Tag Archives: Ganesh Chaturthi festival

Indian authorities are restricting major religious festivals that start this week and attract huge crowds, warning that a new COVID-19 wave had already begun in the financial capital Mumbai. State governments across the country of 1.3 billion people, which saw a devastating coronavirus surge in April-May, are clamping down on …

At least 12 people have drowned in a lake after the boat they were traveling in capsized during a religious ritual in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place on Friday at approximately 4:30 am local time (23:00 GMT on Thursday) when a boat carrying about …