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
Haj Suvidha App 2.0 lunched by government for ease of pilgrimsMinority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the Haj Suvidha App 2.0, enhancing the pilgrimage experience for Indian travelers. The app ...
24 Nov, 2024, 05.24 PM IST
India's Haj quota for 2025 same as 2024; application process beginsThe 2025 Haj quota for India is set at 1,75,025, remaining consistent with 2024. Applications can now be submitted through the Haj Suvidha ...
13 Aug, 2024, 10.03 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
Haj forms to be made available for free; 25 embarkation points this year: Minority Affairs MinistryHaj package costs have been reduced by approximately Rs 50,000 as the money that was deposited with the Haj Committee for foreign exchange ...
06 Feb, 2023, 07.50 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
SC dismisses plea of Pvt tour operators seeking exemption from GST for Haj, Umrah toursThe tour operators had challenged the levy of GST on Hajis who avail themselves of services offered by registered private tour operators be...
26 Jul, 2022, 04.12 PM IST
All applications for Haj 2021 cancelled: Haj Committee of IndiaIn a circular, the committee said that the Ministry of Haj and Umrah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has issued a statement informing that due to...
15 Jun, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Number of Haj pilgrims from Bengal to be halved in 2021: Haj Committee MemberThe state Haj committee has received 1,100 applications since November 10 from people living in different districts of the state expressing...
18 Nov, 2020, 01.17 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
Record 2 lakh Haj pilgrims from India this year: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi1.40 lakh pilgrims will go through the Haj Committee of India,.
09 Jun, 2019, 04.19 PM IST
1,308 women to perform Haj without male guardians, informs Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThis is first time that women will be performing rituals without a 'mahram'. The Centre plans to deployed Haj assistants to help the women ...
23 Apr, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
Delhi High Court seeks Centre's reply on plea to quash Haj policy barring differently-abledA bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Ministry of Soc...
03 Jan, 2018, 02.45 PM IST
Over 1.7 lakh from India will perform Haj this yearA five-member committee is looking into whether subsidies have benefits and if pilgrims can travel paying less if there is no subsidy at al...
02 Apr, 2017, 03.39 PM IST
Centre encouraging online applications for Haj: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAltogether 99,903 people went to Saudi Arabia for Haj from 21 embarkation points across India through Haj Committee of India this year, he ...
25 Oct, 2016, 01.00 AM IST
- Centre grants 1,699 additional seats for Haj-2013: Peerzada
Centre has granted 1,699 seats from Haj Committee of India (HCI) to Jammu and Kashmir, raising the total seats to 8,819 for Haj-2013.
11 May, 2013, 09.52 PM IST
- Only passport holders can apply for Haj this year
The Haj Committee of India has decided that only passport holders will be asked to apply for Haj 2011, a member of the panel said on Wednes...
09 Feb, 2011, 06.07 PM IST