Three pensioners were killed and dozens of devotees were injured when two captive elephants spooked by fireworks went on a ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious ...

Stampede at Maha Kumbh festival A stampede occurred at the Maha Kumbh mela in India on Jan. 29 as millions gathered to take a holy dip. The Hindu festival is expected to draw some 400 million people ...

More than 500 million people have taken a "holy dip" in sacred river waters in north India over the last four weeks as part ...

Witnesses described a mass of people rushing to take a pre-dawn dip at the confluence of the three sacred rivers.

Prayagraj, India — A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious gathering killed at least 30 people in India on Wednesday, with many more injured after a surging crowd spilled out of a ...

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making it one of the deadliest such accidents in years. Thousands had gathered at a ...

The stampede happened when pilgrims tried to jump ... to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India. Police officer Vaibhav Krishna in Prayagraj city said another ...

At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India early Wednesday, a doctor at a government hospital said.

NEW DELHI — At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede early Wednesday at a Hindu religious festival in northern India, officials said. Videos from the scene of the Maha ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to ...