At least 35 people were feared drowned today after a boat capsized on the Ganges river in north India.

The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century pitched a swathe of Asia from India to China into near darkness today as millions gathered to watch the phenomenon.

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Doctors and medical equipment were being rushed to flood-devastated northern India today in hopes of preventing disease spreading among the hundreds of thousands of victims crowding into refugee camps.

Heavy monsoon rains have lashed northern India, killing at least 74 people and destroying dozens of poorly constructed buildings, police said today.

Thousands of New Zealanders filed solemnly past the casket of Mount Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary today as they paid final respects ahead of his state funeral tomorrow.

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Indian air force helicopters swept low over the flooded plains of northern India today, dropping desperately needed aid to some 2 million people marooned by some of the worst flooding to hit the area in 30 years, officials said.

At least 15 people were killed and 35 more are missing after a boat capsized and sank today on the flood-swollen Ganges River in northern India, an official said.

More than a million devout Hindus plunged into the sacred waters of the Ganges River today, the last bathing day of a pilgrimage aimed at cleansing believers of their sins.

Millions of devout Hindus plunged into the frigid waters of the Ganges River in India to absolve themselves of sin.

MORE than a million Hindu pilgrims have plunged into the chilly Ganges River in northern India, hoping to wash away their sins and achieve immortality at the start of a huge religious festival.

At least 30 people were drowned today after a crowded boat capsized in the rain-swollen Ganges River in the eastern Indian state of Bihar.

Indian police have detained four men for questioning about bombings that killed 20 people at a temple and train station in Hinduism’s holiest city, a top state official said today.

Indian investigators believe one of Kashmir’s most notorious Islamic militant groups planted bombs that killed 20 people at a temple and train station in Hinduism’s holiest city, police said today.

Soldiers and police patrolled holy sites across India today following a series of bloody bombings in Hinduism’s holiest city, Varanasi.

Security forces were deployed to holy sites across India today after terror bombings killed 20 people in Hinduism’s holiest city, sparking anger among its residents and concerns of possible widespread sectarian violence.

Explosions rocked a packed railway station and crowded Hindu temple today in Varanasi, Hinduism’s holiest city, and at least 12 people were killed and dozens injured, officials said.

Hindu priests who take care of the memorial of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi conducted a purification ceremony at the shrine after a visit by US President George Bush, reports said today.

An overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganges River in northern India, leaving at least 20 people dead and 60 missing, a government official said today.

Seventeen people are believed to have died when a boat full of villagers returning from a picnic capsized in India’s Ganges River today, a senior police officer said.

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A bus carrying a wedding party fell into a gorge, killing 23 people and injuring 31 in India’s mountainous northern state of Uttaranchal.

Hindu religious leaders have staged a protest over the state of the Ganges River.

A Hindu temple in Calcutta has insured its pilgrims against terrorist attacks.

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George Harrison's ashes are now expected to be scattered in the holy Ganges River tomorrow.

Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of the family of the late Beatle George Harrison today, as Hare Krishna devotees backed away from earlier claims that they would spread his ashes in India’s holy Ganges River.

A boat carrying pilgrims on the Ganges River in northern India capsized, and at least 21 people were feared dead, police said.