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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): As many as 14 children reported to have lost eyesight after they were injured by makeshift carbide guns during Diwali celebrations in Bhopal, according to a news article by the NDTV. Notably, on October 22, PTI reported that over 60 people, including children between age of 8 and 14 years, sustained severe injuries on face and eyes due to carbide gun in capital Bhopal. Chief Medical and Health Officer Manish Sharma also warned against the use of carbide guns. These guns are mostly used by the farmers to protect their crops from animals like monkeys. Its open sale in the market and branding as a Diwali firecracker, that too, without any cautionary note, has sparked a debate on regulation by the authorities.
Mumbai, Sep 5 (PTI) The car makers are expected to see a pent-up demand over the next two months, and the industry may perform better than projected earlier this fiscal due to GST rate rationalisation, which will make small cars cheaper, Stellantis India business head and director for automotive brands Kumar Priyesh said on Friday. He also said that building local R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and localised products has helped the group's Citroen brand keep its vehicle prices accessible for customers. Earlier, Citroen India announced the debut of its Basalt X Range, with all-new interior ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) Gold prices are at an all-time high ahead of Diwali and the wedding season, but it has not slowed down the consumer demand though many of them seem to prefer "solid bullion" rather than jewellery, traders said on Thursday. The price of the yellow metal stood at Rs 1,28,395 per 10 grams on MCX during the day. "Gold prices are increasing every day, and people are looking at this and coming in to invest. Demand for jewellery has slowed, but people are buying gold bars and coins. We are seeing a lot of demand for gold and silver bars in this festive season and ahead of the w ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 20 (PTI) West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Kali Puja and Diwali. Bose, in his message said, "May the festival of lights illuminate our lives and guide us towards harmony." He also wished the people of the state good health, prosperity and progress on the occasion of Kali puja and Diwali. The chief minister conveyed her heartfelt wishes for Kali Puja and Diwali, and also shared a festive song written and composed by her and sung by Srilekha Bandyopadhyay. In a post on X, Banerjee i ...Read More >
Most of the patients were aged between 10 and 40 years of age. New Delhi: Hospitals across the national capital reported a surge in burn injuries after Diwali celebrations on Tuesday, with dozens of patients admitted due to firecracker-related accidents. According to data from the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Burns Surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), a total of 60 burn cases were recorded between October 19 and October 21, with 33 incidents reported on ...Read More >
On Wednesday evening, 2 parked scooters exploded just seconds apart around 7:30 pm, injuring six people and damaging nearby shops A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to visit the site of the twin scooter blasts that took place in Kanpur on Wednesday evening, sources told News18. As part of its standard operating procedure, the NIA examines any suspected blast site, particularly when the motive or cause remains unclear. The agency is in contact with the Uttar Pradesh An ...Read More >
Leh, Oct 20 (PTI) Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta on Monday celebrated Diwali with army personnel here and hailed their contribution in safeguarding the borders of the country. He reiterated the commitment of the central government and his administration to the welfare of the armed forces and ex-servicemen, along with their family members. The Lt Governor was joined by General Officer Commanding, 14 Corps Lt Gen Hitesh Bhalla, General Officer Commanding and 72 Sub Area Maj Gen Praveen Chhabra and other officers in celebrating the festival at an event organised by the Leh-based Fire and Fur ...Read More >
The 60-year-old Dalit man's grandson claimed his grandfather has breathing difficulties, and he had accidentally urinated while coughing. An elderly Dalit man was allegedly forced to lick the ground near a temple on the outskirts of Lucknow on Diwali after he was accused of urinating there, police said. While the accused has been arrested, the 60-year-old Dalit man's grandson claimed his grandfather has breathing difficulties, and he had accidentally urinated while coughing. According to polic ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and the United States are reportedly on the verge of finalising a landmark trade deal that could slash US tariffs on Indian goods by more than 30%, potentially reducing rates from roughly 50% to 15-16%, according to sources cited by Mint. Long delayed, the pact is now gaining traction as discussions around energy cooperation and agricultural access advance rapidly. Energy strategy is a central pillar of the proposed agreement. India may gradually reduce crude oil imports from Russia as part of a broader economic alignment with Washington, reflecting global pressure on nations ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: Shattering all hopes of retail jewellery buyers of some relief amid the ongoing Navratri festival, gold rates in Bangalore, and other Indian cities broke another record on Monday, September 29. The price of gold in Bangalore, aka Bengaluru, witnessed a sharp surge bringing 24 karat gold Rs 16,000 above the historic Rs 1 lakh mark. The gold price rally in Karnataka capital mirrored the surge in gold rate in India and across the world. The sharp rally in precious metal is on its path to beat the record-rally of 1979. Multiple factors like US Fed rate cut, trade becau ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Major companies across sectors, including automakers, consumer electronics, and consumer goods, have reported record sales during the nine-day auspicious Navratri period, according to data shared by leading firms. The robust sales were aided by the recent GST reform, which saw a substantial drop in tax rates, leading to price reductions across consumer goods, appliances, such as TVs (above 32-inch screen size), air conditioners and automobiles. The industry reported a spike in sales from day one on September 22, when the new slashed rates came into effect. Encouraged ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 22: Diwali celebrations in Chhattisgarh turned tragic after a 60-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by two men following a heated argument over them bursting firecrackers. Cops said that the dispute took place over the two accused bursting firecrackers outside the deceased's house in Chhattisgarh's Durg district. The alleged stabbing incident occurred on Monday night, October 20, under the Chhavni police station limits in Bhilai town. Soon after the incident came to light, the police swung into action and arrested the accused involved in the attack. The arrested accus ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an ordinary murderer would not have inflicted such kind of injuries," the bench said on Tuesday.The natur ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 26 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will likely lead a protest march in Maharashtra's Marathwada region on October 11 on the issue of assistance to the farmers hit by unprecedented rains, party MP Sanjay Raut said here on Friday. Raut, however, did not specify the city or district where the march will be held. Thackeray has demanded that the BJP-led state government provide Rs 50,000 per hectare and loan waiver to farmers from the PM CARES Fund, he told reporters. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis -- who is in Delhi -- should meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Unio ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru after developing a fever late Tuesday night, sparking concern among party workers and political leaders across the country. Doctors at the hospital are closely monitoring his condition and have assured that there is no immediate cause for alarm. Kharge, 83, was reportedly brought to the renowned medical facility after he complained of persistent fever. A medical team quickly initiated a series of diagnostic tests to determine the cause. While his condition is said to be stable, doctors have kept ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Ahead of Diwali, authorities have issued 103 temporary licenses for the retail sale of NEERI-approved green firecrackers at designated locations across the city till Saturday, officials said. The district authorities, in collaboration with Delhi Police, have formed patrolling teams headed by area sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) to ensure full compliance with the Supreme Court's guidelines regarding the sale and use of approved firecrackers, officials added. A total of 159 applications were submitted for temporary licenses to sell green firecrackers. Of these, 103 ha ...Read More >
Thane, Oct 19 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said the government is fully committed to compensating flood-affected farmers in the state and will not let their Diwali be dark. On the speculation of an alliance between the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and his cousin Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the upcoming local body polls in the state, Shinde on Saturday said those who don't stand by their principles will be rejected by the people. "Some leaders were saying that if two Thackerays come together, there'll be fireworks. But Thane's peop ...Read More >
Anshoo Sharma, CEO & cofounder of Magicpin, India's third-largest food delivery platform, told PTI the platform is gearing up for even higher volumes as Diwali approaches. According to Bhakoo, choco lava cakes topped dessert orders across metros, while Kolkata's long-standing love for biryani remained intact. As India revels in the spirit of the festive season, food delivery platforms Swiggy and Magicpin have reported a massive surge in orders, highlighting how culinary cravings are now central ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (PTI) The Punjab Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the "lack of response and the failure" of the BJP-led Centre to sanction a special financial package for the flood-hit Punjab. The resolution also condemned the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for "not responding" to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's repeated request for a meeting, thereby "insulting" the people of the state, and preventing the state from making a proper and comprehensive representation of the full scale of the disaster. The two BJP members were not present in the House when t ...Read More >
Meanwhile, Delhi experienced partially cloudy skies on Friday, with no rainfall recorded. (File) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Rainfall and winds helped Delhi avoid a sharp pollution rise after Dussehra celebrations * Delhi's 24-hour average AQI was 88 on Friday, categorised as satisfactory * Post-Dussehra pollution spikes have been common, with AQI exceeding 200 in recent years Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhit: A combin ...Read More >
Stage I of GRAP is implemented when the AQI exceeds 200. Stage II (Very Poor) comes into effect when it crosses 300, Stage III (Severe) at levels above 350, and Stage IV (Severe Plus) when the AQI goes beyond 400. New Delhi: Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the 'poor' category for the first time this season with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 211 on Tuesday ahead of Diwali. It forced Commission for Air Quality Management to impose stage I of Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) in Delhi-NCR. The ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) The right to speech and expression cannot be exercised at the cost of others' dignity and integrity, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it cautioned about the dangers of "unregulated" social media saying incidents like the recent hurling of shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai are nothing but "money-spinning ventures". A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi made the remarks when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Vikas Singh, who is also the president of Supreme Court Bar Association, sought urgent listing of plea for contempt ac ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) US President Donald Trump extended Diwali greetings in a phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who expected both India and the US to continue to "illuminate" the world with hope and stand united against terrorism in all its forms. The phone conversation, initiated by the US president, came days after he claimed that PM Modi told him that India will stop buying Russian crude oil. Following Trump's comments, India suggested that there was no such conversation. "Thank you, President Trump, for your phone call and warm Diwali greetings. On this festival of lights, ma ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 26 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Friday that the state government has arranged funds to disburse scholarships to nearly five lakh students from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who were previously left out due to institutions failing to upload their data on time. He said it resulted in the data being locked and assured that all deprived students will receive their scholarships before Diwali. According to a press statement, the announcement was made during a scholarship distribution ceremony organised at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, where CM Y ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) The Maharashtra government will ensure that financial assistance is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers and citizens affected by the recent spell of heavy rains and floods in the next three to four days, a senior official said on Tuesday. Rains and floods have left crops spread over nearly 60 lakh hectares across the state damaged, the official said. Torrential rains and floods last week have damaged crops on lakhs of acres of land in large parts of the state, including eight districts of the Marathwada region, Solapur, Satara, and Sangli in western Maharashtra ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) The sale of green firecrackers began in the national capital on Saturday after the Supreme Court allowed their sale and use under certain conditions, bringing cheer to traders who reported a steady flow of customers through the day. Traders who had applied for licences to sell eco-friendly firecrackers received approvals earlier in the day. Markets across the city, including Sadar Bazaar, saw increased activity as residents rushed to them to make their purchases. Paramjeet Singh Pamma, president of the Sadar Bazaar Traders' Association, said traders were prepared to mee ...Read More >
The villagers in Sammoo, about 25 km from the district headquarters, at the most are allowed to light diyas, but there is a tacit understanding against the bursting of crackers and indulge in extravagance. Any deviation from the norm forbodes a disaster, locals say. According to the villagers, a few hundred years ago, a pregnant woman was preparing for Diwali when the body of her husband, a soldier in the local king's army, was brought home. Disraught, the woman threw herself into the man's crem ...Read More >
Globally, developments around proposed US tariffs on China, along with movements in crude oil prices and currency trends, will play a key role in shaping risk appetite and investor positioning, Mishra added.Source : ABPLIVE AI The Indian benchmark indices saw significant gains during early trade on Monday morning on account of Diwali as the Sensex opened 498 points higher at 84,451.11, and the Nifty opened higher by more than 190 points, at 25,899.90. In the pre-open session, at 9:03 AM, the Se ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 20 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee performed Kali Puja at her Kalighat residence here on Monday night, a tradition she has followed for over four decades, senior Trinamool Congress leaders said. Clad in a cotton saree, Banerjee took part in the rituals while her nephew and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee participated in a yagna in front of the idol of the goddess. Large crowds gathered outside her residence to catch a glimpse of the celebrations. Greeting people on the occasion of Kali Puja and Deepavali, Banerjee posted on X: "O Mother, Goddes ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Dismissing the Opposition's criticism of his government's GST measures as lies of "bayan bahadur", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the BJP-NDA ushered in a "new model of good governance" and a family will now save nearly Rs 20,000 on its annual household expenditure of Rs 1 lakh compared to the UPA period. Speaking at the inauguration of Delhi BJP headquarters here, Modi asked party workers to ensure that the benefits of next-generation GST reforms reach people, especially in opposition-ruled states, asserting that the decision, along with the rise in ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) Actor Varun Dhawan says the box office clash between his upcoming film "Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari" and "Kantara: Chapter 1" was unavoidable and he is confident that both the films are different and will do "big business". Both "Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari" and "Kantara: Chapter 1" are releasing on October 2. Varun stars in Shashank Khaitan film alongside Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra and Rohit Saraf in the main cast. "Sunny..." was initially slated to release in April but it was pushed to a later date due to the ill health of Khaitan, who is known for his romanti ...Read More >