Modi’s historic Saudi Arabia visit to seal major pacts, push for bigger Hajj quotaPrime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia marks a significant milestone as the first Indian prime minister in four decades to vi...
22 Apr, 2025, 07.09 PM IST
India signs Haj agreement with Saudi Arabia, quota fixed at 1,75,025 pilgrimsIndia has signed a Haj agreement with Saudi Arabia, setting a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims for 2025. Minister Kiren Rijiju signed the agreeme...
13 Jan, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
Haj quota of India fixed by Saudi Arabia at 1,75,025 pilgrims: Govt in Rajya SabhaSaudi Arabia allocated 175,025 pilgrims for India's 2025 Haj pilgrimage. The quota is split 70:30 between the Haj Committee of India and pr...
09 Dec, 2024, 10.13 PM IST
Union Minister Smriti Irani attends Haj and Umrah conference in Saudi ArabiaUnion Minister for Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, participated in the third Haj and Umrah Conference in Jeddah. In discussions with the De...
10 Jan, 2024, 04.33 PM IST
Expanding ties: India’s Minority Affairs Minister & MoS MEA visit historic MadinahThe delegation visited the perimeter of the Prophet's Mosque (Al Masjid Al Nabwi) in the Markazia area of Madinah. This was followed by a v...
10 Jan, 2024, 04.32 PM IST
India signs bilateral Haj agreement 2024 with Saudi Arabia, easing journey for over 1.5 lakh pilgrimsUnion Minister Smriti Irani, along with Minister of State V Muraleedharan, signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Saudi Arabia's Mini...
08 Jan, 2024, 10.35 AM IST
Government to re-allocate Go First's Haj flights to IndiGo, two Saudi carriersThe decision comes against the backdrop of the uncertainty over cash-starved Go First, which has cancelled all flights since May 3. The bud...
11 May, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
India's Haj quota for 2023 fixed at 1,75,025: Government"The issue was addressed under the Annual Bilateral Agreement with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for Haj 2023 and inspite of challenges of ...
02 Feb, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
Muslims from India undertaking Haj this year seems unlikely: SourcesA circular issued by the Haj Committee of India on Friday said only a few weeks are left for the preparatory work in India for Haj 2020, ye...
06 Jun, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
With CAA, NRC dominating 2019, Naqvi says constitutional rights of Muslims safeNaqvi's assurance to Muslims comes at a time when the focus is on them due to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Population ...
30 Dec, 2019, 01.02 PM IST
India becomes 1st country to make entire Haj process digital: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAn online application, e-visa, Haj mobile app, "e-MASIHA" health facility, "e-luggage pre-tagging" providing all information in India itsel...
01 Dec, 2019, 11.23 PM IST
India signs bilateral annual Haj agreement with Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage next yearAt the event, Naqvi said the Saudi government has always played an active and effective role to ensure safety and better facilities to Indi...
13 Dec, 2018, 07.42 PM IST
Global tender floated for shipping firms to revive sea route for Haj: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviSaudi Arabia had earlier given its nod to India's plan to revive the option of sea travel to Jeddah, over two decades after the practice wa...
30 Apr, 2018, 05.13 PM IST
Saudi Arabia increases India's Haj quota by 5,000: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviUnion minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi claimed that the increase over the past two years - of nearly 40,000 - is a "record expansion" since Ind...
09 Jan, 2018, 04.44 PM IST
New Haj policy: Modi government planning 15 cruise trips for pilgrims between Mumbai and JeddahThe practice of ferrying devotees between Mumbai and Jeddah was stopped in 1995 after MV Akbari, the ship which was used for transporting p...
12 May, 2017, 12.50 AM IST
India asks Saudi Arabia to reconsider 20 per cent Haj quota cutIndia asked Saudi Arabia to reconsider its decision to reduce the number of overseas pilgrims to the country by 20%.
12 Jun, 2013, 09.56 AM IST
- No High court relief for haj private tour operators
HC has upheld the legality of government’s new Haj policy requiring all private tour operators to have 250 square feet office space
07 Oct, 2011, 05.48 AM IST