Each Diwali brings new trends in firecrackers, from sparklers to rockets, but this year’s dangerous novelty is the ‘carbide gun’ or ‘desi firecracker gun’. Marketed as toys, these homemade devices are ...

Bhopal: In Madhya Pradesh, 14 children have lost their eyesight while playing with a carbide gun on the occasion of Diwali. In addition, more than 122 children were admitted to the hospitals for ...