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  Amid soaring temperatures, cooling systems in Mecca bring some relief to Hajj pilgrims I VIDEO

  World | June 16, 2024 15:08 IST

  Saudi authorities expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed two million, approaching pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. "We have to drink a lot of water, we have to stay in shades, do not try to go in the sunny weather and keep the umbrella," Aziz Khan, Pakistani pilgrim.

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  WATCH: Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha

  World | June 16, 2024 13:20 IST

  Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims performed on Saturday the shortened combined prayers of Dhuhr and Asr (noon and afternoon) prayers at Namirah Mosque in Mount Arafat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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  Haj 2021: Apply for online application from November 7 to December 10

  India | November 06, 2020 16:03 IST

  The Haj Committee of India has issued the action plan for Haj pilgrimage 2021 with precautionary measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines will be issued soon. 

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  Saudi to reopen Mecca facilities for visitors in October

  World | September 27, 2020 16:31 IST

  Authorities in Saudi Arabia have allowed facilities in Mecca to reopen for visitors starting from next month after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the media reported.

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  Mecca mosques set to reopen on Sunday

  World | June 20, 2020 14:17 IST

  More than 1,500 mosques are due to reopen Sunday in the holy city of Mecca amid strict health precautions after three-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, a media report said. 

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  Prayers outside Makkah's Grand Mosque, Prophet's Mosque suspended amid coronavirus threat

  World | March 20, 2020 17:47 IST

  Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended their five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer outside the walls of the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah in a bid to curd the spreading of the novel coronavirus.

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  Lt Col Purohit declared hostile witness in Mecca Masjid blast case

  India | February 15, 2018 19:45 IST

  Purohit had been listed as a witness by the CBI in the case related to the blast at the Mecca Masjid here on May 18, 2007 which killed nine persons and injured several others.

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  Mecca Masjid blast accused Aseemanand seeks court's permission to go out of Hyderabad

  India | April 13, 2017 20:08 IST

  Mecca Masjid bomb blast accused Swami Aseemanand today moved a local court seeking permission to go out of Hyderabad to see his ailing mother and for his own medical treatment.

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  NIA brass rejected plans to challenge Aseemanand bail in Mecca Masjid blast: Report

  India | April 09, 2017 10:33 IST

  A proposal to challenge in High Court the bail granted to Mecca Masjid blast accused Swami Aseemanand by a Hyderabad court was rejected by senior NIA officials, a report said today.

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  Aseemanand granted bail in Mecca Masjid blast case

  India | April 01, 2017 0:05 IST

  A city court on Thursday granted conditional bail to former RSS worker Swami Aseemanand in the 2007 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case. The Fourth Metropolitan Sessions court directed him to furnish two sureties of Rs

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  Prominent indian scholar reported missing in Mecca stampede

  World | September 30, 2015 16:48 IST

  Mina: A prominent Indian Islamic scholar, who was in Mina to perform Haj, has been reported missing since the deadly stampede broke out, the worst incident in 25 years to strike the annual pilgrimage in

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  High court cancels bail of Mecca Masjid blast accused

  India | April 18, 2013 14:26 IST

  Hyderabad, Apr 18: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday cancelled the bail granted by a lower court to two former RSS members accused in the 2007 terror attack at the historic Mecca Masjid here.The high