A tragic fall triggered by a dropped headload during Maha Kumbh rush at New Delhi Railway Station killed 18 people, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed in Rajya Sabha. He confirmed ...

DEHRADUN: The death toll in the tragic stampede at Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar has risen to eight, officials confirmed on ...

At least two people died and many were injured in a stampede after a live wire broken by a monkey caused panic among Hindu ...

Akshat Lal, 32, son of Niranjan Lal, says, he used to hear stories about the old Kumbh Melas from his grandmother and aunt, whose mother was rescued during the 1954 stampede.

While “rumours” create panic in crowds, and are one of the factors contributing stampedes, they are not solely to be blamed.

The Kumbh Mela has witnessed stampedes in the past as well. In 1954, during independent India’s first Kumbh Mela, a devastating stampede claimed the lives of around 800-1000 people.

A rumor about an electrified pathway triggered a deadly stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple, resulting in eight deaths ...

The Kumbh Mela is the world's largest religious gathering, attracting hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers. Here's how India prepared—and what happens once it's all over.

Large crowds turned out in India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela, with authorities saying it drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by ...

Scott is a clinical associate professor of infectious diseases at Stanford University School of Medicine. Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past ...