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
717 dead and above 900 injured in Mecca stampede; death toll may rise
The Mecca stampede took place a day before Bakri Eid and the death toll may rise. Till now, 717 have been reported dead and above 900 injured.
Sep 25, 2015, 12:45 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
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
Saudi Arabia stampede: More than 700 die in worst Hajj disaster in 25 years
At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, in the worst disaster to strike the annual haj pilgrimage for 25 years.
Sep 24, 2015, 23:39 PM IST
Hajj stampede: Indian Muslims in grief day before Eid
Muslim religious leaders in India reacted with grief and shock over the stampede near Mina in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Some felt it was time the Saudi authorities limited the number of pilgrims visiting the country for Haj.
Sep 24, 2015, 22:06 PM IST
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A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj season -- the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca -- has killed more than 700 people and injured 800 others in Saudi Arabia.
Sep 24, 2015, 20:26 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi expresses shock over stampede deaths in Mecca
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed deep shock and distress over the deaths and injuries in a stampede in Mecca.
Sep 24, 2015, 19:00 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi expresses pain over loss of lives in Mecca stampede
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed pain at the loss of lives in stampede in Mecca and conveyed his condolences to the families of the deceased.
Sep 24, 2015, 17:20 PM IST
Stampede at Mecca: MEA issues helpline numbers for Indian nationals
In an effort to reach out to Indians in Haj at Mina where stampede claimed over 300 lives, Ministry of External Affairs has released a few emergency numbers.
Sep 24, 2015, 16:51 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
Muslim pilgrims mass in Mecca for hajj
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world began moving on Tuesday from the holy city of Mecca to nearby Mina for the start of the hajj.
Sep 22, 2015, 12:46 PM IST
Hajj pilgrims to begin journey of faith from today
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world, including over 1.5 lakh Indians, will begin Hajj from Tuesday when they assemble in the valley of Mina as Saudi authorities said preparations have been completed for the world's largest annual gathering.
Sep 22, 2015, 08:56 AM IST
Thousands march to Mina as Haj pilgrimage begins tomorrow
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world, including from India, made their way in droves to the valley of Mina to perform the Hajj which begins tomorrow and will culminate with the symbolic stoning of Satan on Friday.
Sep 21, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
No political propaganda during Haj: Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia will not allow any political propaganda during this year's Haj and those trying to violate the pilgrimage's sanctity will be arrested, the crown prince has said apparently referring to attempts to use Islam's holiest site to highlight the situation in strife-torn Syria and Yemen.
Sep 19, 2015, 15:49 PM IST
Two injured in Mecca landslide
Two people were injured late on Friday night when part of a mountain in Mecca collapsed on their home, state news agency SPA said.
Sep 19, 2015, 13:52 PM IST
Fire forces 1,000 Asian pilgrims from Mecca hotel
About 1,000 Asian pilgrims were evacuated early Thursday from their hotel in the Saudi city of Mecca, hit by a fire that injured two people, the civil defence agency said.
Sep 17, 2015, 17:01 PM IST
The connection between Osama bin Laden and Mecca crane collapse
Days after the collapse of a construction crane at Mecca`s Grand Mosque, which killed more than 100 people days before the haj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia`s King Salman sanctioned the powerful Saudi Binladin Group on Tuesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 10:41 AM IST
Saudi king sanctions Binladin firm over pre-Haj tragedy
Saudi Arabia's King Salman sanctioned the powerful Saudi Binladin Group on Tuesday over the collapse of a construction crane at Mecca's Grand Mosque, which killed more than 100 people days before the hajj pilgrimage.
Sep 16, 2015, 00:07 AM IST
