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Hajj dream ruined, pilgrim wins Rs 2.09 lakh after 14 years
June 17, 2026 6:58 pm
The consumer body found that despite making full preparations for the 2012 Hajj pilgrimage, the travel company allegedly told the complainant at the last moment that his visa had not been issued.
More than 42,000 Hajj pilgrims left in lurch, Rijiju urged to step in
May 23, 2025 2:15 am
Siddiqui had received representations on the issue from All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board that only around 10,000 of 52,507 pilgrims, who had opted for travel to Mecca through private operators, were able to register to proceed with their journey between June 4 and 9.
Haj travel is not ‘mere holiday but falls within ambit of religious practice’, says Delhi HC
June 22, 2023 6:27 pm
The court says that although restrictions may be imposed on private Haj groups, they ‘should not be held against the pilgrims’ because ‘such an action' would be ‘in derogation of Article 25 of the Constitution'.
Hajj pilgrimage in the age of coronavirus is unlike any before
July 29, 2020 12:13 pm
Saudi Arabia has dramatically downsized the ritual because of the coronavirus pandemic, with authorities testing pilgrims and cutting their numbers from the usual 2 million to around 1,000.
Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over coronavirus; Iran says 22 dead
February 27, 2020 3:25 pm
The extraordinary decision by Saudi Arabia stops foreigners from reaching the holy city of Mecca and the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure the world's 1.8 billion Muslims pray toward five times a day.
The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam
August 09, 2019 1:07 pm
The hajj this year comes at a time of heightened sectarian and political tensions in the Persian Gulf and as Muslim minorities in China, Myanmar, India, New Zealand and other countries face increased threats, even attacks.
Recent Islamic State group's attacks in Saudi raise security concern for hajj pilgrims
September 10, 2015 12:58 pm
The Islamic State group is extending its reach in Saudi Arabia and has raised concerns it could threaten the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage later this month.
Hajj pilgrims gather in Mina for stoning of Satan
November 06, 2011 3:42 pm
Over 1.25 lakh Indians are among three mn Muslims from 183 countries,who are in Mecca to perform Hajj.
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