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Smog dims shine of Diwali

As the rest of the country celebrates the Festival of Lights, which falls on Wednesday this year, asthma sufferers like Prakash, 22, will be cooped up at home, dreading the blanket of smoke that worsens the already dire air quality. " [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Diwali activities in UK primary schools

Hindus have lauded Bridlewood Primary School and East Wichel Community Primary & Nursery in Swindon in South West England for reportedly celebrating Diwali on October 19 and have urged all elementary and secondary schools of United Kingdo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Hindus contribute to save Diwali, Christmas festive lights i...

The Hindus have offered to contribute to save the Diwali and Christmas festive lights in Wellingborough town in England, according to reports. Wellingborough Borough Council, whose tagline is “making Wellingborough a place to be [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Diwali Dhoom

The week that ended with an hour-long Diwali muhurat trading session on Friday saw a big bang performance by the 30-share benchmark index, Sensex, which crossed the psychological 21,000 mark to 21,004.96 on November 5. The Sensex soared [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Hindus welcome ‘Happy Diwali’ wish of White House

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a release in Nevada (USA) today, welcoming US President Barack Obama’s Diwali statement, urged him to push for a Diwali stamp by United States Postal Service and adding Diwali to the holiday calendar o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Julia Roberts says essence of Christmas and Diwali is the sa...

Oscar winner Hollywood star Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman), the recent convert to Hinduism, says ‘Diwali should be celebrated unanimously throughout the world as a gesture of goodwill’. In her ‘Diwali wishes’, [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Celebrating Diwali with Ganesha and Lakshmi

Trust Ganesha to be where the action is. In the Hindu scheme of things, Ganesha’s birthday kicks off the festive season in the latter half of the year. The celebrations end in October/November in the burst of radiance that&rsqu [...]