QuotedData's Rana: Plenty of reasons for India to celebrate

This year's Diwali is particularly prosperous

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This week, millions of people both in India and around the world will celebrate the festival of lights, also known as Diwali.

It is an auspicious occasion that celebrates the plight of good over evil but is also used as a time to spruce up the home, buy new clothes and even start new business ventures. Money is gifted and friends and family are blessed with wealth and good fortune.  So why does this year's Diwali, which takes place on 4 November, promise to be particularly prosperous? After suffering from one of the world's deadliest waves of Covid-19 earlier this year, India has bounced back like no other country.  More than 400,000 deaths and 30 million infections were recorded, yet this time round, India'...

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