Festive Fireworks
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The Diwali paradox: Green firecrackers are less toxic, but also less popular in Delhi
Shopkeepers say fewer customers want them. Traders complain of a supply bottleneck.
Vijayta Lalwani
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‘Where are green crackers?’ Delhi traders are upset with Supreme Court order, police confused
In possibly the first police action since the verdict, a Delhi man was booked for bursting crackers outside neighbour’s home.
Vijayta Lalwani & Abhishek Dey
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Fireworks show to go on at Kerala’s Thrissur Pooram temple festival – but with a little less sparkle
The state’s biggest pyrotechnic display will take place at the penultimate day of the festival on Saturday.
TA Ameerudheen
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From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques
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Four strange symptoms of Covid-19 you might not have heard about
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman
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Video: A drone flew past a fireworks display. This is what it looked like
Why burst polluting firecrackers when you can enjoy them in breathtaking detail through video footage?
Scroll Staff
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This Diwali, even import curbs have failed to take the bang out of illegal Chinese crackers
Despite the many restrictions, smuggled crackers seem to make it into the country with ease.
Abhishek Dey
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Watch what happens when you light 5,200 black snakes (ok, they're fireworks) to celebrate July 4
Clearly, there are many ways to celebrate American Independence Day.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: The moment when a humpback whale landed on a tourist boat, injuring passengers on board
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Watch: Paediatric dental clinic support dog comforts children in Ecuador
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‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman
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Watch: Bengaluru torrential rains on Tuesday leave two dead
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‘If you don’t want to follow rules, get out’: Actor Patti LuPone calls out maskless audience members
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How Thrissur Pooram got its fireworks back
Hectic political negotiations after the Puttingal Temple tragedy have ensured that pyrotechnics displays will continue at the Kerala festival.
Roy Mathew
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Why despite the Kollam tragedy, Kerala temples aren’t stopping such fireworks displays anytime soon
Temple festivals are a cultural lifeline and showpieces of caste rivalry.
Binoo K John
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Diwali firecrackers render air quality to alarming lows across country
Air quality in Delhi plunged to a 'severe' level, with pollutants rising 20 times the standard level in certain areas.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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Watch: ‘Nikamma’ stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty
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How Ashok Kumar learned to ‘open his heart through his eyes’
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Watch: In ‘777 Charlie’, meet Rakshit Shetty’s Dharma and his four-legged saviour