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Mela has set record, created 'Panch Teertha': Adityanath

LUCKNOW, Feb. 26 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday highlighted the unprecedented scale of the Mahakumbh, asserting that the grand religious event had not only set new records in footfall bu... Read More


From Prayagraj to Kashi, mega plans in place for crowd mgmt

LUCKNOW, Feb. 26 -- "Adequate police deployment has been done for the safety and smooth movement of devotees on highways and inner roads of Prayagraj, Varanasi and Ayodhya. Security arrangements have ... Read More


Search for the doomed MH370 resumes 11 years after disappearance

Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 26 -- A fresh search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been launched more than a decade after the plane went missing in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries. Maritime ... Read More


Defence minister puts spotlight on modern-age challenges at sea

NEW DELHI, Feb. 26 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday put the spotlight on emerging unconventional threats at sea including cyber-attacks, data breach, signal jamming, radar disruption and G... Read More


No-vehicle zone ahead of final Snan

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 26 -- The grand 45-day Mahakumbh taking place on the banks of the sacred Sangam, is now approaching its conclusion with the bathing festival of Mahashivratri on Wednesday. A crow... Read More


'Panel to also look into loss of lives, property'

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 26 -- The UP government, which formed a judicial commission to ascertain the factors that led to the January 29 stampede at the Prayagraj Mahakumbh, told the Allahabad high court on Mo... Read More


Mahakumbh a proof of Hindu unity: Yogi

GORAKHPUR, Feb. 26 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the Mahakumbh is not just a religious gathering but a testament to Hindu unity and diversity. He was speaking after unveiling a bo... Read More


Railways to operate more than 350 trains from Prayagraj

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 26 -- To cater to the needs of the large number of pilgrims expected to return to their hometowns after bathing at Sangam on Mahashivaratri, which will likely lead to heavy crowd... Read More


4,500 buses deployed; service every 10 minutes for passengers

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 26 -- To ensure a smooth return journey for the lakhs of pilgrims arriving in Prayagraj for the last bathing festival of Mahakumbh on Mahashivaratri, the Uttar Pradesh State Road... Read More


6 pilgrims killed in two separate accidents

Kanpur/Lucknow, Feb. 26 -- Six Mahakumbh pilgrims were killed in two separate accidents on Tuesday. In the first accident, three people were killed and three others sustained injuries on the Bundelkha... Read More