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Toxic firecracker haze darkens Delhi after festival of lights
October 20, 2017 13:49 pm
NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Air pollution in New Delhi hit 18 times the healthy limit on Friday under a thick, toxic haze after a night of fireworks to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali - despite a court-ordered ban on their sales.
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