On January 29, at least 30 people were killed and 60 other injured in the stampede that broke out when the area close to Sangam was bursting at the seams because of a heavy rush of pilgrims who had ...
The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.
In the backdrop of the Maha Kumbh stampede in which at least four people from West Bengal were killed and several others were missing, the state government on Saturday issued a helpline number for ...
Even as families continue to search for their loved ones or mourn them, the ghats are thronging with people again. Mayank Kumar reports on the tragedy, the response, and how lessons have not been lear ...