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How joy turned to horror as Kumbh Mela festival crowd crush unfolded
This year’s event, heavily promoted by India’s ruling party, continues despite deaths of at least 30 people. As the sun set on the sangam , the sacred meeting point of the Ganges and Yamuna ...The Guardian - 5h -
After Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede, Concerns of Cover-Up
The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a local leader with national aspirations.The New York Times - 6h -
Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival: Many Feared Dead
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.The New York Times - 23h -
Dozens killed in stampede at massive Kumbh Mela Hindu festival in India
A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.CBS News - 1d -
Dozens killed in crowd crushes at Kumbh Mela in India
Witnesses describe people being trampled amid surging crowds on the banks of the Ganges during Hindu festival. At least 30 people have been killed and scores injured in crowd crushes at the Kumbh ...The Guardian - 1d -
Thirty killed in crowd crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival
Pilgrims rushing to take part in ritual bathing trampled over people on the banks of the Ganges.BBC News - 1d -
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What is Kumbh Mela and why is this Hindu festival important?
The festival draws millions of Hindu pilgrims and spiritual seekers from India and across the globe.BBC News - 1d -
In Photos: The Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede
Many were feared dead after millions of Hindu pilgrims at a huge Hindu festival in India rushed to bathe in holy river waters.The New York Times - 1d -
In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year
Fireworks, music, lanterns, and dragon dancing filled streets across Asia to celebrate the Year of the Snake.BBC News - 1d -
Relatives gather as dozens feared dead in crush at India’s Kumbh Mela festival – latest updates
Pilgrims are desperately searching for missing loved ones after deadly crushes at the world’s largest religious gathering in Prayagraj. Dozens feared dead in India at Kumbh Mela religious ...The Guardian - 1d -
BBC reports from scene of India's Kumbh Mela crush
Vikas Pandey and Samira Hussain explain how the chaos unfolded in northern India.BBC News - 1d -
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 – in pictures
Eighty years on from the day Soviet troops arrived at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, survivors, international heads of state and dignitaries gathered at the site in Poland where more ...The Guardian - 3d -
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England slump to crushing T20 defeat in Women's Ashes
England's misery against Australia continues as the tourists are bowled out for 90 in a shambolic 72-run defeat in the third Women's Ashes T20.BBC News - 5d -
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TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet
China’s internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-class products, in spite of censorship and malign neglect by Beijing.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
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Raducanu crushed by Swiatek in Melbourne
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Australian Open 2025 week one action – in pictures
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India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years
The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees. The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
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The Devastating Los Angeles Fires in Pictures
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In pictures: Powerful images capture devastation and panic
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Mortgage rates hit highest level since July, crushing application demand
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Your pictures of Sunday snow across UK
Snow drives north on Sunday as bitter conditions are set to return for much of the UK next week.BBC News - Jan. 5 -
Your pictures of snow and frost across UK
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Life in a Gaza field hospital – in pictures
Over the past three months Kieran Seager photographed and interviewed staff, patients, and their families at the UK-Med field hospital in al-Mawasi, Rafah. Approximately 40% of all patients treated ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
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Seamus Murphy grew up in Ireland and is based in London. Heralded for his extensive international work from Afghanistan, the Middle East, the US and Russia, he has been widely exhibited and ...The Guardian - Jan. 1
