Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to 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 ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial probe into the deaths of at least 30 people in stampedes at India’s ...

Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela ...

More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making ...

“2025 Maha Kumbh Mela Ganges River pilgrimage from the ISS at night. The largest human gathering in the world is well lit,” Pettit wrote alongside the photos. Pettit’s photos reveal the ...

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the ...

At least 30 people have been killed in a crush at the world's largest religious gathering, the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela in northern India, officials say. The incident took place early on Wednesday ...

Here’s what to know about the festival: A religious gathering at the confluence of sacred rivers Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges ... the Maha Kumbh Mela, or pitcher ...

Crowd crushes at religious gatherings in India are not uncommon, and deadly incidents have occurred in the past, often ...

In his post on X (formerly Twitter), Pettit remarked: "2025 Maha Kumbh Mela Ganges River pilgrimage from the ISS at night. The largest human gathering in the world is well lit." 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela ...