Tens of thousands of people at a massive religious gathering in India rushed to take a holy bath in the country’s northern ...

in the stampede. Prime Minister Mr Modi called the incident “extremely sad” and extended his condolences to victims. Most local news websites said at least 10 people were killed, with Hindi ...

The stampede happened when pilgrims rushing to a sacred river confluence tried to jump barricades erected for a procession of holy men, Uttar Pradesh state’s top elected official, Yogi Adityanath, ...

As reports emerged of several deaths in a “stampede-like situation” at the Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged the public not to “pay attention to rumours”. The Uttar ...