Located on the banks of the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh, it is often referred to as Kashi or Benaras. The city is famous for its ghats—steps leading down to the river—where pilgrims perform ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at the massive ...

Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state ... site where Buddha delivered his first sermon. - Boat Ride on the Ganges: A ...

Uttar Pradesh Day, dedicated to the glorious journey ... the country and abroad attained virtue by taking a bath in the Ganges in the Sangam in Triveni Sangam. These devotees are taking the ...

Uttar Pradesh recently achieved three world records by constructing 34.24 lane kilometres of bituminous concrete and 10 ...

In a once-in-144-years celestial alignment, Noni Ware joins millions of pilgrims at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival ...

A delegation from the 16th Finance Commission is scheduled to embark on a multi-day tour of Uttar Pradesh starting 5 June, ...

the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on "Mauni Amavasya" or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday ...

"The Ganges is above all the river of India ... The national government and the state government of Uttar Pradesh, which would have to fund the wastewater project, have openly opposed it on ...

falsely claiming it showed bodies of stampede victims floating in the Ganges. DGP Kumar said that to ensure the safety and security of the Maha Kumbh, the Uttar Pradesh Police has implemented a 24 ...