The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a ...

By Jose Kavi The Catholic bishops of India on January 30 offered prayers and Mass for the victims of a stampede at Maha Kumbh ...

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...

Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...

Authorities say that at least 30 people have died and a further 60 were injured in a crowd crush at the massive Kumbh Mela ...

The sacred gathering at the Sangam for Maha Kumbh took a tragic turn early Wednesday as chaos unfolded. With crores of ...

The Mahakumbh Mela is a major Hindu festival held every 12 years at four locations: Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain.

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...

A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 ...