An argument over sacrificing goats during a Hindu festival triggered a stampede that killed 10 people today in a packed temple in northern India, officials said.

The death toll from a stampede at a Hindu festival in western India climbed above 250 today as police searched for the pilgrims who set fire to shops along a crowded walkway, triggering the panicked crush.

Thousands of Hindus panicked during a religious procession in western India today, triggering a stampede that killed at least 150 people, a local official said.

Thousands of Hindus panicked during a religious procession in western India today, triggering a stampede that killed at least 10 people.

Four people, including a child, were killed yesterday when a powerful bomb exploded during a Hindu festival in Gauripur in north-eastern India.