It was an emotional evening for many film folk, as they won the top awards at the 25th IIFA ceremony in Jaipur.
The Centre on Wednesday increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 3 percentage points effective from July 1 this year, benefitting more than 1 crore employees and pensioners ahead of the Diwali festival. The Union Cabinet has approved to increase Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by three percentage points of the basic pay/pension ahead of Diwali, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said after the Cabinet meeting.
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Two incidents of violence over firecracker bursting on Diwali were reported from Haryana's Faridabad on Friday.
This Festival of Lights, Sukanya Verma's tips to dazzle like the shiniest folks in tinsel town.
30,000 volunteers lit 2.5 million diyas in Ayodhya.
Continuing with his annual tradition of celebrating Diwali with soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Kargil.
Everyone is in the Diwali spirit, from our dear readers to Bollywood, to the White House!
The ruling Congress posted a video along with a statement on social media platform X, criticising the Janata Dal-Secular leader and son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda.
Shilpa Shetty invited her friends and filmi colleagues over for a Diwali party and everyone trooped over to make beautiful memories.
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Between the two films, more than Rs 225 crore (Rs 2.25 billion) comfortably came in the first three days itself.
'Some risks to this market rally include inflation, erratic weather conditions, rising crude prices, slowing global growth and the resultant impact on domestic exports, escalation in geopolitical tensions.'
Colourful lights illuminated buildings and earthen lamps dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with pomp on Monday after two years of muted festivities due to the pandemic.
Kareena Kapoor hosted an intimate Diwali celebration for her family.
When Ekta Kapoor throws a Diwali party, she makes sure to invite film stars as well as her friends from the television industry.
United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden on Monday hosted a Diwali reception at the White House in what they called the largest since the People's House started celebrating the festival during the George Bush administration.
On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh treated the world to the first glimpse of their newborn daughter.
Anees Bazmee, who is basking in the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, celebrates 45 years in the film industry.
Bollywood stars are going all out to wish their fans a Happy Diwali, with pretty pictures and beautiful thoughts.
'We are definitely under pressure from one of the two Diwali releases, Singham Again.'
Sometimes I run past a house where the owner has died. The children are abroad. The doors and windows are closed. That is the case with thousands of homes across Kerala.
The celeb chefs show us fun ways to incorporate fruits and veggies into your Diwali menu.
Gold demand in India witnessed a 5 per cent on-year rise at 802.8 tonnes in 2024 supported by reduction in import duty, and purchases related to weddings and festivals, and going ahead consumption of the yellow metal in 2025 is likely to be between 700-800 tonnes, according to the the World Gold Council. The World Gold Council (WGC) in a report on Wednesday said gold demand in the country in 2024 stood at 802.8 tonnes, as against 761 tonnes in 2023.
In his Diwali greetings on Thursday, Trump strongly "condemned the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities in Bangladesh", which he said remains in a "total state of chaos."
Designer Anita Dongre presented festive styles for women who are not big fans of lehengas, saris and anarkalis.
It's Diwali, and Bollywood is spreading the love and good cheer with warm wishes on social media.
Glimpses of Diwali being celebrated by Hindus in Karachi, Pakistan.
Malaika and Arjun started dating in 2018, and were quite open about it on social media.
Film folk celebrate Diwali with their loved ones and post lovely pictures on social media.
The Gujarat government has announced that people will not be fined for violation of traffic rules during the Diwali festival this year.
Dominic Xavier wishes Readers and their families a very Happy Diwali.
Activist Manoj Jarange on Monday said he will set out on a tour of Maharashtra after the Diwali festival to meet Marathas and make them aware about the issue of reservation for the community.
'Consumers are willing to increase travel spends by 20-30 per cent versus pre-pandemic.'
Production, storage and sale of firecrackers in the capital will be punishable with a fine of up to Rs 5,000 and three years jail under Section 9B of the Explosives Act, the minister told a press conference in New Delhi.
'The people of Gujarat are more religious than people of other states, this gives the BJP an advantage.'
Diwali releases Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 scored big and entered the Rs 200 Crore (Rs 2 billion) Club before the close of the second weekend.
Trust Bollywood to know how to mix business with pleasure.
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