Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Mary Gillis (Reuters Health) - An ancient Hindu tradition may carry new health risks, researchers warn, because modern versions ...

Synthetic Holi colours can contain harmful chemicals that may damage the lungs if inhaled. Dr. Bhanu Mishra, Consultant–Nephrologist at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, explains the health risks, ...

Yellow is one of the most popular colors thrown during Holi. Called gulal, the fine powder is made from a mixture of starch and dyes. One factory in India, Radha Kishan Color World, produces 2,000 ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — On a normal day in India, this could be an ordinary picture of a dog sitting comfortably on the back of a scooter. Only it isn’t. Perched on the vehicle, its forehead marked with ...

Holi is known as the Festival of Colors. It's an important holiday for Indian and South Asian communities, celebrated by throwing colored powder, lighting bonfires and having water gun fights. Holi is ...

Holi morning dawns. Pristine white clothes await their fate. Soon these garments will be every color except white as they, and the people inside them, will be blasted with puffs of powdery color.