A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

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A video of an Indian man in Vatican City making an ‘uncouth’ remark about a woman on a bridge has gone viral, drawing ...

In our news wrap Wednesday, at least 30 people in India were killed and dozens more injured in a stampede during the world's ...

Millions of Hindu pilgrims gathered in Prayagraj, India, for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, but thousands were trampled after crowds surged toward the confluence of two rivers.

It was a sacred day in the six-week Hindu festival, and authorities expected a record 100 million devotees to engage in a ...

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Devotees visiting Mumbai’s famous Siddhivinayak Temple will no longer be allowed to enter the temple wearing ripped jeans, ...

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