Hajj stampede

Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,110

The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,110 pilgrims.

Oct 19, 2015, 22:26 PM IST

Hajj stampede: Death toll of Indians rises to 114

The death toll of Indians in the Hajj stampede has risen to 114 even as 10 nationals still remain missing after the last month's horrific tragedy, one of the worst to hit the annual pilgrimage.

Oct 11, 2015, 22:54 PM IST

Hajj stampede: Death toll of Indians rises to 101, 32 still missing

The toll of Indian pilgrims killed in the stampede near Mecca in Saudi Arabia during Hajj has risen to 101.

Oct 09, 2015, 09:48 AM IST

Hajj stampede: Death toll of Indians reaches 74

The death toll of Indian pilgrims killed in the Hajj stampede in Mecca rose to 74, according to the latest list released by the Saudi Arabia Government.

Oct 06, 2015, 11:08 AM IST

Hajj stampede: VK Singh heads to Saudi for helping Indian Nationals

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh is being rushed to Saudi Arabia to coordinate with the authorities there to trace the missing Indians in the Hajj stampede last month.

Oct 05, 2015, 18:10 PM IST

Mecca tragedy: Death toll of Indians in Hajj stampede rises to 58

 India has lost 58 nationals in the Hajj stampede in Saudia Arabia last month while 78 are still missing, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said  on Sunday.

Oct 04, 2015, 12:08 PM IST

First Iran hajj dead return -- nine days after stampede

The first bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in a stampede at the annual hajj arrived home on Saturday -- nine days after the tragedy which sparked anger and criticism of Saudi Arabia.

Oct 03, 2015, 13:37 PM IST

Death toll of Indians in Hajj stampede rises to 51

The number of Indians killed in the Haj stampede rose to 51 on Thursday as authorities identified six more bodies with 38 Indian pilgrims being treated for injuries in the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the pilgrimage.

Oct 01, 2015, 22:47 PM IST

Saudi, Iran agree to repatriate dead pilgrims: Reports

 Saudi and Iranian health ministers have agreed to repatriate Iranian pilgrims killed in last week's Hajj stampede, Saudi state media said, after Tehran threatened a "fierce" response over delays.

Oct 01, 2015, 19:32 PM IST

Iran-Saudi tensions soar over hajj stampede, arms boat

Iranian-Saudi tensions intensified on Wednesday as Tehran threatened a "fierce" response over delays in repatriating hajj stampede victims and the Saudi-led coalition said it had seized an Iranian boat carrying arms for Yemeni rebels.

Sep 30, 2015, 23:41 PM IST

Iran's leader demands Muslim world probe Hajj deaths

Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday called on Muslim countries to investigate the deadly crush on the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia last Thursday that killed 769 people including at least 239 Iranians.

Sep 30, 2015, 15:57 PM IST

Iran protests Saudi delay in repatriating Hajj dead

Iran summoned the Saudi envoy on Wednesday to demand the swift identification and repatriation of the bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in a stampede at the hajj last week.

Sep 30, 2015, 15:09 PM IST

Iran to sue Saudi Arabia over deaths of Iranian pilgrims

Iran will file a complaint against Saudi Arabia for its "shortcomings" which led to the death of Iranian pilgrims during the Haj pilgrimage in the Arab state, Iran's government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said here on Tuesday.

Sep 30, 2015, 00:13 AM IST

Hajj stampede: Death toll of Indians killed in Saudi Arabia rises to 45

The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the Haj rose to 45 Monday as authorities identified 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

Sep 28, 2015, 13:48 PM IST

Mecca's worst Hajj tragedy in 25 years: Death toll of Indians in stampede rises to 35

With six more deaths being announced, the toll of Indians from the worst Hajj tragedy in 25 years near the Saudi holy city of Mecca rose to 35 on Sunday.

Sep 27, 2015, 17:18 PM IST

18 Pakistanis among 769 pilgrims killed in Hajj stampede

At least 18 Pakistani nationals were among 769 pilgrims killed in last week's horrific stampede during Hajj, the worst incident in 25 years to strike the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Sunday.

Sep 27, 2015, 14:59 PM IST

Iran vows legal action against Saudi after hajj disaster

Iran on Sunday vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia's rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year's hajj, which killed at least 769 people, including 136 Iranians, and has led to an escalation of tensions between the regional archrivals.

Sep 27, 2015, 14:57 PM IST

Hajj stampede: Death toll of Indians killed in Saudi Arabia rises

The death toll of Indian pilgrims in last week tragic stampede during Hajj rose to 29 on Sunday.

Sep 27, 2015, 12:55 PM IST

Hajj stampede beyond human control, says top Saudi cleric

Saudi Arabia`s top religious leader says a stampede which killed 717 pilgrims was beyond human control, official media reported on Saturday, the final day of this year`s hajj.

Sep 26, 2015, 13:41 PM IST

Mecca stampede: 14 Indian Haj pilgrims dead, 13 injured

 At least 14 Indian Haj pilgrims were among the over 700 killed in Thursday`s stampede near Makkah in Saudi Arabia, nine of them being from Gujarat, it was officially announced on Friday.

Sep 25, 2015, 22:01 PM IST