
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday protested in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly over the stampede in Allahabad during the Maha Kumbh Mela. ...

11:29 AM, Feb 14, 2013

The administration was aware that almost 3 crore devotees were expected to take the holy dip on Mauni Amavasya at the Sangam in Allahabad during the Maha Kumbh. But despite that no proper plans had been made which caused the stampede at Allahabad railway station in which 36 lives were lost. ...

03:58 PM, Feb 11, 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the capital on Wednesday. No agenda is set for the meeting. Reportedly Modi is in Delhi to speak at the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC). ...

08:34 AM, Feb 06, 2013

More than 1,000 people from across India and around the world will march here to celebrate India's Republic Day on the banks of the Ganga at the Kumbh Mela on January 26. This is part of an environmental parade seeking independence from pollution and to pay homage to war heroes. The march will be led by Swami Chidanand Saraswati, founder of Ganga Action Parivar. ...

01:23 PM, Jan 26, 2013

Dawn is misty on the banks of the Sangam. Enveloped in a gigantic quiet, the water awaits the pilgrim. Sanatan Dharma - dizzyingly varied, incorrigibly ...

03:03 PM, Jan 20, 2013

The Maha Kumbh, often described as the 'greatest show on earth', began on Monday morning with lakhs of devotees as well as ascetics and religious leaders converging on the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical river Saraswati in Allahabad for a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. ...

03:26 PM, Jan 14, 2013

After 12 long years, the Maha Kumbh Mela is back and the city of Allahabad is teeming with pilgrims as they prepare for the first of the holy baths at the Sangam on Makar Sankranti on Monday. ...

10:36 PM, Jan 13, 2013

After 12 long years, the Maha Kumbh Mela is back and the city of Allahabad is teeming with pilgrims as they prepare for the first of the holy baths at the Sangam on Makar Sankranti on Monday. ...

05:51 PM, Jan 13, 2013

An estimated 30 mn people had gathered for the Maha Kumbh in 2001. ...

08:14 AM, Jan 14, 2010

The religious gathering that began on January 14 will end on April 28 ...

08:01 AM, Jan 14, 2010