police seized firecrackers worth over Rs 50 lakh during raids at Trilochanpur and Mahajanpur villages near Jagatpur in Cuttack district in the wee hours of Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a 10-member team of Jagatsinghpur police…