NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police say three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by glass-coated kite string used in competitions to bring down the kites of rivals.

NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian police say three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by a glass-coated kite string used in competitions to bring down the kites of rivals ...

People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to injuries and deaths during past ...

Flying a kite in Pakistan is a dangerous pastime. Already it’s banned for all but 15 days of the year but a provincial minister warned kite-flyers this week that any who cause injury or death with ...

The transition from the more expensive but safer traditional cotton string to the cheaper but sharper plastic string has made ...

Kite flying has long been celebrated as a joyful tradition, However, the reality today is far more troubling. What was once a harmless leisure activity has increasingly become a dangerous practice, ...

At least four deaths related to nylon kite string have rattled India on the day of Makar Sankranti. At a time when different parts of the country celebrate the traditional beginning of the end of the ...

Hosamani, 48, has died after he was critically injured in a kite string accident The killer kite string has struck again, this time in Karnataka. A 48-year-old motorcyclist has died after a kite ...