American travel blogger ends up in hospital after 15-hour train trip in India - Nick Maddock says train journey from Varanasi ...

One stretch of the Yamuna River, the Ganges' main tributary, has been devoid of all aquatic creatures for a decade. In Varanasi, India's most sacred city, the coliform bacterial count is at least ...

Varanasi belongs to the dead as much as to ... offering bowls and plates with the holy water of the river Ganges. Later, they pick jasmine and hibiscus flowers in the garden.

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

Varanasi is also considered the holiest place ... of the Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in the waters of the Ganges River, followed by the millions of pilgrims who have also come to partake ...

Just days after suspending the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, some Indian politicians are now going after the Ganga Water Treaty, which is also set to expire next year ...

4. Ramnagar Fort Take a walk to Ramnagar Fort, which is a magnificent edifice with views over the Ganges River. Built by the Varanasi kings in the 18th century, this expansive citadel combines ...

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...