On Wednesday as lakhs lined up to take a dip in the Ganga River at Mahakumbh, a stampede-like situation occurred, killing at ...

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Reaching the Sangam waters was a challenge in itself—everyone was jostling for space, making it difficult to even catch a ...

Poonam Pandey shares glimpses of her visit at the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, gets trolled by netizens. Check out the latest update ...

Actress Poonam Pandey recently spoke about her soulful experience in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, the place where millions of ...

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims ...

Hindu festival, which draws millions of devotees, was recently marred by a deadly stampede, claiming at least 30 lives and injuring 60 ...

Officials have just announced that 30 people were killed and 60 were injured during the crush at Kumbh Mela festival. Of ...

As devotees and tourists continue to gather in Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh Mela, several visitors from across the world on ...

The Triveni Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati -- is considered the holiest by Hindus, with a belief that taking a dip in it during Mahakumbh and particularly on special bathing ...

In a post on X, the Samajwadi Party has expressed sadness over the "stampede" at the Maha Kumbh calling it "heartbreaking". The party urged the Uttar Pradesh government to speed up the relief and ...