Mecca tragedy

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

Mecca stampede: Death toll rises to 769 in Hajj disaster, Iran denounces 'crime'

The death toll in a crush at the annual haj pilgrimage outside Mecca rose to 769, Saudi Arabia said on Saturday, as arch-rival Iran said Saudi officials should be tried in an international court for what it called a crime.

Sep 26, 2015, 20:57 PM IST

Bengal woman killed in Grand Mosque tragedy: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said a woman from the state is among those killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in Saudi Arabia.

Sep 12, 2015, 15:26 PM IST