At least 14 children in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have lost their eyesight after playing with a homemade Diwali toy – homemade carbide guns that experts have compared to a “chemical ...

On Thursday, the Bhopal district administration announced an immediate and complete ban on the sale of carbide guns, as well as the storage of raw materials used to make hazardous firecrackers, across ...

An estimated 85 people in Uttar Pradesh have injured their eyes after using carbide guns, homemade explosives also up for sale, according to data compiled by doctors. Many learned to make these ...

Aarish, 15, sits on a hospital bed in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. A pair of dark glasses hides a painful injury in his left eye. His cornea was damaged a week ago when an improvised ...