Jaishankar gifts UK PM Rishi Sunak Lord Ganesha's statue, Kohli-signed cricket bat on Diwali
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is now on his official trip to the United Kingdom, has gifted a statue of Lord Ganesha and a bat autographed by India's cricket icon Virat Kohli to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the occasion of Diwali.
'May this special festival bring joy, prosperity': PM Modi wishes citizens on Diwali
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday wished the citizens of the country on the auspicious occasion of Diwali and expressed hope that the festival would bring happiness, prosperity and good health to everyone.
Let's not become Delhi: Bombay HC limits firecrackers bursting in Mumbai
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court extended a series of crucial directives regarding air quality in Mumbai until November 19 and continued the transportation of construction debris from the city's construction sites.
Supreme Court clarifies the nationwide ban on firecrackers containing barium beyond Delhi NCR
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court of India has clarified that its previous directives pertaining to a ban on firecrackers containing barium and certain chemicals extend to all states across the country and are not limited to the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
Bombay HC bans construction activities for four days preceding Diwali
Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay High Court has imposed a ban on all construction activities for four days preceding Diwali following an alarming decline in Mumbai's air quality.
Supreme Court bans all firecrackers, including green crackers in Delhi-NCR
Supreme Court, in its order on Friday, banned all firecrackers, including green crackers in Delhi, and said one can say only "Happy Diwali", keeping in view the kind of pollution in Delhi-NCR.
UAE President tweets in Hindi to wish people on Diwali
Dubai: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan tweeted in Hindi and in English as he wished countrymen and people across the world on Diwali (Hindu festival of lights) on Monday.
Australia: PM wishes, Sydney Opera House lit up on Diwali
Sydney: Australia's iconic Sydney Opera House was lit up on Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which was observed on Monday.
Ensuring welfare schemes reach people is Ram Rajya: Yogi Adityanath
Gorakhpur/UNI: Sharing the joys of Diwali with members of Vantangiya and Mushar communities, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that Ram Rajya is all about ensuring that the benefits of welfare schemes of the government reach every person honestly.
Diwali signifies festival of the end of terror: PM Modi in Kargil
Srinagar/UNI: Stressing that India has always viewed war as the last resort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said Diwali signifies the festival of the end of terror and that Kargil had made it possible.
Indian Army capable of giving befitting reply to enemies: PM Modi's Diwali message from Kargil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday sent across a powerful message to the country's hostile neighbours, Pakistan and China, without taking their names, celebrating Hindu festival Diwali like every year with the soldiers in the union territory of Kargil.
Narendra Modi reaches Kargil to celebrate Diwali with Indian soldiers
Kargil: PM Narendra Modi on Monday reached Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir to spend Diwali (Hindu festival of lights) with Indian soldiers.
PM Modi to visit Ayodhya on the eve of Deepawali
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Sunday on the eve of Deepawali and perform the Rajyabhishek (enthronement) of symbolic Bhagwan Shree Ram.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to his New Delhi counterpart, Arvind Kejriwal, urging him not to impose a blanket ban on the sale of firecrackers that fall within the permissible norms, media reports said.
SC dismisses plea to lift ban on firecrackers in Delhi
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea to remove the ban on firecrackers in Delhi.