The 45-day festival is a significant cultural event for India’s Hindus, who make up nearly 80% of the country’s more than 1.4 billion people. It's also a prestige event for Modi, whose ruling ...

Several people are feared dead and many more are injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India. Hours after a massive ...

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early on Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering.

Scores of people are feared dead as a result of a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed. The crush happened between ...

Scores of people are feared dead as a result of a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed. The crush happened between 1 am ...