My uncle had saved his sister by pulling her out of the river waters by her hair as she slipped below amid the commotion, says city-based advocate Niranjan Lal recalling the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede ...

Some of the zeitgeist reflects enduring belief mixing with increasing wealth. According to one survey, around 80% of Indians ...

Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities saying it ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest spiritual gathering, ended on Wednesday. Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of the ...

At the age of 11, Sunil Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gondo to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge ...

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'Mrityu Kumbh' (Kumbh of Death) remark has sparked widespread criticism.

India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration ...

In posts criticizing Hindu devotees, social media users claim a video of a crowd breaking a fence and throwing slippers at ...

Amidst recent stampede fears, Bihar native Raushan Sah and his family took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam during the Kumbh ...

A three-member judicial inquiry commission, led by retired judge Harsh Kumar, investigates a fatal stampede at Triveni Sangam ...

An interview featuring a Hindu monk has been misinterpreted online following a deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in ...

On the day of my departure from New Delhi, I am sick. A sudden shift in weather has hit me with a cold. My mood is rather somber as the packed flight takes off for the city of Prayagraj by the banks ...