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Topic: Diwali

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.

Thick smog, ‘severe’ AQI — Sunday snapshots from Delhi the day after Diwali

The air quality in Delhi turned 'severe' in several parts Sunday. But that didn't stop people from coming out of their homes.

Diwali amid Covid, unemployment and a ‘sad’ Rahul Gandhi

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India will give fierce reply if tested, Modi’s message to China in Diwali speech

Addressing troops at Longewala Post in Rajasthan, PM Narendra Modi, without naming China, said the entire world feels troubled by ‘expansionist’ forces.

If not pollution, Hindu groups still have 2 good reasons to support firecracker ban on Diwali

The use of firecrackers during Diwali did not likely start before the 18th century, when Maratha rulers would organise firework displays for the general public.

Delhi markets abuzz with Diwali shoppers as Covid fails to dampen festive spirit

Maintaining zero social distancing, Delhiites crowded markets to purchase lights, diyas, home decor accessories, sweets and gifts a day ahead of Diwali.

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Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.