The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a ...

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a ...

Hindu pilgrim Parvati Gupta braved jostling crowds to be at the world's largest religious festival in India but will leave ...

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Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained ...

A stampede in India’s Uttar Pradesh state that killed at least 30 people is “very, very tragic,” says Cardinal Oswald Gracias ...

Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj today (30 January) for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede at the largest gathering of humanity in ...

Indian police confirmed that 30 people had been killed and dozens more injured nearly 18 hours after the stampede.