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

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial probe into the deaths of at least 30 people in stampedes at India ’s Kumbh Mela festival, where millions of Hindu devotees gathered for a ritual ...

The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they ...

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

Banks will be closed for 8 days in February due to regional and national holidays as designated by the RBI. Notable holidays ...

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

Devotees try to leave the area after a deadly stampede before the second “Shahi Snan” (royal bath), at the “Maha Kumbh Mela” or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India on January ... hospital ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the ...

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

The Chinese Lunar New Year 2025 will begin on January 29 and end with the Lantern Festival on February 12. Celebrations may ...

According to the railway officials, Train No. 06722 Madurai Junction - Palani Unreserved Special will depart from Madurai Junction at 8:45 am on both February 11 and 12 and arrive at Palani at 11:30 ...