The tragic stampede outside Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people and injured dozens has triggered a political and public debate, with comparisons being drawn to past crowd disasters ...

NEW DELHI — Large crowds turned out in northern India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela that drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by taking a ...

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 ...

One fateful Wednesday night in January, I texted a friend words I never thought I would say: “I just decided to go to Maha Kumbh. I’m leaving tomorrow.” As a chronically overworked PhD student, my ...

A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others, the state's health minister said late Saturday. Ma ...