Andhra Pradesh Governor leads Indian delegation to Saudi Arabia to oversee relief measures following death of Umrah pilgrimsIndia is sending a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia. Governor Justice S Abdul Nazeer will lead the team. They will assist in relief ef...
19 Nov, 2025, 07.48 AM IST
Congress condoles death of Indian pilgrims in Saudi ArabiaKharge said he has instructed the Telangana chief minister to provide all possible assistance to the families of the victims, and is closel...
17 Nov, 2025, 04.53 PM IST
India lodges protest with Pakistan over refusal to grant visa to 87 pilgrimsThe pilgrims, who were denied visa, were part of the official jatha (group), the sources said, adding that restrictive visa was granted to ...
14 Jun, 2019, 09.55 PM IST
Hindu pilgrims cancel trip to Pakistan due to tensionThe pilgrims were issued visas by Pakistan High Commission for the trip to holy Katas Raj temple in Chakwal district near capital Islamabad.
26 Nov, 2016, 07.44 PM IST
Haj stampede: Death toll of Indians rises to 81The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede has risen to 81 even as scores of nationals are still missing after the last month's tragedy,...
08 Oct, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi condoles death of pilgrims in Haj stampede tragedyPM Modi has condoled the death of pilgrims in last week's grisly stampede at Mina, the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in last 2...
28 Sep, 2015, 10.39 PM IST
Death toll of Indians in Haj stampede rises to 45King Salman has ordered the formation of a committee to probe the deadly incident during the pilgrimage in which around two million people ...
28 Sep, 2015, 12.39 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj puts Haj stampede death toll at 1090External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today put the death toll in the Haj stampede in Mina at 1090, including 35 Indians.
27 Sep, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
Haj stampede: Death toll of Indians killed rises to 22Death toll of Indian pilgrims in stampede during Haj rose to 22 as Saudi grappled to come to terms with the horrific tragedy that has claim...
26 Sep, 2015, 10.52 PM IST
Haj stampede: Death toll of Indians killed rises to 18The death toll of Indian pilgrims has risen to 18 in the grisly stampede at the Haj which has so far claimed the lives of 717 people, the w...
26 Sep, 2015, 08.55 AM IST
Sonia Gandhi expresses shock over stampede deaths in MeccaCongress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed deep shock and distress over the deaths and injuries in a stampede in Mecca. Gandhi prayed ...
24 Sep, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
12 pilgrims die in bus accident in NepalRescue efforts are going on at the accident site, which lies along the Tribhuvan Highway, with the help of security personnel and the local...
22 Apr, 2015, 10.40 AM IST
Nearly 1 lakh Indians performed Haj through Haj Committee: V K SinghHe said that the exact number of Indian pilgrims who died during this year's Haj in Saudi Arabia was 150, 28 among them from Uttar Pradesh ...
27 Nov, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
80 Indians died during Haj pilgrimage this yearThe pilgrimage is one of 5 pillars of Islam that should be performed at least once in lifetime by each Muslim who is financially & physical...
11 Oct, 2014, 07.54 PM IST
Call off pilgrims visit to Ajmer Sharif: India to Pakistan"The government of India has recommended to the government of Pakistan that the visit of the pilgrims to Ajmer Sharif this year may be call...
10 May, 2013, 04.37 PM IST
- Over 51,000 Indians arrive for Hajj, 13 dead
A total of 13 Indian pilgrims have died during this Hajj season as of today, a top consulate official has said, even as more than 51,000 In...
13 Oct, 2011, 02.15 AM IST
- Six Indians die on pilgrimage to Mansarovar
Six Indians on an annual pilgrimage to Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet have died, while the 47 others who were stranded along the mountainous N...
10 Jun, 2009, 11.01 PM IST