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

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

A day after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh left 30 people dead, the Uttar Pradesh government ramped up efforts to ensure crowd management and safety of devotees who continued to flock here in millions ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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Officials have just announced that 30 people were killed and 60 were injured during the crush at Kumbh Mela festival. Of ...