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 ...

The event is deeply rooted in Hindu mythology and centres on the belief in the purifying power of sacred rivers. Pilgrims ...

More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian ...

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

Accidents such as the deadly stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in January 2025 are a notorious feature of Indian religious ...

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

The deadly stampede at the Mahakumbh Mela 2025 highlights the ongoing challenges of crowd management during large religious ...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences for victims of the Kumbh Mela stampede in Prayagraj. He hopes for the ...

The civil aviation ministry has intervened to address soaring airfares to Prayagraj during the Maha Kumbh Mela. Steps include ...

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...