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...
Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza's hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at riskHospitals in Gaza are facing a critical fuel shortage that is endangering the lives of premature babies. The Israeli blockade of Gaza has c...
Travelling abroad? This is how much cash you can legally carryUnder the Reserve Bank of India's Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS), Indians are allowed to freely remit up to $250,000 (around Rs 1.80 c...
COVID surge: Bengal shuts schools, colleges; restricts flights from Delhi, MumbaiLong-distance trains will operate as per their usual schedule. Metro trains in Kolkata will also operate as per their usual timing but with...
Arrangements being made to vaccinate Haj pilgrims: NaqviNaqvi said around 50 per cent of the total applicants so far are women and over 700 women have so far applied under the without 'mehram' (m...
Saudi Arabia reopens mosques with strict regulations for worshippersWorshippers headed to mosques for dawn prayers amid strict regulations requiring use of face masks and personal prayer mats, avoiding hands...
Auraiya tragedy: Adityanath shifts blame on Congress govts in Punjab, RajasthanTwenty-six migrant workers were declared dead, after a trailer truck carrying sacks of lime along with people rammed into a stationary truc...
MHA to ask states to be vigilant against Ramazan gathering“We will urge community leaders to issue statement asking them to stay at home and offer prayers while maintaining social distance and hygi...
Budget session: Full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's speech in ParliamentPresident Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said any form of violence in the name of protest makes our society and country weaker. He was addressin...
Nawaz Sharif lodged in Adiala Jail, daughter shifted to guest houseThe plane carrying Sharif, the supremo of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz, and Maryam landed at Lahore's Allama Iqbal Airport at 9:15 IS...
Congress let Haj ban stay even when Saudi ended it: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviCongress on Tuesday accused Narendra Modi of lying that the government has removed the restriction and will now allow Muslim women to trave...
IndiGo moves court against Delhi AirportThe airlines has challenged Delhi Airport's direction to the airline to shift a part of its operations from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2.
No Chinese crackers will go off in Delhi this season: AAP govtKapil Mishra said teams will be formed to check Chinese firecrackers illegal trade and keep a tab. The teams will also conduct raids.
Number of Indians dead in Mecca crane collapse goes up to 11Among the injured are three each from Maharashtra, Telangana, UP and MP, two each from Delhi and West Bengal, and one each from Punjab, Bih...
- Saudi deports Indian Haj pilgrims alleging 'forged' passports
Immigration authorities have deported two Indian pilgrims, without allowing them to perform Haj, due to overwriting on their passports, whi...
- Quota for babus, politicians in Haj list irks SC
The Supreme Court has frowned upon the government policy of providing VIP quota in the annual Haj pilgrimage.
50,000 Indians deported from Saudi Arabia during amnestyAround 50,000 Indian expatriates mainly unskilled labourers, were deported from Saudi Arabia until mid-September following an amnesty.