Diwali is a time to worship the dogs here

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Diwali is a time to worship the dogs here Sunday marked the second of five days of Nepal's Tihar festival, or Diwali, held to worship Dogs. Kukur Tihar is a tribute to all things canines. Delhi air right now is like smoking 50 cigarettes a day Air in Delhi turned "Hazardous" during Diwali on Sunday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded 999 at Patparganj. What was that buzz about RBI selling gold? The buzz started after a report that the RBI was selling gold from its reserves. The report said RBI has bought gold worth $5.1 billion and sold about $1.15 billion of gold since the start of its business year in July. Anatomy of a raid: How the United States took out Baghdadi U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of violent jihadist group Islamic State, died during an overnight raid led by U.S. military forces in Syria. Lit Diwali: This Indian city sets Guinness world record lighting oil lamps The Indian city of Ayodhya on Saturday set a Guinness world record by illuminating hundreds of thousands of earthen lamps as part of an annual Hindu festival. The firm that will remake Lutyens' Delhi Gujarat-based firm HCP Design has won the contract to design the ambitious plan to redevelop the 3 km-stretch of the central vista area from Rashtrapati Bhavan up to India Gate in New Delhi. Mexicans parade as fancy skeletons ahead of 'Day of the Dead' Mexicans are hitting the streets in the capital dressed as elegant skeletons as the country's Day of the Dead festivities extend in scope and popularity. Here are eight games that have redefined the gaming industry Video gaming has become serious business today. Big titles are downloaded hundreds of millions of times and are massive earners for game publishers. This week, that year: Events that made history Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, at her residence in New Delhi on Oct 31, 1984. California blaze forces evacuations as wind spurs blackouts A Northern California blaze forced evacuation orders and warnings for nearly all of Sonoma County stretching to the coast, with forecasts of strong winds prompting officials to start cutting electricity for millions of people in an effort to prevent more fires.

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