J B Kriplani pointed out how Congressmen had changed their attitude after Independence, invoking Gandhi to underline that ...

The 45-day event is all set to have a multiplier effect on the economy.

In 1954, during independent India’s first Kumbh Mela, a devastating stampede claimed the lives of around 800-1000 people. The event, held in Allahabad, now Prayagraj,, saw millions of devotees ...

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been ...

Listen to Story 10 feared dead in Maha Kumbh stampede in Prayagraj Barrier collapse caused chaos, dozens injured Kumbh Mela has history of deadly stampedes; 800 killed in 1954 Around 10 people were ...

The first-ever Kumbh Mela held in India after Independence was a landmark moment for the country. The grand religious event witnessed a massive stampede on 3 February 1954. The accident occured on ...

In his memoir published by a Hindi magazine ‘Chayakriti’ in 1989, NN Mukherjee described the stampede, the horrors he witnessed and Nehru’s presence at Kumbh on that day.

At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s New Delhi late on Saturday when surging crowds ...

Stampedes have occurred multiple times in the history of the Kumbh Mela due to overwhelming crowds: 1986 (Haridwar): On April 14, a stampede broke out when VIPs, including the then Chief Minister of ...