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 devotees gathered for a ritual ...

The country's government has announced that it is offering a whopping $1 million prize to anyone who can crack the mysterious ...

Keen to improve India's abysmal crowd management record at large-scale religious events, organisers of the world's largest human gathering are using artificial intelligence to try to prevent stampedes ...

The most beautiful places in India: a cultural cradle of UNESCO-recognised temples, palm-fringed coasts, and untamed ...

Listen to Story The discovery revealed a miniature representation of the surrounding landscape This discovery challenges previous notions about early mapping techniques The findings are published in ...

An initiative has been taken to extend the term of the Ganges Treaty until 2026 after its expiry. We will start discussions with India. We have already begun our preparations for this." The adviser ...

politicians and celebrities take sacred dips at the convergence of two holy rivers in India. The religious festival, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, happens every 12 years on the banks of the Ganges ...

India's Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, began Monday, January 13, as millions of Hindu devotees gathered along the Ganges River. The festival, held every 12 years, is one of ...

The world's largest religious gathering kicks off in India on Monday ... been installed along the river banks to track pollution in real-time, ensuring that the Ganges remains safe and clean ...

India's Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival. DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day ...

Millions of people bathed in the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Sarasvati rivers on January 13, as India’s biggest Hindu festival began. Footage released by the Office of the Chief Minister of ...