From luxury tents that cost up to Rs 1 lakh a night to budget homestays, from corporate firms to small businesses that hope ...

Saudi prepares for another hajj menaced by extreme heat The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, ...

The Indian city of Prayagraj is preparing to host a staggering 400 million people in what could be the world's largest religious gathering. The Maha Kumbh - a six-week Hindu festival - draws pilgrims ...

Over 6 weeks from January 13, 350-400 million Hindu pilgrims will converge on the Ganges. Many will bathe in its waters to ...

The church’s inauguration also reflected the Hashemite kingdom’s determination to establish itself as an essential stop-off ...

IMD has installed five AWS in the Mahakumbh district to provide real-time data on air temperature, relative humidity, ...

Around the globe, Associated Press photographers in 2024 documented what scientists on Friday said was the hottest year on ...

The world's largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu ...

Organisers of India's Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise ...

Taking place each year in January, the procession sees devotees carry across Manila a replica of a famous life-size statue of ...

The NDRF has stationed five specialized search and rescue teams, including a canine squad and medical units, in preparation ...