120 million wash away sins as Kumbh festival ends
The world’s biggest religious festival concluded on Sunday with nearly two million pilgrims taking a dip in an Indian holy river that washed away the sins of 120 million people in the last 60 days.
Stampede: 3 theories, no answers
Allahabad: A day after the stampede at Allahabad railway station that claimed 36 lives on Sunday, a blame game has begun with authorities trying to pass the buck on the exact triggering factor that l
Over 3 crore take holy dip in Sangam on Mauni Amavasya
Over three crore devotees led by ascetics of Hindu sects today took a holy dip at Sangam on ‘Mauni Amavasya’, considered the most auspicious day of bathing during the 12-yearly Kumbh congregation here.
Catherine Zeta-Jones to visit Kumbh Mela
New Delhi: Hollywood beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones is keen to visit India again to see the Kumbh Mela, and is confident she can fit into a Bollywood movie owing to her Oscar-winning turn in musical 'Ch
UP bid to sell TV rights for Kumbh Mela
A move by the Uttar Pradesh government to sell telecast and advertising rights of the coming Maha Kumbh, to be held in January 2013, has caused resentment among seers and saints who feel it’s wrong to