LIVE – Updated at 13:26. The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial probe into the deaths of at least 30 people in stampedes at India’s Kumbh Mela festival, where millions of Hindu ...

Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I'm now seeing the ...

Maha Kumbh, the largest gathering of people anywhere on Earth, is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees to India’s Uttar Pradesh Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent ...

Whether you are drawn to spiritual gatherings like Kumbh Mela, folk showcases like Hornbill Festival, or local melas that pop ...

Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot accused the BJP of attempting to topple elected governments through political horse-trading.

The endowments department has proposed the immediate commencement of work on bathing ghats, roads, sanitation facilities, ...

The Maharashtra government on Monday presented the bill for the establishment of the 22-member Nahik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela ...

This is a look at the 2025 stampedes across India. The biggest Kumbh Mela yet was the sight of a deadly stampede on January 29, 2025 caused by a massive surge of attendees during the holy dip on Mauni ...

Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan led the Interstate Coordination Committee meeting to ensure the Kanwar Mela runs ...

India has witnessed a series of tragic religious stampedes in 2025, which raised significant concerns about crowd management ...

In a world driven by hype and FOMO, the challenge is to recognise when we are making decisions for ourselves and when simply ...