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Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India. Police...
India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, by the numbers
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India’s northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious gathering. The festival — site of a stampede on Wednesday — is held every 12 years at the...
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering. The festival is held every 12 years at the confluence of sacred rivers. A stampede...
The Latest: Justice Department fires over a dozen employees who helped prosecute Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including “removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates” and an “Iron Dome for America.” Meanwhile, JD Vance...
Chinese and Indian diplomats call for warmer relations but make no public mention of border dispute
BEIJING (AP) — The top diplomats of China and India called for their nations to provide further mutual support, but avoided publicly mentioning a long-standing border dispute in the Himalayas when they met Monday in Beijing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told top Indian foreign...
India and Indonesia deepen cooperation in defense, trade and maritime security
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in New Delhi on Saturday as the two countries signed a series of cooperation agreements on health, defense, digital technology and maritime affairs to expand ties. Subianto...
At least 12 rail passengers killed in western India after jumping onto tracks over train fire alert
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 12 train passengers were killed in western India Wednesday after being struck by another train on an adjacent track after they jumped from their coaches in panic to escape a rumored fire incident, the Press Trust of India reported. At least six other...
