A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s ...

Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, joined by Senior Assistant Editor Soumya Pillai, discusses factors contributing to Yamuna’s ...

About 400 million visitors are expected in Prayagraj for the six-week festival, which began on Jan 13. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rahul Gandhi criticized Arvind Kejriwal, saying he's all talk and no action, especially when it comes to cleaning up the ...

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

A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.

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

A stampede near the sacred Sangam ghat in Prayagraj has left multiple pilgrims seriously injured. #StampedeTragedy ...

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...

Police say at least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh fe ...

At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India early ...