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

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the ...

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

Videos from the scene showed victims being rushed to ambulances or lying motionless on the ground after a large crowd broke ...

Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival, local media report. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ...

Witnesses described a mass of people rushing to take a pre-dawn dip at the confluence of the three sacred rivers.

The stampede occurred between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m ... to manage the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh. The Hindu has reported on the arrangements for the 65 kilometre temporary district around the Triveni ...

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At least 30 people were killed and dozens more were injured early Wednesday after millions of Hindu pilgrims at the Maha ...