India, Kumbh Mela

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 ...
It is heartbreaking to witness such a calamity during a sacred event that draws millions in devotion,” Cardinal Filipe Neri ...
India says 420m pilgrims have visited Hindu mega-festival India's government said on Friday that more than 420 million pilgrims have ritually bathed at the world's largest religious festival, ...
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 ...
NEW DELHI — At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede early Wednesday at a Hindu religious festival in northern India, officials said. Videos from the scene of the Maha ...
Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival, local media report. 24/7 coverage of ...