Festive Fireworks

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
· Oct 26, 2019 · 06:30 am
‘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
· Nov 05, 2018 · 06:30 am
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
· May 05, 2017 · 06:30 pm

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The Reel

Would banning Diwali crackers really infringe religious rights?

As Supreme Court quashes plea to prohibit fireworks on Diwali, a short history of how pyrotechnics became an essential part of the festival of light.

Aarefa Johari
· Oct 28, 2015 · 08:00 pm