As the festival of light approaches, here’s how you can take care of strays/pets during Diwali!
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Diwali 2019: Lakshmi Puja timing, Puja Tithi & Vidhi, Mantras for Diwali
As such, the Lakshmi puja muhurat is between 06.43 pm and 08.15 pm, on October 27, 2019, for major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Gurgaon and others.
Happy Chhoti Diwali 2019: Wishes, SMS , quotes, messages for Facebook & Whatsapp
On the festival of Chhoti Diwali, here are Wishes, SMS, quotes, messages for Facebook & Whatsapp to wish the loved ones!
Diwali 2019: Here are simple and colorful rangoli patterns to decorate your house on the festival
Ahead of Diwali, here’s looking at easy and simple rangoli patterns to decorate your house this Diwali!
Ahead of Diwali 2019, Soan Papdi memes make its way to Twitter trends
Ahead of the festival of lights, here are some of the hilarious memes on Soan Papdi:
Shock decline in vehicle sales hit dealers this Diwali
Mumbai: An “unexpected de-growth” during the festival season this year has shocked the automobile industry with consumers “postponing” purchase of both two and four-wheelers, a top industry official said here on Friday. During the festival season Navratri to Diwali, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) recorded a dismal decline[Read More…]
Hair care post diwali and keeping hair safe from pollution
Diwali maybe one of your favorite festivals but you cannot afford to overlook the fact that crackers mount up the usual pollution level to manyfold. With or without restrictions from the government, firecrackers remain an inevitable part of Diwali. Undeniably, pollution causes irretrievable damage especially to your hair. Adopting the[Read More…]
Twitter storm rages over Trump’s Diwali tweet
New York: US President Donald Trump‘s tweet calling Diwali a “holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains” have started a raging twitter storm over his apparent omission of Hindus, the members of the first and largest religion to observe it. However, in another tweet though, he said: “It was my great[Read More…]
SC ban on firecrackers flouted, air pollution increased six times
New Delhi: The Supreme Court ban during Diwali was violated in full swing across Delhi and NCR with people bursting firecrackers till late night leading to thick haze on Thursday morning and deteriorating air quality, which experts say was six times higher than normal. “The Air Quality Index (AQI) of[Read More…]
SC ban on crackers on Diwali in Delhi-NCR not very effective
New Delhi: Despite the Supreme Courts directives, people in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday continued to burst crackers on Diwali well past the 10 p.m. deadline though the air quality index (AQI) showed a slight improvement over last year. The Supreme Court had limited the time for bursting crackers between 8-10 p.m.[Read More…]
Delhi air quality improves to ‘poor’ on Diwali
New Delhi: After several days of suffering from ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ air quality, the national capital on Wednesday surprisingly breathed better air in Diwali as its pollution level went down, improving the quality to ‘poor’. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the overall Air Quality Index for[Read More…]
PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Army, ITBP in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday celebrated Diwali with the personnel of Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), mandated to guard 3,488 km Sino-India border, in Uttarakhand and said that India was taking great strides forward in the defence sector. The Prime Minister reached Harshil village at around 7.50[Read More…]
New York: White House breaks tradition of Diwali celebrations amid midterms
New York: US President Donald Trump broke a 15-year tradition of holding formal Diwali celebrations at the White House this year with the festival falling amid the crucial midterm polls. The Diwali celebration was started by former President George W. Bush in 2003 and was carried on by his successor[Read More…]
PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Army, ITBP in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday celebrated Diwali with the personnel of Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), mandated to guard 3,488 km Sino-India border, in Uttarakhand. The Prime Minister reached Harshil village at around 7.50 a.m. in a special Indian Air Force plane and distributed sweets to the[Read More…]
United Nations issues ‘Diya Stamps’ to mark Diwali celebrations
United Nations: The UN Postal System has issued two stamps with Diyas to mark the celebration of Diwali as “the quest for the triumph of good over evil”. India’s Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin said in a tweet on Tuesday: “Thank you @UNStamps for portraying our common quest for the triumph of[Read More…]
PM Modi reaches Uttarakhand, offers prayer at Kedarnath shrine
Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Kedarnath Temple, performs pooja and takes the blessings of lord Kedar. The Prime Minister flew into the state capital in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) plane. He was received at the Jolly Grant airport by Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat and other senior officials. Besides[Read More…]
President, VP, PM Modi greets nation on Diwali
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. “Wishing all fellow citizens a happy and prosperous Diwali. May the festival of lights illuminate every home and every family,[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu celebrates Diwali, police cracks down for violating cracker norms
Chennai: People in Tamil Nadu celebrated Diwali with traditional fervour, starting off with special sesame oil bath, wearing new clothes and bursting firecrackers, while police registered cases against several of those who violated the cracker bursting time slot ordered by the government. Unlike previous years though the sound of the[Read More…]
Jharkhand Cabinet increases monthly honorarium of Manchini-Munda-Dakus
Ranchi: Jharkhand cabinet under the Chief Minister Raghubar Das has decided to give monthly honorarium amount of 1,000 per month to 17,282 people of the tribal community working similarly as Manaki-Munda-Dakuvah. The cabinet has decided to double the amount of money given to Manaki Munda, Gram Pradhan, and Dakua. The[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu celebrates Diwali
Chennai: People in Tamil Nadu celebrated Diwali with traditional fervour starting of with special sesame oil bath, wearing new clothes and bursting fire crackers. Unlike previous years though the sound of the bursting of fire crackers was rather subdued following the he Supreme Court-imposed restrictions. The state government has permitted[Read More…]
Diwali special music show designed for pets
New Delhi: “MTV Woofer”, a special music show has been designed for pets. It’s an initiative for the welfare of pets to make this Diwali more comfortable for them. The show brings together musicians Siddharth Basrur, Winit Tikoo and Sidd Coutto. “Diwali calls for a big family gathering with each[Read More…]
Happy Deepavali 2019: Diwali Wishes, Images, Quotes, SMS, Messages, Photos, WhatsApp and Facebook Status
Get here some unique and heartfelt Diwali Wishes, Happy Diwali images, Diwali cards, Happy Diwali images, Diwali quotes, Diwali messages, Diwali wishes, Diwali wallpapers, Diwali greetings 2019 you can can send to your loved ones on this auspicious day.
Last minute Diwali gift ideas for your loved ones
Diwali is here, with just two days away, time for buying that perfect for your loved ones is ticking away. Diwali, the festival of lights, spreads the message of love, joy and is the perfect time to show your love to your close ones with those little gifts of happiness.[Read More…]
Not a single cracker burst as Vrindavan widows show the way to celebrating green Diwali
By Arun Kumar Das Vrindavan: Amid a chorus of popular songs, hand-clapping and lots of flowers, widows of this Hindu holy city celebrated Diwali on Sunday evening by lighting only earthen lamps and candles in keeping with the Supreme Court directives for ensuring a pollution-free celebration. This assumes significance as[Read More…]
Diwali 2018: Here’s why Sikhs celebrate festival of light
Diwali 2018: One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali, is celebrated every autumn to mark the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. The name of the festival comes from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, meaning row of lights. Diwali is known as the[Read More…]