Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.

At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, a doctor at a government hospital said, as tens of thousands of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred river waters during the Hindu event.

A once-in-12-year Hindu festival, Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious gathering, is being held in Prayagraj, norther

Following a devastating stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh officials promise improved safety for Basant Panchami. The tragedy, claiming 30 lives, has led to the establishment of a judicial inquiry.

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet.

At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured in crowd crushes at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions have gathered to bathe at the confluence of sacred rivers.

For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster waiting to happen?

In the depths of one of the world’s most polluted rivers, a community of divers searches for coins thrown by Hindu worshippers, valuables, and even bodies to make a living - Anadolu Ajansı

While addressing a public gathering in Mangolpuri Assembly Constituency, Yogi Adityanath attacked the AAP and said that the party will soon be ousted from the national capital and freed of its sins.

The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is a spiritual and architectural powerhouse. From the sacred Ganges in Varanasi to the historic structures of Lucknow, our five-day tour itinerary will take you on a journey through some of the most iconic sites.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath criticizes AAP for the state of Yamuna River, accusing them of turning it into a 'sewer'. He urges creating a BJP government in Delhi, alleging AAP's governance as anarchic and corrupt.

The proposal for developing the Yamuna riverfront on the lines of the Sabarmati Riverfront first came up when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took Chinese President Xi Jinping for a stroll along the Sabarmati in September 2014.