India and Bangladesh share 54 transboundary rivers, yet have sharing agreements for only one - the Ganges - which will expire ...

The India-born but U.S.-educated Khendry had been fascinated by the Ganga - the Sanskrit word for the Ganges river - since he'd stumbled on a book about it in an English shop 30 years ago.

The ashes of George Harrison will be scattered in India's Ganges River Monday. Taking part in the ceremony will be Harrison's widow, Olivia, and his 23-year-old son, Dhanni.

Witness the breathtaking beauty of the Ganges River from above, as this drone footage captures the sacred waters flowing through India. The Ganges holds profound religious significance for ...

The Ganges is not only sacred to Hindus but is also respected by Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, and global spiritual seekers. However, climate change poses significant threats to the river’s flow and ...

STORY: During the festival, devotees worshipped the holy river venerated by Hindus as a mother as well as a goddess, as the Ganges holds a uniquely significant place in Indian life and ...

LUCKNOW, INDIA—Authorities were investigating Wednesday how more than 100 bodies, many of them children, ended up floating in an offshoot of the Ganges River in northern India.

Indian Hindu pilgrims bathe at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Sunday.

The Ganges River Dolphin is unique in its ecology, being nearly blind and relying on echolocation for its biological needs. Approximately 90% of the species’ population resides in India ...

The Ganges River, as it approaches the sea, tends to split into several different channels. Each of these, in turn, splits into more channels, and they, in turn, split up too.