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Hindu devotees sit after a deadly stampede before the second Shahi Snan (royal bath) at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 29, 2025
Over a dozen dead in stampede at Hindu mega-festival in India
The six-week Kumbh Mela festival is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar.
A Hindu devotee looks on as he takes part in a religious procession of Naya Udasin Akhara ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 13, 2025
Indian Hindu pilgrims take the plunge ahead of largest gathering
Organizers expect up to 400 million pilgrims from India and beyond in the six weeks running from January 13 to February 26.
Hindu pilgrims take a dip along the banks of Sangam, ahead of the <i>maha</i> Kumbh Mela festival in the city of Prayagraj on Sunday. Beside India's holy rivers, a makeshift city is being built for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be seen from space.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 26, 2024
India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth festival
The Kumbh Mela, a millennia-old festival, is held once every 12 years at the site where the holy Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet.
The Kirin Holdings logo. B9 Beverages — backed by Kirin — is building a new brewing facility in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which, once completed, will become India’s biggest beer factory.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2024
Kirin-backed Indian brewer seeks more clout with new factory
B9 Beverages is building a new brewing facility in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which, once completed, will become India’s biggest beer factory.
A boy injured in a stampede at a religious gathering reacts as he is brought to a hospital in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2024
At least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India
The stampede happened in a village in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh, about 200 kilometers southeast of the national capital New Delhi.
Giant cut-outs of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other party leaders are positioned beside a road in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Feb. 25.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2024
Hardships and broken promises no hindrance for Modi in India's rural north
If India's prime minister earns a third term in office, it will be in spite of the state of the rural and farming economy — not because of it.
A view of the city of Ayodhya, India
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 18, 2023
Temple promised by BJP transforming Indian city but some miss out
Laborers are finalizing a $6 billion infrastructure facelift in Ayodhya that is igniting an economic boom and driving up land prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2022
Rising prices threaten Modi’s hold on India’s most crucial state
Soaring prices, joblessness and health complications from a vicious wave of delta-fueled COVID-19 infections last summer are high on the minds of voters in Uttar Pradesh.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2020
India's use of facial recognition tech during protests stirs criticism
When artist Rachita Taneja heads out to protest in New Delhi, she covers her face with a pollution mask, a hoodie or a scarf to reduce the risk of being identified by police facial recognition software.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2019
India's top court moves politician's rape trial over intimidation fears
India's Supreme Court on Thursday moved the rape trial of a powerful regional politician to the capital, New Delhi, to allay fears he could influence the outcome, a further embarrassment for the Hindu nationalist ruling party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2017
Indian state suspends hospital chief following deaths of 60 children
The head of an Indian hospital where dozens of children died in recent days has been suspended, as officials traded blame over cash shortfalls that led to supplies of medical oxygen being cut.

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