Total ban on crackers from midnight to Nov 30 in Delhi, NCR

In a bid to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from worsening owing to poor air quality, the National Green Tribunal on Monday imposed a total ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the National......

Selling crackers, not nukes: Shopkeepers react to SC order

IMAGE: People buying fire-crackers near Jama Masjid in old Delhi on Monday. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo News of the Supreme Court order decreeing a cracker-free Diwali......

A blow-by-blow account of what happened in Parliam

It was one of the most tantalising days in Parliament. Parties debated for and against the nuclear deal. MPs crossed swords, armed with allegations and statistics. As the nation was glued to the......

No Sparklers This Diwali?

The Supreme Court ban on barium may wipe out 50% revenues of the Rs 3,000 crore fireworks industry. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for respresentational reasons.  ......

Stalin asks Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Odisha to lift firecracker ban

According to the Indian Fireworks’ Manufacturers’ Association, the ban would wipe out sales of around Rs 600 crore during the upcoming Deepavali season. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Sivakasi, home of fireworks, is losing its spark

It’s not just the pandemic that has shr­unk every Indian festival to a shadow of its exuberant self. Pollution also has been a factor. Enter the fireworks city of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu......

In India, it's easier to buy guns, than starting new business: Survey

Delhi Police ask for 45 documents for opening a restaurant, only 19 for a gun: Survey Delhi Police ask for as many as 45 documents before giving its clearance for opening an eatery in the national......