India, Oct. 29 -- Days before Diwali in 2005, the joy of Dhanteras was shattered when three bombs ripped through Paharganj, Sarojini Nagar and Govindpuri, leaving 67 people dead and over 200 injured. Twenty years on, HTtraces the human fallout from those minutes of terror, the families who kept vigil in mortuaries, and the survivors whose lives were reshaped.

Kuldeep Singh: The bus driver who saved lives - and lost his sight

Had it not been for the alertness of DTC bus driver Kuldeep Singh and bus conductor Buddh Prakash, many other lives could have been lost on October 29, 2005. As Singh drove through the lanes of Delhi with at least 80 passengers on board, Prakash raised an alarm about a suspicious bag under a seat. Singh stopped the ...