Mecca
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Saudi Arabia partly blames Binladin Group in Mecca crane deaths
World | Sep 16, 2015, 08:36 PM ISTJiddah (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia's King Salman has sanctioned construction giant Saudi Binladin Group over the collapse of a construction crane at Mecca's Grand Mosque which killed at least 111 people and injured over 390
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Nine Indians injured in Grand Mosque accident in Makkah
India | Sep 12, 2015, 07:17 AM ISTNew Delhi/Riyadh: Nine Indians have been injured in the accident at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted: "We have received reports that 9 Indian pilgrims
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2 Indians among 107 dead in Mecca mosque mishap
World | Sep 13, 2015, 12:06 AM ISTRiyadh: A towering construction crane toppled over on Friday during a violent rainstorm in the Saudi city of Mecca, Islam's holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing at least 107 people ahead of
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Delhi Haj panel meets CM Kejriwal, seeks increase in quota for pilgrimage
National | Apr 10, 2015, 07:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: A delegation of Delhi State Haj Committee (DSHC) yesterday met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with a demand for an increase in the national capital's quota for the pilgrimage to Mecca.Led by DSHC chairman
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136,020 Indians to perform Haj this year, quota remains same
World | Feb 04, 2015, 04:50 PM ISTJeddah: Over 136,000 Indians will perform Haj in 2015 with the quota for the country remaining unchanged since last year due to the ongoing expansion work at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.The agreement in this
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Haj pilgrims march to Mina as journey of faith begins
World | Oct 02, 2014, 02:56 PM ISTMina: Chanting “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik”, hundreds of thousands of white-clad Muslims, including Indians, streamed into Mina in Saudi Arabia as the first leg of the annual Haj pilgrimage began today. Many pilgrims out of the
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Isolation ward in Mecca to check Ebola virus
World | Sep 09, 2014, 01:40 PM ISTRiyadh: Saudi Arabia will establish a 50-bed exclusive isolation ward at Arafat Hospital in Mecca during the Haj pilgrimage as a preventive measure against the Ebola virus and other communicable diseases, Arab News reported on
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Government promises to improve facilities for Haj pilgrims
National | Jun 23, 2014, 02:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today promised to bring in significant improvement in facilities for Haj pilgrims and request Saudi Arabia to withdraw 20 per cent cut in India's quota for the annual pilgrimage. Acknowledging that there
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Watch rare pictures of the holy cities of Mecca and Madina
World | Oct 16, 2013, 06:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: Islam was founded around 1400 years ago. The last prophet of Islam was born in 570 A.D. in the Arabian city of Mecca. Soon after the birth of the holy prophet, his mother passed
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Virus fears hit Haj pilgrim flow in Mecca
World | Oct 14, 2013, 05:07 PM ISTMecca: Fears of an outbreak of the deadly MERS, a respiratory virus centered in the Arabian peninsula, in Saudi Arabia and construction in the holy city of Makkah have forced cuts in the numbers of
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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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All roads lead to Mina
World | Oct 24, 2012, 04:43 PM ISTJeddah, Oct 24: Over two million Muslims from across the world including about 1.27 lakh Indians today began their main rituals of the annual Haj pilgrimage, heading from Mecca to Mina where they will rest
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13 Haj pilgrims get burns in Mecca building fire
World | Oct 22, 2012, 08:14 AM ISTMecca, (Saudi Arabia) Oct 22: At least 13 pilgrims suffered minor burns while 179 others, from India and Bangladesh, were rescued after a fire occurred in a nine-storey building in Saudi Arabia's Mecca city Sunday
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Ramdan: Zenga mobile TV to provide live coverage from Mecca
Aug 03, 2012, 12:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: For the entire month, Ramzaan-specific content would be showcased on the channel throughout the day..Zenga TV, which provides mobile TV services in India, has announced to provide live view of the holy mosque
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Millions Of Muslims Start Annual Hajj Near Mecca
World | Nov 05, 2011, 02:23 PM ISTMount Arafat, Saudi Arabia, Nov 5: Wearing white robes to symbolize purity and equality under God, millions of Muslims have begun their annual hajj pilgrimage by climbing a rocky desert hill outside Mecca.Nearly 2.5 million
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More Than 1.5 Million Haj Pilgrims Arrive In Saudi Arabia
World | Nov 01, 2011, 08:15 AM ISTJeddah, Nov 1 : More than 1.5 million Muslims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, the world's largest annual human assembly which peaks on Saturday, state media said today.“The number
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Ajmer, Mecca, Malegaon Blasts Linked: CBI
India | May 04, 2010, 08:52 AM ISTThere is a link among the blasts carried out at Ajmer Dargah, Mecca Masjid and Malegaon with self-styled right-wing group Abhinav Bharat believed to be behind them, Central Bureau of Investigation said on Monday."Yes, there