The stampede happened when pilgrims tried to jump barricades erected for a procession of holy men, Uttar Pradesh state’s top elected official, Yogi Adityanath, said in a televised statement.

the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma) ...

The stampede happened when pilgrims rushing to a sacred river confluence tried to jump barricades erected for a procession of holy men, Uttar Pradesh ... and the mythical Saraswati rivers.

Wednesday was a sacred day in the six-week Hindu festival, and authorities expected a record 100 million devotees to engage in a ritual bath at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the ...

the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. Press Trust of India cited authorities who said injured people were sent to a hospital. The Maha Kumbh festival, held every 12 years, started on Jan. ...

the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. News agency Press Trust of India cited authorities who said injured were sent to a hospital. The Maha Kumbh festival, held every 12 years, started on ...

The Directorate of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh (MPWCD), has invited applications from eligible candidates to fill 660 vacancies for the post of Female Supervisor (Parvekshak).

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu pitched the state as a global investment hub at Davos, meeting leaders from Google Cloud, Petronas, PepsiCo, and Bahrain. He proposed projects like a ...

Uttar Pradesh's sacred city of Ayodhya is engrossed in festivity and devotion as it celebrates the first anniversary of the Ram Lalla's 'pran pratisthta' at the Ram Mandir on Wednesday ...

This record further solidified Ayodhya's status as a significant spiritual destination following the inauguration of the Ram Mandir. In 2024, Ayodhya became Uttar Pradesh's most visited ...