Crackers were an intrinsic part of Diwali celebrations not just for Nitin, but his father, Ashok, too. For Ashok, an engineer in his 50s, it started when he went to college.

Despite a blanket ban on fireworks in Delhi owing to runaway pollution and worsening air quality, revellers across the city engaged in bursting firecrackers with abandon on Diwali night. Visuals ...

However, those who are avid cracker lovers have their own preferences. For example, if buying sky shots, they demand one with maximum of 500 shots, which explodes for as long as 10 minutes.

Yes, you heard fire crackers in the sky the last few nights but by and large, our block markets were not to blame. Initially the High Court order was a blanket ban on Diwali crackers but on Monday the ...