PRAYAGRAJ, India—Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is ...

A man was arrested on Wednesday for 'verbally abusing' the Panchayat Development Officer of Kinaye Gram Panchayat for not speaking in Marathi, police said.