Millions of missionaries work in schools, hospitals and other institutions. Their success is deepening divisions.

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as ...

Religious tensions have soared in Bangladesh since a student-led revolution toppled autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina in August ...

They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, drawn by the hope that the bathing would ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the ...

Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival, local media report. 24/7 coverage of ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela festival started on 13 January. Nearly 150 million people have already attended, including Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh and home minister Amit Shah and celebrities ...

People were trampled as pilgrims rushed to bathe in holy waters at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a huge Hindu festival. Many pilgrims ...