Diwali signals hope for better tomorrow: Prez Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday greeted the nation ahead of Diwali, and said that Diwali is a "harbinger of hope and aspirations for a better tomorrow". "May the lighting of lamps... dispel the darkness of ignorance... and illumine our lives with hope...," the President further said. He also called on Indians to celebrate a safe and pollution-free Diwali.