According to the order of the Supreme Court, on the pleas of the Government of Tamil Nadu, on the occasion of Deepavali, people were allowed to use firecrackers for 2 hours only, from 6 am to 7 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm.
Superstar Salman Khan requested his fans and followers not to burn firecrackers in the theatres during the 'Tiger 3' screening and enjoy the film without putting lives at risk.
Malegaon Police has registered a case against unknown persons on Monday in connection with a purported viral video showing a group of viewers bursting firecrackers inside a theatre here during the screening of Salman Khan's new release Tiger 3.
Actor Parineeti Chopra and AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Sunday celebrated their first Diwali post wedding. A day after indulging in the festivities, the duo took to their respective Instagram handles and posted their adorable Diwali pictures.
Questioning the ban over the use of fireworks on Diwali, Congress MP Manish Tewari posted on X, "Last night in Lutyens Delhi firecrackers were bursting till 2 AM in the morning with sparklers, bombs, rockets and every other firecracker used on Deepawali on full and ferocious display. Did the
As per an official release, a total of 581 cases have been registered so far in Chennai, including 554 cases related to the bursting of firecrackers beyond the time specified by the Supreme Court.
In the aftermath of the Diwali celebrations, roads in Tamil Nadu's capital city Chennai were left littered with fireworks waste and the air quality dipped to poor early Monday morning.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saket Gokhale on Monday wrote to the Delhi police information on cases filed against the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali night.
Post-Diwali, Delhi-NCR's air quality has significantly deteriorated, falling into the 'Poor' category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Despite a blanket ban on fireworks in the national capital owing to runaway pollution and worsening air quality, revellers across the city engaged in bursting firecrackers with abandon on Diwali night.