Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official ...

A Hindu devotee shouts as he makes way for the injured after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at ...

Bereaved families and opposition leaders blame mismanagement and prioritising VIPs for crowd crush at world’s largest religious gathering ...

About 400 million visitors are expected in Prayagraj for the six-week festival, which began on Jan 13. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Devotees say police didn’t respond to their pleas, and soon people squeezed in the massive crowd began fainting, creating ...

A PIL was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court seeking implementation of specific guidelines and regulations to ensure safety of devotees attending the Maha Kumbh where at least 30 people were ...

For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster ...

Congress MP said compensation for the kin of the deceased should be Rs 1 crore, while injured should get Rs 20 lakh each and ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a judicial inquiry into the tragic stampede that claimed 30 lives and ...

The Hindi word ‘Bhakt’ is normally associated with religion and refers to someone who is a devotee and believes in the God that he follows. The English equivalent of Bhakt is the word ‘devotee’.

The stampede that took place at the Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Wednesday amid Mauni Amavasya ‘Amrit Snan’ claimed ...