Diwali Festivities
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Indian Railways announces over 200 new trains for Diwali and other festivals | Complete detail insid
Business | Oct 29, 2024, 01:32 PM ISTEarlier on October 24, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Indian Railways will run 7,000 trains during the Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals this year as compared to 4,500 last year.
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Delhi: Pre-Diwali liquor sale in national capital registers spike, 2.58 crore bottles sold
Delhi | Nov 11, 2023, 07:41 AM ISTDelhi liquor sale: The peak of the sale was likely to be Dhanteras (Friday) and Chhoti Diwali on Saturday as people were expected to buy liquor not only for personal use but also for gifting, officials said.
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Gold rush: People throng markets in Delhi on Dhanteras
News | Nov 12, 2020, 09:17 PM ISTAs the country is celebrating Dhanteras today, people in the national capital came out to purchase gold. Making purchase on this auspicious day is an age-old tradition.
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Garo militants kill 6, injured 7 others on Assam-Meghalaya border during Diwali festivities
India | Nov 04, 2013, 01:21 PM ISTGoalpara (Assam): At least six persons were killed and seven others seriously injured when suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants opened fire on a group of people gambling on the occasion of Diwali in
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High Inflation To Pinch Diwali Festivities, Says Survey
Oct 22, 2011, 01:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 22: This Diwali and Dhanteras people from middle- and low-income groups will be spending up to 40 per cent less, courtesy high inflation which is eating into their monthly budgets, says a