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Mahakumbh Muslim entry ban

16 Nov 2024

Mahakumbh 2025 Update: Muslims Entry Ban In MahaKumbh 2025?

11 Nov 2024

Rajneeti: Mahakumbh -- Ban on Muslim Entry Demand Sparks Controversy

Hajj pilgrimage

21 Jun 2024

98 Indians Among Over 1000 Hajj Pilgrims Who Died Amid Extreme Heat: Updates

According to AFP, the death toll from the Hajj 2024 has surpassed 1,000, with more than half of those killed being unregistered pilgrims who worshipped in extreme temperatures in Saudi Arabia.

29 Mar 2023

In A First, Over 4,300 Indian Women To Perform Haj Without A Male Companion

Each year, Saudi Arabia hosts around 25 lakh to 30 lakh pilgrims from across the globe to visit Mecca and India sends the third largest contingent of pilgrims in the world.

21 Feb 2023

'Waiting to Take my Mother to Mecca': Mufti Writes to Jaishankar, Here's why

In a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said she has been waiting for her passport for the past three years.

Foot journey to hajj pilgrimage

28 Dec 2022

Pak national moves SC seeking visa for Indian man on foot journey to Hajj

Sarwar Taj, the petitioner and a resident of Lahore, in his plea argued that just as the Pakistan government issues visas to a number of Indian Sikhs and to Hindus to visit their holy places in the country, it should also give a visa to the Indian Muslim man.

04 Jun 2022

First flight with Haj pilgrims departs from Kerala’s Kochi airport

The first flight with Haj pilgrims to Madina in Saudi Arabia departed from Kerala’s Kochi airport on Saturday. 377 passengers took off in the SV 5747 flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines. It was flagged off by V Abdurahiman, Kerala Minister for Wakf and Hajj pilgrimage.

06 Apr 2022

Hindu Mahasabha's NY calendar refers to Mecca Makkeshwar as Mahadev Temple

Qutab Minar has been referred to as Vishnu Stambh while Atala Masjid of Jaunpur is shown as Atla Devi Temple A similar calendar was issued by Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha five years ago in 2018 As per news reports, the National Secretary of All India Hindu Mahasabha said this calendar has been issued to declare India as a Hindu nation

09 Aug 2021

Saudi Arabia starts receiving Umrah requests from foreigners

There are concerns over Covid pandemic Access will be given to limited people

22 Jul 2021

A FIRST: Saudi female officers allowed to guard Islam's holiest sites

Netizens hailed this as a key step towards women empowerment This year, 60,000 vaccinated citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia have been allowed to perform the Hajj

06 May 2021

In a historic first, Saudi Arabia releases pictures of Black Stone in Mecca

Using the technique of focus stacking, 1,050 photos of the stone were clicked each up to 160 gigabytes. "It's the first time there is a magnified digital photo of the stone and one can see the stone up close and personal," a fellow in Islamic studies at the University of Oxford said.

26 May 2020

Saudi Arabia to end curfew on June 21, except in Mecca

Saudi Arabia will begin easing restrictions on movement and travel this week, more than two months after stringent measures were introduced to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

24 Apr 2020

DNA Analysis of Imran Khan's suicidal verdict in Ramadan

Watch today in this video of Daily News & Analysis (DNA) with Sudhir Chaudhary, analysis of Imran Khan's suicidal verdict in Ramadan.

27 Feb 2020

Coronavirus spread: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for pilgrims to Mecca

Even as the number of fresh cases declines at the epicentre of the disease in China, there has been a sudden increase in parts of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

04 Jul 2019

1st batch of Indian Hajis reach Madina, India introduces rooms' pre-allotment

The 2019 Haj season has begun and will continue till September 14.

04 Jun 2019

TN Muslim League wants ban on PUBG, says game offends Islamic sentiments

In its complaint, the Islamic body has compared PUBG to deadly online games like Blue Whale Challenge.

21 Aug 2018

Hajj live streaming: Watch online telecast of Islamic pilgrimage from Mecca

Watch the online Hajj live streaming here.

20 Aug 2018

Saudi Arabia warns of possible floods in Mecca

Saudi Meteorology Authority announced on Sunday of the possibility of floods in Mecca because of medium to heavy thundery rain, the Al Akhbariya reported.

20 Mar 2018

Hindu Mahasabha calendar claims Qutub Minar is Vishnu Stambh

While this is not the first time that Hindu Mahasabha has attempted to put out its own understanding of India's cultural heritage, that it has renamed a long list of monuments in the calendar has irked many.

11 Feb 2018

Muslim women share sexual harassment incidents at Haj, #MosqueMeToo trends on Twitter

#Mosquemetoo was actually started by Egyptian-American feminist and journalist Mona Eltawy, who first shared her experiences on social media.

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