Pandemic casts shadow over India's festival of light

New Delhi (AFP) Nov 14, 2020

Fear of the coronavirus and chronic pollution spoiled the party Saturday as hundreds of millions of Indians celebrated the biggest Hindu holiday of the year. Diwali is meant to be the festival of light, but the pandemic has clouded the future for many in the country of 1.3 billion. Some people defiantly set off traditional firecrackers in Delhi in spite of a ban imposed because of sky-hi