Diwali, set to occur this weekend, stands out as the most jubilant festivity in India. Embraced by a population exceeding a billion, both within the nation and its diaspora, this celebration spans ...

(AP) — Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and ...

A Diwali celebration precedes a fireworks display at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett on Nov. 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Fireworks are set off as people celebrate Diwali at BAPS ...

A former city councillor in Leicester has said the lack of an organised Diwali fireworks events has led to more people setting them off at home this year. Rita Patel, who lives in Humberstone, said ...

Diwali, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is one of the most popular festivals in India. It is celebrated primarily by Hindus but has become a national festival over the centuries and is ...

Ward 5 councillor Raj Dhaliwal he’s received complaints about unruly fireworks in Calgary for years — even before dozens came ...

This year's Diwali celebrations will be brighter than ever in the Houston area after Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday approved fireworks sales for the holiday for the first time.

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utahns would be able to light fireworks during the five days of the Hindu religious holiday Diwali under a bill that is moving through the Legislature. Senate Bill 46, ...

The tradition of celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights, keeps growing in the U.S. and creating a season of events including around the Bay Area. South Asian families who previously observed the ...

Thousands of people across the West Midlands are coming together to celebrate Diwali. The festival of lights falls on 20 October this year and is observed by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains worldwide. A major ...

Pictured is a performance from the International Diwali and Dussehra Festival held in 2017 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land. The Hindu holiday of Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is ...