Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra tied knots with American Singer Nick Jonas on Saturday December one in Jodhpur, Their christian wedding was followed by was followed by a grand firecracker display which has apparently not gone down too well with some people. Twitterati soon pointed out the hypocrisy in Priyanka’s stand as it[Read More…]
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Fog in Delhi; air quality ‘severe’
New Delhi: It was a foggy morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius and air quality deteriorating to “severe” level a day after Diwali. The air-quality across the National Capital Region has worsened, according to System of Air Quality and Weather[Read More…]
50 injured during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Firecrackers left at least 50 people injured during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad and outskirts, an official said on Thursday. The injured were brought to government-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital late Wednesday night and in the early hours of Thursday. According to doctors, at least eight of them sustained critical[Read More…]
Supreme Court lifts ban on sale and retail of fire crackers in Delhi-NCR
The Supreme Court temporarily lifted its order of suspending the permanent licences for sale and retail of fire crackers within the National Capital Region (NCR) on Tuesday. However, the SC might review its current order after Diwali depending on the ambient air quality after the festival. “The suspension of permanent[Read More…]