Aurangzeb had banned firecrackers in all provinces under his rule in the year 1667, however it was not specific to Diwali

Afsana Khan received the support of Karan Kundrra in Bigg Boss who drew a rape analogy in her defense.

The locals had risen in protest against members of Muslim community occupying public spaces every Friday to offer Namaz and thereby blocking roads. 

Actress Disha Patani on Thursday wished people a 'Happy Diwali' and advised them to be kind to animals.

The Deepotsav Ayodhya broke its own record of 5,84,572 diyas last year, woth 9 earthen oil lamps lit this year at Ram Ki Pauri

Share of stubble burning in Delhi air pollution may go up from 8% to 20% by Thursday, and to 35-45% by Friday and Saturday

Reportedly, Mithun Krishna, a Dalit married Deepthi (Christian) on October 29. However, two days later on October 31, Deepthi’s brother, who is a doctor by profession, assaulted Krishna for not converting to Christianity.

Virat Kohli wished people a happy Diwali on Thursday. The Indian cricket captain kept his message short and simple.

PM Modi and Naftali Bennett met formally for the first time during the COP26 summit.

Fireworks show lit the sky in New York on Diwali eve

Khyala in New Delhi is where one of the most high-profile cases of a Hindu man, Ankit Saxena, becoming the victim of a hostile Muslim family because they disapproved his relationship with their daughter, took place.

The petitioner- a senior citizen and RTI activist alleged that a vaccination certificate is his private space and he has certain rights over it. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Diwali on October 4 along with armed forces in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir

The Indian Air Force has promoted its war hero Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to the rank of Group Captain

After several states passed a ban on firecrackers, social media websites were replete with rumours claiming that NGO ISRN spearheaded cracker ban

Govt of India has announced that the excise duty on petrol will be reduced by Rs 5, and the excise duty on diesel will be cut by Rs 10

Farhan Akhtar was attacked by Islamists after he shared Diwali greetings and uploaded a picture of himself performing Diwali pooja

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said those who ordered firing upon karsevaks will now line up with their families for the next karseva

Iran accused US of trying to steal oil from Iranian ship in Sea of Oman.

WHO granted Emergency Use Listing status to Covaxin after the Technical Advisory Group of WHO recommended the same earlier today

Meanwhile, the Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai had said that the AAP-led Delhi government would show "zero tolerance" to violations of the firecracker ban.

Sri Lanka had recently rejected a batch of fertilisers sent from China saying the shipment was contaminated with microbes

The MLA said the Bilaspur collector did not extend special VIP invitations to elected representatives for Rajyotsava celebrations, and sent 'ordinary invitation cards that are sent to common people'.

The acronym, LAWDA, has been subject of mockery over the Internet for years because it sounds like an abusive term for genitalia

Kukur Tihar falls on the second day of five-day Tihar festival in Nepal, when dogs are worshiped by Hindus,

On 2 November 1990, the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led UP government had ordered police to open fire on Karsevaks and hundreds of Ram Bhakts including women and children.

The agency had arrested Deshmukh on Tuesday following 12 hours of questioning in the money laundering cum extortion case. ED started a money-laundering probe against the then home minister on the basis of an FIR lodged by the CBI on April 21.

NCPCR seeks response from NCERT regarding complaint against teacher training manual on ‘gender sensitization’

At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 were wounded when Islamic State-Khorasan terrorists attacked military hospital in Kabul

A major tragedy was averted because of presence of mind of one of the staff members, who immediately pushed the cracker away from the pipe.

Yahoo’s departure from coincides with the implementation of a new data privacy law that grants sweeping authority to officials to access personal information collected by tech firms.

Centre deputed teams of experts to nine states and UTs to provide technical guidance and support amidst rising cases of Dengue

The Police said Thushara, her husband and two others had made false allegations that they were attacked for putting up 'No Halal' board outside their second restaurant.

When other panelists objected to Ali's statements, she started doing the 'Naagin dance' to grab attention.

On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Twitter removed an editorial cartoon published by OpIndia on the recent Elle controversy. This is the cartoon that apparently violated Twitter policy.

The United States has indicted Wikileaks founder Julian Assange with 17 charges relating to the Espionage Act of 1917.

“It’s just a gigantic issue. And they walked away,” said Biden at the closing conference in Glasgow.

Gurugram administration has withdrawn its earlier decision of allowing Namaz in eight public places.

BJP candidate Shishupal Yadav won the Prithvipur assembly seat with a margin of 15,687 votes.

The TMC won all four assembly seats in West Bengal where by-polls were held on Saturday, 30 October.

In Tamil and Telugu versions of ‘Jai Bhim’ movie, actor Prakash Raj is seen slapping a man for speaking in Hindi.

Former MLC Vikram Randhawa has been removed from all party positions by BJP for derogatory remarks against Muslims.

Nykaa plans to use the proceeds from the Rs 5,300 crore IPO in expansion of its business operations, launching new retail stores and establishing new warehouses.

Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi police has said that cases will be filed against those defying the ban on firecrackers.

Social media trolls in Britain to face two years of imprisonment for publishing contents that cause 'psychological harm' under new British government regulations.

Captain Amarinder also said that he is hurt by the behaviour of Sonia Gandhi as well as her children, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.

Rubika Liyaquat had shared a video in which she was seen bowing in deference and touching the floor before entering her news studio

Roshni Ali's plea in Calcutta High Court had led to blanket ban on firecrackers in West Bengal. The order was set aside by Supreme Court later.

A training manual for teachers published by the NCERT has become the subject of much consternation.

A woman had alleged that the chief of Kozhikode Mukhadar Tarbiathul Islamic Center in Kerala sexually exploited vulnerable girls and women after luring them for conversion into Islam.