Delhi: Ignoring ban, people burst firecrackers on Diwali

People in the Delhi-NCR violated the ban on firecrackers and celebrated Diwali with bursting crackers which added to pollution in Delhi

The Air Quality Index at several places touched 1000.

As the wrath of Covid-19 continues to grapple the national capital amid Diwali festivities, it confirmed the second-highest single-day fatalities on Saturday. The city recorded as many as 96 deaths and 7,340 new infections out of the 49,645 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.