A stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on February 15 left 18 dead as pilgrims rushed to board an overcrowded train to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh Mela. Officials cite train delays, miscommunication ...

The largest mela in the country for centuries, the Kumbh Mela, was a bigger phenomenon this year than ever before. Excitable television channels, smart tour operators, the thriving selfie culture ...

Religion, politics and the economy are deeply intertwined in India – and the six-week-long Hindu festival of the Kumbh Mela gave one of the clearest examples. The Hindu nationalist government of ...

Preparations for the 2027 Kumbh Mela in Nashik are lagging, says Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Despite ...

To ensure smooth operation and manage rush of Maha Kumbh Mela pilgrims, both the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) have been deployed at important stations ...

A PTI report claimed that passengers scaled barricades, jumped queues to reach their respective platforms. The exact time of ...

Sanjay Banoudha, a photojournalist, has been covering India's Kumbh Mela since the 1990s. This year the festival, which began on 13 January, ended on Wednesday. A lot has changed through Mr ...

Riding pillion through narrow medieval streets on a grimy Tata motorbike, we crested a low hill to suddenly encounter the world’s largest-ever gathering of humans: the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela ...

Mahashivratri marks the divine union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and holds profound significance in the context of the Kumbh Mela ... been reinforced with 850 RPF personnel and 290 ...

Boatman Pintu Mahra hailing from Arail village on the banks of Triveni in Prayagraj made it to the headlines after Uttar ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 was more than just the largest gathering of humanity. It was a testament to faith and devotion. Neuropsychiatrist Dr Rajesh M Parikh, director of medical research at the ...

Overseeing preparations on the ground, DIG (Kumbh) Vaibhav Krishna said expansive police deployment has been made in the Mela area ... been reinforced with 850 RPF personnel and 290 commercial ...