The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has targeted the Centre over pollution in River Ganga, posing severe health risks despite ...

Among the massive crowds at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering in northern India's Prayagraj city, there is a unique group of people called Kalpwasis.

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...

The Ganges River holds immense importance for both Bangladesh and India, providing water for agriculture, livelihoods, and ...

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India.

This Hindu pilgrimage at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, touted as “the largest ever organized,” also serves ...