Once the diyas dim and the sweets are gone, Mumbai wakes up to a messier aftermath. Glitter-coated gift boxes, plastic packaging, and even discarded food pile up in bins, landfills, and on the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities believe that the powder used to make firecrackers was the cause of the explosion in Barangay Partida, Norzagaray, Bulacan that left two dead and four others injured ...

Diwali celebrations are incomplete without firecrackers, but a Mumbai woman’s festival turned frightening when a firecracker burst too close, setting her hair on ...

A Mumbai advocate urges NHRC to address health and environmental hazards from firecrackers, seeking guidelines to protect citizens and ecosystems. MUMBAI: A Mumbai-based advocate has approached the ...

Bengaluru: As many as 186 firecracker-related eye injuries, including 103 involving children, were reported between Sunday and Wednesday in the city.Hospitals across Bengaluru treated patients for ...

Pune: Over 100 fire incidents, primarily caused by firecrackers, were reported across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad during the Diwali festival. Fortunately, there were no reports of fatalities.The Pune ...

On October 19, 2025, in Guangdong, China, @Ayīyèzhīqiū shared a video of a man unintentionally causing a small explosion while handling firecracker. In the video, he places a firecracker inside a ...

Carbide guns should be viewed as “chemical bombs, not conventional firecrackers”, the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) said. The statement urged authorities to disrupt the supply chain for ...

A move to use "green" firecrackers appeared not to have made a difference. LONDON -- As the celebrations of the Diwali festival come to an end, the city of New Delhi faces air quality in the "very ...

India's top court cracked down on fireworks amid air-quality concerns in Delhi. LONDON -- As Indians prepare for Diwali, the prominent Hindu festival of lights set to begin on Monday, during which ...

While the festival of Diwali has officially ended, bursting firecrackers hasn’t stopped in Pune. Two videos of Punekars bursting firecrackers in the most unsafe manner have gone viral on social media.

Woman said she went to protest against bursting of firecrackers with loud noise (Representational) An elderly woman on Thursday lodged a complaint against five men for beating her up after she ...