Hajj stampede

Saudi Prince caused Hajj stampede?

While Saudi Arabia on Friday suggested pilgrims failing to follow crowd control rules bore some blame for the stampede that claimed more than 700 lives, a report has blamed convoy of the son of the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for the tragedy.

Sep 25, 2015, 17:43 PM IST

Saudi Arabia suggests pilgrims at fault over Hajj deaths, Iran indignant

Saudi Arabia, under growing pressure to account for a crush that killed more than 700 people at the Hajj pilgrimage, on Friday suggested pilgrims failing to follow crowd control rules bore some blame for the worst disaster at the event for 25 years.

Sep 25, 2015, 16:06 PM IST

Saudi Arabia's authorities under fire after Hajj stampede kills more than 700

 Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities on Friday after a stampede at the hajj killed at least 717 people, in the worst tragedy to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in a quarter-century.

Sep 25, 2015, 14:19 PM IST

Hajj stampede: 14 Indians killed in Mecca; Sushma Swaraj assures full assistance

At least 717 people, including 14 Indians, have been killed in the stampede during Haj at Mina near holy city of Mecca on Thursday. It is the worst tragedy that has hit the world's holiest Muslim pilgrimage in 25 years.

Sep 25, 2015, 10:01 AM IST

Mecca stampede: List of Indians injured

The Indian Hajj Mission on Friday released the list of Indians injured in the Mecca stampede, which killed at least 717 people and left over 700 seriously injured.

Sep 25, 2015, 09:42 AM IST

Saudi criticised after hajj stampede kills more than 700

Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities on Friday after a stampede at the hajj killed at least 717 people, in the worst tragedy to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in a quarter of a century.

Sep 25, 2015, 07:54 AM IST

Iran leader says `improper measures` caused Hajj deaths

 Iran`s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "improper measures" and "mismanagement" by Saudi authorities caused Thursday`s deadly stampede at the annual hajj pilgrimage, and announced three days of mourning.

Sep 24, 2015, 23:57 PM IST

Mecca stampede kills more than 700 pilgrims

At least 717 people were killed, including an Indian woman and 800 were injured, in a stampede near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning.

Sep 24, 2015, 20:57 PM IST

Haj pilgrim from Kerala dies in Makkah

 A Haj pilgrim from Kerala died in Makkah on Thursday but not in the stampede, said a Congress leader who is also on pilgrimage.

Sep 24, 2015, 19:24 PM IST

Indian injured in Haj stampede

An Indian is among the over 400 people injured in a Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia that left at least 220 people, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said.

Sep 24, 2015, 15:45 PM IST

Hajj stampede in Mecca: As it happened on Thursday

At least 717 pilgrims were killed and 719 others were injured today in a stampede at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. 

Sep 24, 2015, 13:50 PM IST