Hajj
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Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid coronavirus
World | Jul 29, 2020, 08:49 PM ISTMuslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Saudi Arabia: Hajj will see at most ‘thousands’ due to coronavirus
World | Jun 23, 2020, 08:28 PM ISTA Saudi official said Tuesday that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most a few thousand pilgrims next month due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
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Palaniswami urges PM Modi to sanction 6,028 Hajj applications
India | Feb 25, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTChief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to confirm all the 6,028 Hajj applications recommended by Tamil Nadu for this year's pilgrimage.
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First batch of Hajj 2019 pilgrims leaves for Saudi
India | Jul 04, 2019, 11:21 AM ISTFirst batch of 304 Hajj pilgrims left Srinagar on Thursday for Saudi Arabia to perform this year's Hajj pilgrimage.
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15,000 pilgrims from Maharashtra to go on Hajj this year
India | Jun 28, 2019, 01:24 PM ISTJamal Siddiqui, president, Maharashtra State Haj Committee, said 35,711 people from Maharashtra had submitted applications for performing Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year.
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Muslims around world celebrate Eid as hajj enters final days
World | Sep 01, 2017, 04:09 PM ISTMuslims believe Ibrahim's faith was tested when God commanded him to sacrifice his only son Ismail. Ibrahim was prepared to submit to the command, but then God stayed his hand, sparing his son.
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Eid al-Adha 2017: Significance and history of ‘festival of sacrifice’
Lifestyle | Sep 01, 2017, 10:32 AM ISTEid al-Adha 2017: Read about the historical significance and history behind this festival of sacrifice.
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Saudi administration to give e-bracelets to Hajj pilgrims as safety measure
World | Jul 02, 2016, 11:03 AM ISTAfter last year’s stampede that killed more than 2000 people during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Arabia administration has announced that electronic bracelets will be given to Muslim pilgrims travelling to the Islam’s holiest city this year.
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Iran not to send its pilgrims this year, cites security threat
World | Jun 02, 2016, 11:42 PM ISTTehran (Iran): Iran has officially declared that the country will not send its pilgrims to the Hajj this year and blamed Saudi Arabia saying that the kingdom has failed to provide adequate security to the
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Iran to miss Hajj this year amid row with Saudi Arabia
World | May 30, 2016, 10:32 AM ISTIran and Saudi Arabia have failed to resolve a row over the Hajj pilgrimage and Iranian citizens will not travel to Mecca this year.
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Hajj stampede: Death toll of Indians crosses 100
India | Oct 09, 2015, 10:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: The death toll of Indians in the Hajj stampede has risen to 101 even as 32 nationals still remain missing after the last month's tragedy."Saudi authorities have identified more pilgrims who died in
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Iran leader threatens 'fierce' reaction if Saudi does not return Hajj dead
World | Oct 01, 2015, 08:18 AM ISTTehran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened a “fierce” reaction if Saudi Arabia fails to promptly repatriate the bodies of more than 200 Iranian pilgrims killed in last week's hajj stampede.Khamenei's warning came
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Death toll of Indians in Hajj stampede rises to 45
India | Sep 28, 2015, 02:37 PM ISTMina : The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the Hajj rose to 45 today as authorities identified 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit
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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti first ever Indian woman to lead Hajj delegation
National | Sep 26, 2015, 11:53 AM ISTMecca : Jammu and Kashmir's ruling PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has become the first ever Indian woman to lead a Hajj delegation.Mehbooba along with J&K Education Minister Naeem Akhtar was among about 7,000 pilgrims from
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Haj stampede: Death toll of Indians killed rises to 18
World | Sep 26, 2015, 09:49 AM ISTMina: The 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 worst tragedy to hit the annual
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J&K CM elected as Chairperson of State Haj Committee
National | Jul 24, 2015, 06:44 PM ISTSrinagar: J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayed was today unanimously elected as Chairperson of the State Haj Committee (SHC) here.The committee met under the chairmanship of Sayed and he was unanimously elected as the chairperson
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Over 1.36 lakh Indian pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia for Hajj
India | Sep 30, 2014, 01:22 PM ISTJeddah: All the 1,36,020 Indian pilgrims who will perform Haj this year have reached Saudi Arabia, officials said today.“All the 1,36,020 Indian Haj pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia with the last flight carrying 394 pilgrims
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Saudi government to ensure infection free Hajj
World | Aug 31, 2014, 11:05 AM ISTRiyadh: In the wake of the Ebola and Coronavirus outbreak, the Saudi government has said it will screen Hajj pilgrims this year.The health ministry has made arrangements to screen the pilgrims for the Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
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Pakistani man walks 6,387 km to reach Mecca for Hajj
World | Oct 14, 2013, 09:27 AM ISTJeddah: A Pakistani Muslim, hoping to deliver the message of peace, has walked 6,387 kilometres to reach the holy city of Mecca to perform Hajj.Kharlzada Kasrat Rai, 37, began his trip from Karachi on June
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Over 51,000 Indians Arrive For Hajj, 13 Dead
World | Oct 13, 2011, 06:48 AM ISTDubai, Oct 13: 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 Indians have arrived in Saudi Arabia