Haj 2025: India allotted 1.75 lakh slots, but private tour operators fail to meet requirementsIndia's Haj quota for 2025 has increased to 1,75,025, a significant rise from 1,36,020 in 2014. While arrangements for the main quota of 1,...
15 Apr, 2025, 12.26 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
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
Saudi Arabia increases India's Haj quota to 2 lakh after Modi-Salman talksThe decision was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with visiting Saudi Crown Prin...
20 Feb, 2019, 09.36 PM IST
2,000 additional seats allotted to J-K for Haj 2018 as 'special quota': Mukhtar Abbas NaqviA total of 10,062 seats have been allocated to Jammu and Kashmir for Haj 2018 up from 7,960 seats allotted to the state for Haj 2017.
25 Jul, 2018, 04.27 PM IST
Supreme Court asks Centre to apprise it about Haj quota seats, their availabilityThe Supreme Court has asked additional solicitor general Pinky Anand to file an affidavit giving details of the total Haj quota seats and t...
19 Feb, 2018, 06.53 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
Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on Kerala Haj panel's plea alleging discriminationThe Kerala Haj Committee said that the Central government distributes quota on the basis of the Muslim population in each state.
05 Jan, 2018, 02.50 PM IST
Expansion of India's Haj quota has benefitted all states: GovernmentThe Haj quota list of states was released yesterday.
10 Mar, 2017, 06.28 PM IST
136,020 Indians to perform Haj this year, quota remains sameIt was also conveyed by the MoS that the using of catering services in Mecca should be optional for the countries as when roads are closed ...
04 Feb, 2015, 05.26 PM 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
- SC reduces government's discretionary quota seats for Haj pilgrims
The Supreme Court today reduced the government's discretionary quota seats for Haj pilgrims to 300 from the 5,050 seats, proposed by it.
23 Jul, 2012, 03.37 PM IST
- Left parties want Ahamed to quit
CPM leaders had already demanded that Mr Ahamed resign.
31 Aug, 2009, 02.07 AM IST
- India seeks enhancement in Haj quota
India has approached the Saudi Arabian government for increasing quota for its Haj pilgrims.
07 Sep, 2008, 07.43 PM IST
- Saudi considering India's request for hike in Haj quota
Saudi Arabia is still considering India's request for an increase in the Haj quota, the Indian embassy in Riyadh clarified on Tuesday.
17 Jun, 2008, 07.16 PM IST