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The AAP and BJP have engaged in a war of words over Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's Karwa Chauth celebration, with the AAP mocking the event and the BJP accusing them of being "enemies of Sanatan Dharma."
How Karwa Chauth is being celebrated across India.
What do modern Indian women think about Karwa Chauth? Rediff.com speaks to two young working women who express their views on celebrating the festival.
Glimpses from Karwa Chauth celebrations in India.
No one told them what had happened until late at night. And then too, it came through the media, the family said.
Locals said there was a "chemical-like" smell at the site and thick white smoke everywhere as panic gripped the Paschim Vihar area after the blast happened near a CRPF school.
Love was certainly in the air as Bollywood wives celebrated Karva Chauth over the weekend.
Under India's laws bigamy is disallowed and those in breach of the law don't submit affidavits testifying to this status.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Experts said unfavourable meteorological conditions -- calm winds and low temperatures -- and smoke from farm fires in neighbouring states led to a dense layer of haze as the air quality index entered the "severe" zone.
While the new COVID cases and total active cases are going up, the administration is focusing on testing, contact tracing and treatment.
Journalist Anita Saluja was one of the last persons to meet Sushma Swaraj on August 6. She spent nearly an hour chatting with the late leader, which is why her sudden death later in the evening came as an unexpected shock for her. She talks to Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com about her association with Sushma Swaraj over the last few decades.
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