If you feel like you're spending more time standing in line than on vacation, then you've probably been traveling this year.

The government of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, has banned the practice of throwing dead bodies in rivers, and has promised aid to families struggling to afford cremations for ...

Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I'm now seeing the ...

When Mr. Modi campaigned to become prime minister in 2014, he ran for a parliamentary seat from Varanasi, a holy city on the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh. He said then, “ I feel Mother Ganga has ...

In Uttar Pradesh state, the city of Prayagraj is currently hosting a huge religious festival called the Kumbh Mela, where up to 150 million pilgrims will come to bathe in the Ganges by March.

A worker helps cremate the body of a victim who died after contracting COVID-19 on the banks of the Ganges river May 06, 2021 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. A chart showing India's death toll ...

“From Kanpur in central Uttar Pradesh to Ghazipur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, a lot of dead bodies have been buried on the banks of Ganges,” he says. “Digging a grave in sand takes nothing but ...

Police in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state have arrested three people allegedly involved in the killing of the endangered Ganges river dolphin after a video of the grim incident went viral ...

A census has begun in India's Uttar Pradesh state to count the number of endangered Ganges river dolphins. The three-day survey will stretch across 2,800km (1,740 miles) of the Ganges and several ...

Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a global tourism hotspot, emphasizing heritage, spirituality, and adventure. Efforts are being made to attract European tourists by highlighting unique cultural ...

Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath denied the accuracy of the government report, insisting that the water was not just safe for bathing, but also for the Hindu ritual of drinking a ...