Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the second top official after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences to the ...

In Hinduism, the Amavasya date holds great significance. Taking a ritual bath in a sacred river on this day is considered ...

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...

Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing ...

Fears dozens of worshippers are dead following the crowd crush in Prayagraj city, where millions gathered to attend the ...

"Criteria of an average of at least 100 bathers a day during the bathing season, and toilet facilities up to 500 metres away, isn't practical for river locations," she said. "Other water users ...

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth.