Bursting of crackers is a Diwali tradition. However, more people might now be consciously choosing to avoid fireworks. Multiple factors could be behind this change of attitude to a tradition that ...

Process until the crackers are the texture of sand, about 15 seconds. Add 1 stick melted unsalted butter and pulse until evenly moistened and starting to clump, 8 to 10 (1-second) pulses.

It also fixed a two-hour time period between 8 pm and 10 pm for bursting crackers on Diwali and a 35-minute window between 11:55 pm and 12:30 am for Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Sonu Jha (27) was beaten up by a group of boys over bursting of crackers some days ago. He died at a hospital today. Three accused arrested for the assault had been released on bail.

The top court in a southern Indian state has banned the bursting of firecrackers during festivals in churches and temples. “There is no commandment in any of the holy books to burst crackers for ...