Diwali 2014

Nothing sweet about this Diwali thanks to sky-rocketing dry fruit prices

The category of sweets that will pinch pockets this year will be dry fruits and dry fruit mithai. Prices of dry fruits have been the highest this year. Prices of walnuts have skyrocketed to Rs 1,600 with the best quality available at Rs 2,000

Dull Diwali: Smaller budgets, Modi's Make in India call a big blow for fireworks' sales

Diwali this year is not the noisy festival it was last year. Sales of fireworks have dropped by a third this year and demand is lukewarm, say most shop keepers.<br />

DDLJ and more: Shah Rukh Khan is Goddess Lakshmi's favourite Diwali star

Ever since Baazigar released in 1993, the one who has been Lady Lakshmi's favourite Bollywood star is Shah Rukh Khan.

Australian PM Tony Abbott greets Indians on Diwali eve

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has greeted over 4,50,000 Indians living in the country on Diwali.

These traditional firecracker makers in Assam are determined to take on Sivakasi's products this Diwali

An Assam village has been making firecrackers for over a 100 years and has now got a logo that will help it distinguish from the hugely popular Sivakasi products.

Modi bombs to Modi rockets: Here's how Bihar is celebrating Diwali

Modi rocket, Modi chakri, Modi bomb, Modi phuljhari (sparklers) - firecrackers named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi are selling like hot cakes in Bihar.

Gold, cheap flights, smartphones: Record sales this Diwali as buyers open up purse strings

The Diwali Dhamaka was felt in the skies too after low-cost carrier SpiceJet started another fare war on Tuesday. While SpiceJet announced a one-way domestic fare offer, ranging from all-inclusive fares of Rs 899 to Rs 2,499 for travel between November 1, 2014, to December 15, Jet Airways announced a discounted ticket scheme starting from an all-inclusive fare of Rs 899 while Indigo announced fares between Rs 1,590 to Rs 4,999 on its domestic routes.<br />

Photos: From lanterns to firecrackers, here is how Mumbai gears up for Diwali

Here is a look at the shopping frenzy that grips Mumbai during Diwali.

Headless, Blood Red, Half-and-Half: Kali-doscope in one Kolkata neighbourhood

Durga Puja is the mother of all festivals in Kolkata. But in the neighbourhood of Chetla, Kali Puja is queen. And each form of Kali is different from the next - blood red Rakta Chamunda to headless Chhinnamasta to even one in the colours of a football team.

Lower gold prices fail to lure buyers in Mumbai, only token sales this Dhanteras