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Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Transformation Sparks Heated Debate Over Its Flag
The Middle Eastern kingdom is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Once known for its strict adherence to austere social norms rooted in a conservative interpretation of Islam, Saudi Arabia has, in ...
India’s BJP comes under fire for pilgrims’ deaths at Maha Kumbh Mela festival
About 400 million visitors are expected in Prayagraj for the six-week festival, which began on Jan 13. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Millions of Hindus at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival take holy dip a day after fatal stampede
More than nine million people took a "holy dip" at the confluence of three sacred rivers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Millions of Hindus Take 'Holy Dip' a Day After Fatal Stampede
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha ...
India’s Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering, by the numbers
Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious ...
Nearly 40 dead after stampede at India’s Kumbh
Distraught relatives queued up to identify those killed by the stampede, which occurred when crowds surged towards the ...
Bodies, Clothes, Bags Lie on Ground After Stampede at Mass Hindu Gathering in India
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Bodies, clothes and bags lay scattered on the ground after a deadly stampede at the world's ...
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the ...