New Delhi (India), Nov 7 (ANI): Diwali lacks sparkle for firecracker dealers of Delhi's Sadar Bazar wholesale market. The Supreme Court has restricted sale of traditional crackers and has put a timeframe for setting off firecrackers to only two hours during the day.
New Delhi (India), Nov 7: Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Diwali, has asked people to avoid bursting firecrackers and abstain from consuming alcohol in order to prevent health hazards.
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Responding to the Supreme Court's decision of allowing only green crackers or crackers causing less pollution to be burnt this festive season, former Indian Medical Association (IMA) president KK Aggarwal opined that such kind of crackers can only mitigate
Fuzhou [China], Nov 6 (ANI): In a major upset, Indian ace shuttlers Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa crashed out on the opening day of the Fuzhou China Open on Tuesday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], Nov 6 (ANI): Investigators of the Lion Air Flight 610, that crashed recently, have confirmed that the airspeed indicator of the aircraft had malfunctioned during its last four flights.
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 04 (ANI): After cracks appeared on the road that leads to Polavaram project site giving way to earthquake rumours, the government officials on Saturday confirmed that it was not an earthquake.
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 4 (ANI): An Indonesian diver on Saturday lost his life while recovering parts of the Lion Air plane which crashed off the coast of Jakarta with 189 people aboard on October 29.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government on Friday fixed two slots of one-hour each for bursting crackers, between 6 am and 7 am, and between 7 pm and 8 pm, on Diwali.
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], Nov 1 (ANI): In increasing crackdowns on the LGBT community in Tanzania, Paul Makonda, the Governor of Dar es Salaam vowed to arrest citizens belonging to the community by next week.
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reiterated that only green crackers will be sold in New Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) in the run up to Diwali, the festival of lights.