Sanjay Banoudha, a photojournalist, has been covering India's Kumbh Mela since the 1990s. This year the festival, which began ...

Troops arrived in India's riot-torn western state of Gujarat today to crush religious violence that has killed more than 190 people in two days, the worst communal bloodshed in a decade.

"The women religious in India have faced gender discrimination and sexual abuses that have caused mental health challenges for many, driving some to suicide," said Sr. Molly Mathew, who coordinates ...