A stampede broke out at the Triveni Sangam in the Maha Kumbh mela on Wednesday as crores of people gathered to celebrate ‘Mauni Amavasya’ and take holy dip.

A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 million pilgrims are expected to visit over its six-week duration.Devotees have travelled from across India and beyond to take part in elaborate rituals,

Multiple casualties were feared after a stampede-like incident broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, India's The Hindu newspaper reported early hours,

A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India, local media reported. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic at the festival where devotees from across India had congregated in the city of

A crowd crush has injured several people at the world’s largest religious festival in India, organizers reported Wednesday.