Despite bans, firecrackers sizzle across India for Diwali
Vanch Village, India Reuters Firecrackers are central to Diwali celebrations for millions of Indian Hindus and this year was no different even as some cities, including New Delhi, banned their use to curb some of the worst pollution levels in the world. Diwali honours the victorious return of Lord Rama, one of Hindiusm’s most revered […]
Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali
New Delhi, India Reuters Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Diwali – the annual Hindu festival of light. The capital New Delhi took, as it often does, the […]
Modi seeks detailed inquiry as India bridge toll rises to 135
Morbi, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said lessons must be learned as he visited the site of a bridge collapse that killed 135 people and met some of the injured in hospital on Tuesday. Army, navy and national disaster response force teams continued their search while locals gathered on the banks of the […]
India bridge collapse toll jumps to 134, could rise further
Ahmedabad, India Reuters The death toll from a suspension bridge collapse in India rose to 134 on Monday and officials fear the number could grow as authorities opened a criminal case into one of the deadliest accidents in the country in the past 10 years. The colonial-era footbridge over the Machhu River in the centre […]