Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a major religious celebration for Hindus that is also observed by other groups ...

(Arun SANKAR/AFP/AFP) Toxic air in India's capital hit more than 56 times the UN health limit early Tuesday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali worsened air pollution. This month, the ...

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 ...

A Queens house fire was apparently sparked by a neighbor setting off fireworks as part of a Diwali celebration early Wednesday, police sources said. The blaze broke out about 2:15 a.m. in the home on ...

NEW DELHI – Thick smog blanketed India’s capital Tuesday, a day after millions celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks that sent air pollution soaring to hazardous levels. Revelers in ...

Incredible video footage shows fireworks being launched dangerously close to homes and businesses during Diwali celebrations, with one London resident describing the scenes as “like the Wild West.” ...