New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) As many as 244 Indian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia during the Haj pilgrimage in November 2009, mostly due to ailments, according to the Haj Committee of India.
Eight people died in two road accidents. One pilgrim, from Andhra Pradesh, died of swine flu.
Over 165,000 Indians performed the Haj, one of [...]
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Flag carrier Air India improved its passenger load by over 10 percent and reduced costs in 2009 by deploying new aircraft and rationalising routes, the airline said Saturday.
Addressing reporters here, Air India chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav said induction of 29 aircraft and enhanced utilisation of the fleet helped the [...]
Jeddah, Nov 28 (DPA) Saudi Arabia’s civil defence authority Saturday raised the toll from this week’s flash floods caused by heavy downpours to 106.
An official with the authority said crews were still searching for survivors from the flooding that hit the western part of the country, including the area where many enter the kingdom for [...]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): Muslims all over the world are celebrating the festival of Eid Al Adha today. However, Muslims in Kerala celebrated the festival on Friday.
People across the Gulf region celebrated Eid Al Adha, the festival of sacrifice on Friday to marks the culmination of the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Millions of pilgrims [...]
Jeddah, Nov 26 (DPA) Seventy-seven people were killed in flash floods as the annual Haj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday.
The civil defence authority for the holy Muslim city of Mecca said that Wednesday’s ‘torrential rains and thunderstorms’ had turned streets into rivers of mud, destroyed homes [...]
Jeddah, Nov 26 (DPA) Forty-eight people were killed in flash floods as the annual Haj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday.
The civil defence authority for the holy Muslim city of Mecca said that Wednesday’s ‘torrential rains and thunderstorms’ had turned streets into rivers of mud, destroyed homes [...]
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The external affairs ministry has issued an advisory for Haj pilgrims for prevention of H1N1 pandemic flu during the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
The advisory suggests that pilgrims should not shake hands or hug in greeting during the Haj, unless it is a mandatory religious activity. Other taboo activities were [...]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs has been given clean chit over the alleged discrepancies and imbalances in the Haj Quotas system.
Retired Supreme Court judge Arijit Parsayat, who was appointed to read into the alleged Haj Quotas cam, gave [...]
