Police in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state dismissed rumours shared thousands of times on social media that they had arrested a Muslim man who dressed as a Hindu monk in an apparent bid to attack the Hindu mega-festival Kumbh Mela.

Congress MP from Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in connection with a rape case. Rathore was addressing a press conference when Kotwali Nagar police reached his residence to take him into custody.

A lawmaker from India's opposition Congress party was arrested on Thursday on charges of rape and assault, news agency ANI reported.

India celebrated Republic Day with a parade featuring tableaux from states and military contingents. Uttar Pradesh’s Mahakumbh tableau won first place, followed by Tripura and Andhra Pradesh. Jammu and Kashmir Rifles were recognized as the best marching contingent among services.

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

Officials had been preparing for months for the world’s largest religious festival, with around 400 million Hindu pilgrims expected to take part

Kuldeep Yadav has been named in Uttar Pradesh's final group stage match in the Ranji Trophy against Madhya Pradesh.

India begins investigation after 30 killed in Kumbh Mela stampede - Bereaved families and opposition leaders blame mismanagement and prioritising VIPs for crowd crush at world’s largest religious gath

A stampede in India’s Uttar Pradesh state that killed at least 30 people is “very, very tragic,” says Cardinal Oswald Gracias.

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, in a rape case. The police took him into custody during a press conference at his residence.