Bilateral Haj Agreement signed with Saudi Arabia; India's quota fixed at 175,025 for 2026India's Haj quota for 2026 has been confirmed at 175,025. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju signed the bilateral Haj Agreement in Jedd...
10 Nov, 2025, 08.34 AM IST
Modi’s historic Saudi Arabia visit to seal major pacts, push for bigger Hajj quotaPrime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia marks a significant milestone as the first Indian prime minister in four decades to vi...
22 Apr, 2025, 07.09 PM IST
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
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
Union Minister Smriti Irani attends Haj and Umrah conference in Saudi ArabiaUnion Minister for Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, participated in the third Haj and Umrah Conference in Jeddah. In discussions with the De...
10 Jan, 2024, 04.33 PM IST
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...
10 Jan, 2024, 04.32 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
Mann Ki Baat: 4,000 Indian women performed Haj without 'mehram', it's 'huge transformation', says PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said over 4,000 Muslim women performing Haj this year without 'mehram' was a "huge transformation" a...
30 Jul, 2023, 02.42 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
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
Over 2,300 women to go on Haj this year without 'Mehram': Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThe Modi government had last year allowed women going to Haj without Mehram, which had resulted in about 1,300 Muslim women going for the p...
16 Jan, 2019, 02.07 PM IST
Global tender floated for shipping firms to revive sea route for Haj: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviSaudi Arabia had earlier given its nod to India's plan to revive the option of sea travel to Jeddah, over two decades after the practice wa...
30 Apr, 2018, 05.13 PM IST
Haj expenses to come down as leaks are being plugged: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.The rates have also come down for Lucknow, Hyderabad, Srinagar, Chennai, Goa among other places. The maximum difference of about Rs 97,000 ...
01 Mar, 2018, 08.46 AM 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