400 million people attended the world's largest gathering, India's Mahakumbh Mela, and Nat Geo photographer and Explorer George Steinmetz was there to capture this footage featured in our Pictures of the Year 2025. Every 12 years, an enormous tent metropolis is temporarily erected for pilgrims celebrating the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela and seeking absolution at the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. This year's festival was particularly significant, occurring during an astrological conjunction that onl

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India should convert the Covid-19 crisis into a turning point towards becoming a self-reliant nation. "Every citizen of this country has resolved to turn the current coronavirus crisis into an opportunity” Prime Minister Modi said addressing the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. He also praised the role of the International Chamber of Commerce ICC. | The Times of India