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Culture and History

Ayodhya all set for another grand Diwali celebration, 3 lakh diyas to light up Lord Ram’s city

OpIndia Staff -
Last year, 1.7 lakh diyas were lighted in the banks of Sarayu river.
Culture and History

A silent Diwali…

Saket Suryesh -
Autonomy does not take long to turn into a dictatorship.
Editor's picks

You want to save the Earth? Then ban beef, not firecrackers

Abhishek Banerjee -
The arguments for banning beef are exactly the same as those for banning Diwali firecrackers. With the happy exception that a ban on favourite can actually save the world.
News Reports

Despite no ban on firecrackers outside Delhi-NCR, Kolkata police says no bail if caught with ‘banned’ firecrackers

OpIndia Staff -
Kolkata police has made Diwali firecracker rules more strict than already strict court order
Culture and History

Why haven’t your parents named you Ravan or Duryodhan? Yogi Adityanath asks critics on restoring name Prayagraj

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh CM said that the critics should also question their parents on why their parents did not name them 'Raavan' or 'Duryodhana'.
Crime

Man arrested ahead of Diwali by Delhi Police as his children were bursting firecrackers

OpIndia Staff -
The man was arrested as his children were bursting crackers, his neighbour informed the police.
Government and Policy

Judiciary sets off fireworks of overreach with the judgement on bursting firecrackers

Karan -
It is about time the Delhi Government takes cognizance of the need to find a solution to the chronic problem of pollution that the citizens face.
Law

SC modifies Diwali order: States to decide 2 hour slot for firecrackers, green firecrackers only for NCR

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier Supreme Court had set 8pm-10pm as time allowed to burst firecrackers
Government and Policy

Diwali 2018: where are the ‘Green Firecrackers’ that Supreme Court has mandated?

OpIndia Staff -
Manufacturers say there is no such thing as Green firecrackers
News Reports

For the first time ever, Diwali to be celebrated at Niagara Falls in Canada

OpIndia Staff -
The Indo-Canadian Arts Council was also the organisation behind the Niagra Falls being decorated in Indian Tri-colour lights in honour of India's independence day this year.
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