Dozens of people have been killed and many others were injured in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in northern India, police said. “Thirty devotees have unfortunately ...

Security measures scaled up ahead of festival Crowd crushes at religious gatherings in India are not uncommon, and deadly incidents have occurred in the past, often highlighting a lack of adequate ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering.

PRAYAGRAJ, India ... national election that his party won. In 2021, his government refused to call off the festival in Haridwar despite a surge in coronavirus cases, fearing a backlash from ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees ... Muslim-to-Hindu name-changing effort ahead of the 2019 festival and the national election that his party won. In 2021, his government refused to call off the ...

(CNN) — A crowd crush has injured several people at the world’s largest religious festival in India, organizers reported Wednesday. The crush at the Maha Kumbh Mela in the city of Prayagraj ...

A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious gathering killed at least 30 people in India on Wednesday ... occurrence at Indian religious festivals, including the Kumbh Mela, which ...