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 ...

The festival brings with it a number of unique traditions, which also vary by the region. What all celebrations have in common are the lights, fireworks, feasting, new clothes and praying. —In ...

AS DIWALI approaches, the eThekwini Municipality has issued a firm warning to residents to act responsibly when using fireworks, while Hindu leaders appeal for greater religious tolerance. City ...

Aerial fireworks set off on a Queens street to celebrate Diwali that caused two homes to catch fire were wildly zigzagging in the air, striking front porches and flying down alleyways into parked cars ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Indians celebrated their festival of lights with the flash and din of fireworks, casting a pall of murky pollution over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People walk amid morning smog near India Gate amid a day after Diwali in Delhi, India (AP) Fine particles released from the ...

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Diwali, known as the “Festival of Lights,” is being celebrated in South Asian communities across Houston and around the world. A major fireworks display at a Hindu temple in ...

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 ...

Arizona law permits the use of ground-based consumer fireworks like sparklers but restricts aerial fireworks. Fireworks can only be sold and used during specific dates around holidays like New Year's, ...

SOUTH OZONE PARK, Queens (WABC) -- A fire tore through two homes in Queens on Wednesday morning, and FDNY officials confirmed it started because of Diwali fireworks. Police say the fire broke out in ...

If you've been in or around Bensalem this week, you've more than likely seen or heard fireworks blasting off overhead in honor of an annual religious holiday that is celebrated by millions of people ...