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Topic: Diwali

FabIndia pulls down ‘Jashn-e-Riwaz’ promo after social media backlash over Diwali ad

BJP Yuva Morcha president Tejasvi Surya said the ad was a 'deliberate attempt of abrahamisation of Hindu festivals'. Soon #BoycottFabindia began trending on Twitter.

Bitcoin challenges gold as go-to Dhanteras purchase, helped by top Bollywood stars

India’s top two crypto platforms have each tapped Amitabh Bachchan and Ranveer Singh to promote cryptocurrencies as a superior investment ahead of Dhanteras.

Amazon, Walmart brace for fierce Diwali showdown after two brutal Covid outbreaks

Whoever comes out on top this Diwali gains more than bragging rights. Investors will be watching how Amazon and Flipkart fare against domestic competition such as Reliance.

Thailand bets on Diwali season & Indians to boost its tourism

With outbound Chinese travel not expected to resume anytime soon, Thailand is betting on travellers from other countries to take advantage of its relaxed rules for tourists.

Can’t infringe right to life of others under guise of employment — SC on firecrackers

The apex court said its prime focus is the right to life of innocent citizens and a balance needs to be struck between employment, unemployment and the right to life of citizens.

Delhi govt orders complete ban on storage, sale & use of firecrackers during Diwali

Delhi CM Kejriwal said the ban is in place seeing the severe pollution levels during Diwali for the last three years and appealed traders to not store crackers unlike previous year.

Jio delays rollout of low-priced smartphone developed with Google to Diwali

'JioPhone Next' is said to offer premium features like automatic read-aloud & language translation, however, Reliance Jio has not revealed the pricing of the phone yet.

‘Shame on IPS Roopa’ trends on Twitter as spat over cracker ban leads to account suspension

Multiple hashtags trend on Twitter over the suspension of the account 'True Indology'. Roopa had a heated exchange with this user on mention of crackers in scriptures.

Bursting firecrackers on Diwali isn’t the problem. Making it a national and moral issue is

Unimplementable orders, blanket bans on firecrackers and Delhi as a model doesn’t work before, after or during Diwali.

850 arrested in Delhi on Diwali day for flouting NGT ban on crackers

According to data with the Delhi Police, the force filed over 1,000 cases and seized 1,314.42 kg of firecrackers on 14 November, the Diwali day.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.