Diwali

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Shailaja Khanna | The many moods & myths of Diwali

Whatever be the reason of, the way to celebrate it is to reunite with one’s dear ones and make it an excuse of visiting friends, family

30 Oct 2022 12:10 AM

Anita Katyal | A hockey player’s ‘teen patti’ fix; in Gujarat, Cong on the back foot

The manner in which the AAP is doling out cash on hoardings, banners, ads and running its high-profile campaign in Guj has stumped everyone

30 Oct 2022 12:00 AM

Britain's King Charles III greets newly appointed Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London on October 25, 2022, where he was invited to form a government. (Photo: AFP)

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The rich symbolism of the breaking of the glass ceiling on Diwali day by a politician, was most celebrated in India

26 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

There are reports of a minimum of 20 to 25 per cent price rise in domestic flights between most major Indian cities till Diwali season. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | As airfares soar, let markets fix prices

Everyone wants transformational infra to be built and development to be rapid, as long as they directly don’t have to bear any of its burden

05 Oct 2022 12:10 AM

Early morning visuals of smog in Delhi. (Photo: Twitter)

Hazy morning in Delhi after Diwali, AQI severe post flurry of crackers

The PM10 levels crossed the 500 micrograms per cubic metre mark around 5 am on Friday

05 Nov 2021 10:23 AM

In this file photo, devotees offer prayers on the occasion of Chhath puja.. (Photo: PTI/File)

No separate SoPs for festivals like Chhath, Diwali: Govt sources

Souces said that the existing policy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will continue

13 Oct 2021 3:06 PM

Modi: Light 2 diyas on Diwali for PMAY

Modi on Tuesday asked nine lakh beneficiaries of the Prime Minister Awas Yojna (PMAY) to light two 'diyas' each on Diwali

06 Oct 2021 12:54 AM

Overall, there is muted euphoria as a roll-up to Dussehra (October 15), and with Diwali to follow. (Photo: Representational)

Shobhaa De | As Dussehra, Diwali loom, muted euphoria in the air

A recent study claims that toddlers can recognise popular brands easily, but have trouble identifying common birds or animals!

02 Oct 2021 1:30 AM

An East Delhi Municipal corporation (EDMC) vehicle sprinkles water to control dust as commuters drive along a road amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 15, 2020. (AFP)

Diwali: Delhi's air quality turns 'severe'; firecrackers add to misery

However, IMD has said that a fresh western disturbance could increase the wind speed and improve the air quality in Delhi-NCR

15 Nov 2020 11:01 AM

Investments in Gold-buying during Dhanteras

Gold glitters on Dhanteras

Festivals in India have always been massive gold sales drivers, particularly Dhanteras. This year is no different

13 Nov 2020 5:40 PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of various development projects in Varanasi via video conferencing, from New Delhi, Nov 9, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Ahead of Diwali, PM Narendra Modi urges Indians to go 'vocal for local'

Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for various projects worth Rs 614 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency

09 Nov 2020 10:43 PM

A week after the Central Railway and Western Railway wrote letters to the Maharashtra government urging it to frame guidelines to avoid crowding in trains so that services can be opened for common people, the government is yet to hold a meeting for the discussion on it. (PTI)

Local trains remain out of reach for common Mumbaikars

Currently, only government employees and people working in services defined as 'essential services' can travel by local trains

07 Nov 2020 11:03 AM

Apple is a small player in India, where sales of its smartphones lag those of South Korean rival Samsung. The company currently sells through third-party retailers in India including Amazon, and the country is seen as a huge potential market for the firm due to its giant 1.3-billion population and relatively low number of smartphone owners. (Photo | AP)

Apple to open its first online store in India September 23 well in time for Diwali shopping

Shoppers will be able to get their AirPods, iPads and Apple Pencils engraved in English, Hindi and a range of other Indian languages.

18 Sep 2020 6:57 PM

With frequent hikes in the pollution levels of the capital, both government and private schools have been shut down for a couple of days — twice. An effective deterrent or an unnecessary hindrance? Parents around the city weigh in.

Recess in excess

Both private and government schools have been shut twice since the readings of the capital’s Air Quality Index soared post-Diwali.

17 Nov 2019 12:23 AM

PM Modi celebrated Diwali in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir with Indian Army troops. (Photo: File | ANI)

You are cordially invited: PM Modi to celebrate belated Diwali with BJP workers

Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights, was celebrated across India on October, 27.

07 Nov 2019 5:47 PM

Till August this year, ‘articles made of gold, silver and other metals’ was not even a category big enough to be mentioned in the export data sheet of the Gems and Jewelery Export Promotion Council.

Round-tripping finds new routes

Making most of the festive period, the exports of gold and silver articles have seen a sudden five-fold surge.

05 Nov 2019 1:08 AM

Dhanaji Jagdale, who makes ends meet by doing odd jobs, is earning praise from all quarters after he returned Rs 40,000 cash lying at a bus stop on Diwali to its rightful owner. (Representational Image)

On Diwali, man with Rs 3 in pocket returns Rs 40,000 found at Maharashtra bus stop

Dhanaji Jagdale has so far been felicitated by Satara BJP MLA Shivendraraje Bhosale, and several other organisations.

04 Nov 2019 10:42 AM

The city’s air had recorded moderate level of pollutants after Diwali. However, this is the first time that air quality has improved so quickly after the festival of lights, said air pollution experts. (Representational picture)

Mumbai breathing much cleaner air post Diwali

Air quality between 0 and 50 in the AQI is considered “good” while that between 51 and 100 is considered “satisfactory”.

03 Nov 2019 2:48 AM

Bursting them is a sign of manhood, a sort of rite of passage for teenage boys.

Boys to men: Heartbreak, but a far less toxic Diwali

Atom bombs, in these parts, are insanely powerful round crackers guaranteed to rattle windows at a hundred paces.

03 Nov 2019 1:36 AM

Religiously inclined souls also point at the cutting of trees by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited in Aarey Colony as ominous as the Hindu scriptures prohibit cutting trees at night. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Blame it on the ‘inauspicious cut’

The ripple effects of the Maharashtra and Haryana elections are still being felt.

03 Nov 2019 1:33 AM

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