Grieving families cremated their loved ones while others cared for their injured relatives in hospitals on Thursday, a day after a stampede killed at least 30 people and injured 60 others on a riverbank at the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.

India begins investigation after 30 killed in Kumbh Mela stampede - Bereaved families and opposition leaders blame mismanagement and prioritising VIPs for crowd crush at world’s largest religious gath

A stampede in India’s Uttar Pradesh state that killed at least 30 people is “very, very tragic,” says Cardinal Oswald Gracias.

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.

Police in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state dismissed rumours shared thousands of times on social media that they had arrested a Muslim man who dressed as a Hindu monk in an apparent bid to attack the Hindu mega-festival Kumbh Mela.

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, in a rape case. The police took him into custody during a press conference at his residence.

Videos from the scene showed victims being rushed to ambulances or lying motionless on the ground after a large crowd broke through police barricades.

India celebrated Republic Day with a parade featuring tableaux from states and military contingents. Uttar Pradesh’s Mahakumbh tableau won first place, followed by Tripura and Andhra Pradesh. Jammu and Kashmir Rifles were recognized as the best marching contingent among services.

A lawmaker from India's opposition Congress party was arrested on Thursday on charges of rape and assault, news agency ANI reported. Rakesh Rathore, who represents the Sitapur constituency

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Indian authorities have ordered a probe into the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu festival that killed dozens of devotees on Wednesday as millions gathered for a "holy dip" in sacred river waters as part of the six-week event,

The Sitapur legislator was arrested during a press conference he had organised to address the allegations against him.