These are my memories of Diwali in India:My dad arriving home the night before Diwali with dozens of boxes of mithai from Bangla Sweets located at Delhi's Bhagat Singh Market. Each box containing......
Classmates of an army officer from Maharashtra, who laid down his life battling militants near the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last year, have sent 400 packets of......
From playing Hanuman -- when I was in the sixth grade -- in a modern version of the Ramayana for a cultural night titled Diwali Dhamaka, held at my apartment complex in India, to organising......
When Kalpenn Modi, associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, and others in this office were discussing the Diwali event with community activists, the latter were asked if......
'I get angry when people throw ink or slap him -- but Arvind takes all this in his stride. People make fun of him and point out his mistakes, but they haven't seen his sacrifice...' 'If you......
It's Diwali time for marketeers in the online space, who are wooing the 37 million strong Indian online community with festival packages and Maha Diwali sales, where everything from diyas to......
Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......
The festival of lights has come as a bright spark for fast moving consumer goods companies (FMCG), dependent on the period for a significant proportion of their sales.Chocolate makers such as......
'Those were not kind days for a woman with a break-up.' IMAGE: Nargis in Shree 420. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Among the few who knew iconic actress Nargis best is her niece and......
Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja invited all their friends over for a grand Diwali party. Daddy Anil Kapoor distributed sweets, as he welcomed the guests. Here's looking at some of the......
'Diwali will be meaningful only when we eradicate the darkness in our hearts.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tiger Shroff/Instagram Tiger Shroff It's a working Diwali for me. I am in the UK......
It's Diwali, and Bollywood is spreading the love and good cheer with warm wishes on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram Preity Zinta: Happy Diwali & a prosperous & Happy......
Sonam Kapoor took time off from her mommy duties to throw a Diwali party for her friends and colleagues from the film industry. Malaika Arora, who celebrated her birthday on October 23,......
'Happy Diwali. Let’s celebrate being kind to nature and animals.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma celebrate Diwali on Wednesday. Photograph: Virat Kohli/Twitter It was a special day......