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India issued over 96 lakh e-visas to foreigners since 2020: MEAIndia has granted over 96 lakh e-visas to foreigners since 2020, expanding the facility to 181 countries. The government facilitates intern...- PM Modi reaches out to Muslim-dominated Lakshadweep, says it is small in size, big in heartAddressing the gathering after launching the projects, PM Modi took a dig at the previous non-BJP governments at the Centre, stating that t...
- What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physica...
- Huge crowds swarm from Mecca for hajj climaxHundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mina, where they will stay in tents before the annual hajj's high-point on Tuesday at ...
- Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measuresMillions of Muslims gathered in Mecca to start the annual Hajj pilgrimage, making this year's event the largest religious gathering since t...
- Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year's Hajj, putting it out of reach for somePrivate tour companies managed to fill their quota, about half of Pakistan's total 179,000 pilgrimage slots. But applications for the gover...
- Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heatPilgrims in white robes and sandals packed the ancient city, now dotted with luxury hotels and air-conditioned shopping malls, after floodi...
- Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levelsThe hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life, represents one of the world's largest gatherings of people. Before the pa...
- Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Israeli flights amid Biden visitThe announcement is an incremental step toward the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel and builds on the strong but ...
- A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimageThis year, the hajj is open to just 1 million foreign and domestic pilgrims who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, tested ...
- Saudi receives first foreign hajj pilgrims since before pandemicThe group from Indonesia landed in the city of Medina and was set to travel south to the holy city of Mecca in the coming weeks to prepare ...
- Pro-Pakistan Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dies after prolonged illnessGeelani, who was a member of banned Jamaat-e-Islami and chairman of hardline Hurriyat Conference, had been suffering from various ailments ...
- Saudi Arabia to reopen borders for vaccinated umrah pilgrimsNearly 18 months after it closed its borders to battle coronavirus, Saudi Arabia will from Monday begin "gradually receiving umrah requests...
- Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month Covid closureHowever, Saudi Arabia did not announce any lifting of restrictions on the umrah, a pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, which usu...
- Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdomThe kingdom made the announcement Saturday on its state-run Saudi Press Agency.
- Saudi Arabia eases travel ban for vaccinated citizensFor the past 14 months, Saudi citizens have mostly been banned from traveling abroad out of concerns that international travel could fuel t...
- India's surging case count will make pandemic more deadly in 2021The more people infected in emerging countries while the rest of the world looks away, the more opportunities Covid-19 will have to develop...
- Symphony expects air cooler sales to recover this summerSymphony Ltd founder and chairman Achal Bakeri said the loss of summer season last year was like losing the full year since for the cooler ...
- Saudi shoppers rush to buy gold before taxes tripleSaudi shoppers have rushed to buy big-ticket items such as gold, appliances and electronics ahead of the announced tripling of taxes on bas...
- Saudi to allow around 1,000 pilgrims to perform hajj: MinisterSaudi Arabia will allow around 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom to perform the hajj this year, a minister said Tuesday, after it anno...
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