The Ganges River holds immense importance for both Bangladesh and India, providing water for agriculture, livelihoods, and ...

More than 400 urns containing the ashes of deceased Pakistani Hindus have finally been sent to Wagah border for onward travel to Haridwar in Indian state of Utterkhand where the ashes will be immersed ...

KARACHI: Many family members of deceased Hindus whose ashes were kept in urns for years with them or at the Hindu cremation ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

According to the Indian government, some 400 million people were expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, the most important ...

The event - held once every 12 years - starts on Monday and over the next six weeks, the devout will bathe at Sangam - the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with the Yamuna river and ...

At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest ...

Three years ago, when the National River Conservation Commission revealed a mind boggling number of 65,127 grabbers feasting ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...

DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day two decades ago that he would take her to ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati river As we've been reporting, at least 30 people have been killed in a crush at the Kumbh Mela festival ...