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 ...

For seven-year-old Kartik from Rohini, Diwali was meant to be about fun and fireworks. Instead, he is now recovering from a severe eye injury caused by a “carbide gun”, a dangerous toy popularised ...