"Should I burst crackers on Diwali or should I not." The doubt first cropped up in Nitin's mind a decade ago. The engineering student from Varanasi was then in the ninth standard and a sentence in ...

Lovers of these bombs aren’t eager for D-Day; they’re more about the after-party. The sound and light caused by these ...

Though we brought three crates of bombs, we barely sold two packets," said the owner of a cracker shop in Balkampet. Meanwhile, in Secunderabad, Ravi Kumar said he had a poor Diwali. "Business was ...

Identify a ground or a common ground (even your terrace) to burst crackers. Make it a community affair, if possible. In its true spirit, spend Diwali with the rest of the people in your society so ...

The Supreme Court on Friday said it was seriously considering to limit fire cracker bursting on Diwali between 5pm and 10pm. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India H L Dattu asked the Centre ...

If people in Delhi burst crackers for 3-4 hours, how does it matter?" a social media user wrote on Twitter. Over the years, celebratory fireworks during Diwali has become a sensitive topic in ...

From sparklers to spouting fountains or rockets to mini bombs, salesmen are ... “I buy fireworks for Diwali. I spent my childhood bursting crackers and I want my kids to experience the same.” ...