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.

The Supreme Court will hear a petition on February 3 seeking safety guidelines for devotees at the Maha Kumbh, following a deadly stampede on January 29 that killed at least 30 people and injured 60 ...

Ahead of the Monday’s final Amrit Snan at the Maha Kumbh on Basant Panchami, top officials stress the compliance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directive of “zero error.” The emphasis on ‘zero ...

The tragic stampede on Jan 29 at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, which claimed several lives and injured many others, is ...

Investigations into the tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on January 29 have now turned to look at a ...

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking implementation of specific guidelines and regulations to ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has also deployed two senior IAS officers, who were part of the team that successfully conducted the 2019 Ardh Kumbh, to oversee the smooth conduct of the Mela. The ...

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 ...

A second tragic stampede-like incident struck the Kumbh Mela on Wednesday, claiming 7 lives, including a child and three ...

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 opposition has been criticising Adityanath's government's handling and management of the Maha Kumbh and has demanded that the Kumbh management be handed over to the Army.

CM Yogi Adityanath warned of conspiracies to discredit Sanatan Dharm and Maha Kumbh, praising saints for their restraint after the January 29 stamped ...