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India is proud to be the biggest development partner of Bangladesh: PM

India and Bangladesh strengthen ties with joint inauguration of 3 projects: Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link, Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line and Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant. PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina expressed gratitude for each other's commitment to friendship. Projects will boost connectivity and energy security in the region. PM Hasina…

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Indian Americans celebrate Diwali by providing 'Jaipur Foot' prostheses to differently-abled in North East

Hundreds of differently-abled people from the North East will soon be provided free Indian-made prostheses, 'Jaipur Foot', according to the officials of Jaipur Foot US (JFU) chapter.

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Punjab to allow only green firecrackers in festivals

Punjab govt allows use of only green firecrackers on Diwali, Gurpurab, Christmas & New Year; violators to face penal action. Sale of firecrackers to be done through licensed traders; no online orders. PPCB to carry out short-term monitoring in selected cities; police to ensure sale & use of allowed green…

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OPINION - Rishi Sunak, drop the change candidate act and you can still beat Sir Keir Starmer

Bollywood could not have dreamt up a better opening, a practising Hindu of Indian heritage stepping into No 10 during Diwali. Rishi Sunak may have always believed he was destined to be Prime Minister, but the timing was extraordinary as he lit clay candles in Downing Street to kick off the…

Evening Standard

Diwali becomes NYC public school holiday

NEW YORK — Diwali is the newest day off from the NYC public schools, but education officials will have to make adjustments to accommodate another holiday in an already packed school calendar.

Tribune News Service

NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday, but there's a catch this year

New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities

The Independent UK

‘BJP doesn’t give freebies, we empower people’: JP Nadda explains the difference

The BJP released its manifesto at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bengaluru on Monday with a careful focus on welfarism and key Hindutva agendas. Among its top promises, the BJP has announced schemes with a focus on Below Poverty Line families such as three free cooking gas cylinders annually during Ugadi,…

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Kennel Club issue Bonfire Night warning over missing dogs and guide to keeping pets safe

Missing dogs have risen by a third during Guy Fawkes and Diwali, according to a sad new report.

Daily Record

Internal review launched by NHS trust after 'hurtful' Diwali email sent to staff

The message sent on the morning of this year's festival made reference to the 'insidious growth of Hindu right wing nationalist ideology'

Manchester Evening News

Rishi Sunak is a new and old-fashioned Tory

It is a nice coincidence that Rishi Sunak has won the leadership of the Conservative Party, and hence the prime ministership, on the most important day of Diwali, the "festival of light" celebrated by Hindus, along with Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists. Diwali supposedly marks the triumph of "light over…

Bangkok Post

New Delhi wakes up to toxic smog after Diwali celebrations

Harmful PM2.5 particles surged to 350 on the air quality index, more than three times the reading of a day earlier.

Al Jazeera

Sweet celebration: Sydney’s ‘little India’ lights up as crowds turn out for Diwali

As the diaspora grows in the city’s west, more and more people are dressing up and turning out to share the joy of good company and delicious desserts

The Guardian - AU

Post-Diwali Delhi wakes to toxic firecracker smog

New Delhi (AFP) - New Delhi woke to toxic smog on Tuesday after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail to celebrate the annual Hindu festival.

AFP

Diwali 2022: Delhi Fire Department Gets 201 Calls On Diwali

Despite the legal deterrent in place, people in many parts of the city started bursting crackers by dusk. Read on for details:

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'It's about time': Celebrations of Diwali illuminate NYC

The week dawned gloomily in New York

Al Jazeera

‘A Diwali gift’: Indians celebrate Rishi Sunak’s rise to UK PM

Rishi Sunak is poised to formally take over from Liz Truss as the UK’s prime minister on Tuesday.

Wales Online

Diwali 2022: All the big events happening in Cardiff

There is lots going on in the capital for those who celebrate Diwali

Evening Standard

Happy Diwali: UK leaders’ tributes to the festival of lights

The five-day festival of lights is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil and will be celebrated until October 27

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For mom, Diwali came early this year

Given who my Mom is, a little cancer or chemo was never going to get in the way of her annual Diwali food operation

Liverpool Echo

Scouse nurse 'embraced her culture' by becoming TikTok star

Rene Subash, 23, shared her favourite Diwali sweets

Belfast Live

Belfast Diwali celebrations as Indian community mark the festival of lights

This year, Diwali falls on Monday, October 24

Daily Mirror

How to say Happy Diwali and other greetings explained during Festival of Lights

The celebration of Diwali is here and the annual event is celebrated across the globe with feasts, gifts and prayers as families come together for the festival of lights

The Independent UK

Diwali 2022: The symbolic foods eaten during the Festival of Lights

This year’s celebrations began on Monday 24 October

The Independent UK

Diwali 2022: When is the festival of lights and how is it celebrated around the world?

Diwali, the festival of lights, represents the triumph of good over evil

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'Privileged To Celebrate Diwali With Our Brave Jawans', Says PM Modi In Kargil

The Prime Minister has been celebrating the festival with soldiers for several years now. Read on for details:

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