THE world’s highest railway bridge has opened – built with 30,000 tonnes of steel and towering 359 metres above the river bed ...

LUCKNOW, India — At least 46 people, most of them children, have drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent floods during the observance of a Hindu religious festival celebrated ...

Festivals in India are more than just dates on a calendar; they are expressions of faith, joy, and community. As you look forward to the vibrant celebrations of 2025, remember that these occasions ...

Dozens of children drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds in rituals that were part of a three-day Hindu festival in eastern India's Bihar state, officials said. Heavy monsoon rains recently ...

During the hours when they are fasting, mothers travel to rivers and ponds in their neighborhood to bathe, sometimes accompanied by their children. Across northern India during the festival ...

The annual Jivitputrika festival is celebrated in several states in north-eastern India. In this 2020 photo, women and children are seen bathing in a river in the Uttar Pradesh state. At least 46 ...