Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India.

A once-in-12-year Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious gathering, is being held in Prayagraj, norther

No Vietnamese nationals have been reported so far to be involved in the stampede that occurred during the world's largest Mahakumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj city in Uttar Pradesh state, India, on January 29 morning.

Hathras Superintendent of Police Chiranjeev Nath Sinha said Gautams nephew Vikas arrived at the familys residence on the night of January 22, details below.

Two minor sisters, the youngest just six, were killed allegedly by their cousin who slit their throats in the dead of the night before attacking their mother and bedridden father with an intention to wipe out the entire family,

Several people were feared dead after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in northern India's Uttar Pradesh State on Wednesday, on one of the holiest days of the event as tens of millions of people gathered at the site.

At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a tragic stampede during the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, the world’s largest religious gathering.

At least 30 people have been killed and many more were injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering in India, police said. The tragedy took place as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in the north of the country.

The Mahakumbh has provided Hindu Supremacist forces an opportunity to further marginalise and invisibilise Muslims, and further push for a ‘Hindu Constitution’.

When a matter of faith turns into a glitzy, attention-grabbing event and the number of devotees a measure of its

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