While “rumours” create panic in crowds, and are one of the factors contributing stampedes, they are not solely to be blamed.

In June, a sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in the coastal state of Odisha triggered a stampede that killed at least ...

Two dead after jumping monkeys trigger stampede at Indian temple - Two stampede incidents within 24 hours in northern India ...

At least two people died and another 29 were injured on Monday after a stampede during a religious event in northern India, ...

DEHRADUN: The death toll in the tragic stampede at Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar has risen to eight, officials confirmed on ...

At least 6 killed in stampede as huge crowds gather at temple in Indian holy city - Reports suggest stampede occurred at ...

At least six people were crushed to death at a popular Hindu temple in northern India's Uttarakhand state on Sunday, ...

This is not the first time that a large number of people have died in stampedes at temples and other religious gatherings ...

The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has a history of crowd-related disasters -- including one last month, when at least ...

Another tragedy followed at the New Delhi Railway Station on February 17, where another stampede claimed 18 more lives—including five children—as pilgrims rushed to board Kumbh-bound trains.

At least six people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, a prominent Hindu ...

At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India's capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world's largest religious gathering, ...