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  India, Saudi Arabia sign agreement for Hajj 2026; pilgrims to get improved facilities | Details

  India | November 10, 2025 8:41 IST

  India and Saudi Arabia have signed the Hajj 2026 agreement, confirming a 1,75,025 pilgrim quota for India. Both nations have stressed better logistics, better facilities and deeper cooperation to ensure a smooth pilgrimage.

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  Qatar opens Hajj 2026 registration: All you need to know about health certificate, online payment

  World | October 01, 2025 13:14 IST

  The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf), through its Department of Hajj and Umrah Affairs, said registration for the 1447 AH Hajj season (2026) will be open from October 1 to October 31, 2025, through its online portal: hajj.gov.qa.

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  How does Saudi Arabia decide the Hajj quota for each country every year? Explained

  Explainers | April 17, 2025 13:32 IST

  Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca-- the holiest city for Muslims. In Islamic terminology, Hajj is a pilgrimage made to the Kaaba, the "House of Allah", in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

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  Jayalalithaa demands increase in Hajj seat quota

  Politics | July 26, 2014 15:17 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi's to increase the Hajj quota for the state owing to a large number of applicants.She said the Tamil Nadu State Hajj Committee