Crowds had swelled because trains bound for the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, ...

New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas (earthen lamps) dotted houses as people across the ...

India has sent a proposal to UNESCO for inclusion of the Diwali festival in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of ...

New Delhi: Diwali is just around the corner and you must be planning to head home to celebrate the festival of lights with your near and dear ones. If you haven't booked your tickets yet ...

For me, Diwali has always been, overwhelmingly, about food. And I have to thank my favourite city in the world - Delhi - for that ... would spawn a new fashion sense. It did.

Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, a Hindu festival, by setting off firecrackers. India's Supreme Court has banned fireworks in the capital Delhi, in the run-up to the Hindu festival of Diwali.

Additional closures may occur in Delhi, Maharashtra ... Laxmi Puja/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvat New Year Day occurs the day after Diwali, honouring King Bali's return and marking the Vikram ...