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Cracker sale dips as children opt for green Diwali

October 23, 2014 4:45 am

Unlike previous years, there are no customers making beeline to get crackers in Dana Mandi and huge stocks are lying back, said a dealer Tarun Grover.

Watch video: These kids might convince you to go green on Diwali

October 17, 2014 4:48 pm

So, please don't be a kid and listen to your kid when he asks you to not buy crackers. Hog on mithai instead.

Students vouch for an eco-friendly Diwali

October 15, 2009 3:28 am

As part of the Diwali celebrations,students of The British School took out a rally to sensitise the community about the harmful effects of fire crackers on pets,stray animals and birds on Wednesday.

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‘Cast a Muslim superstar, but protagonist has to be Hindu’: Honey Trehan recalls how film with ‘Muslim hero’ was nixed; says Haider can’t be made today

January 20, 2026 08:01 IST

In this edition of SCREEN Spotlight, Honey Trehan discusses the endless journey of releasing his Diljit Dosanjh film, Panjab '95, and 10 years of his and Abhishek Chaubey's production house McGuffin Pictures.

Left with severed elbow after 8 months of hell: NHRC steps in for Bihar boy forced into bonded labour

January 20, 2026 08:00 IST

Reportedly, the boy stepped off the train to fetch water at the Railway Station but could not board it again to be with his father due to the heavy crowd.

Saina Nehwal revealed that the decision was forced by the severe degeneration of her knee. (AP Photo)

‘I can’t push it anymore’: Legendary India shuttler Saina Nehwal confirms retirement

January 20, 2026 07:59 IST

Saina reiterated that she did not see the need for a formal retirement announcement, believing her absence from competition would make the situation clear.

This premium train is being maintained and operated by the Central Railway (CR) zone.

India’s first Push-Pull Rajdhani Express marks 7 years of service – check route, stoppages, timings

January 20, 2026 07:59 IST

India's first push-pull train: Launched on January 19, 2019 as a bi-weekly service, the train received an overwhelming response from the passengers. Within just eight months, its frequency was increased to four days a week from September 13, 2019.

Donald Trump says he will impose Greenland tariffs ‘100%’, EU vows to defend sovereignty

Updated: January 20, 2026 07:59 IST

Trump told NBC News that the United States would impose a 10% tariff on “any and all goods” coming from the UK from 1 February, rising to 25% from 1 June, unless Washington reaches a deal to buy Greenland from Denmark.

Nose clogged with mud, water in chest: Noida techie’s autopsy tells story of drowning

January 20, 2026 07:57 IST

Yuvraj, who had lost his mother two years ago, lived with his father at Tata Eureka Park housing society in Sector 150. He was the sole earning member of the family.

Months before Noida man drowned in ditch, residents wrote to MP Mahesh Sharma about broken, dark roads

January 20, 2026 07:53 IST

Soon after midnight on Friday, Yuvraj, a software professional, drove his car over a low, broken fence along the dark road in the fog, and drowned shouting for help in the deep swamp into which the vehicle landed.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has achieved 30 percent of its desilting target so far. (File)

BMC seeks extension till March 4 to present budget

Updated: January 20, 2026 07:45 IST

“We have written to the state government, asking them to allow us for an extension in announcing the budget. We have demanded an extension period till March 4, 2026,” municipal commissioner and state appointed administrator, Bhushan Gagrani, told The Indian Express.

Akshay Kumar’s security vehicle involved in accident in Juhu, one injured

Updated: January 20, 2026 07:42 IST

The car of Akshay Kumar, who was returning home with his wife Twinkle Khanna from the airport after an overseas trip, was not involved in the collision.