At least PM Modi not being blamed for Mecca stampede: Nitin Gadkari
Amid a continuing political slugfest over the beef issue, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said he is thankful that at least the recent stampede in Mecca has not been attributed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Oct 08, 2015, 21:34 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
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
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
Mecca stampede: We will provide all help to Indian nationals, says Sushma Swaraj
After the stampede tragedy in Saudi Arabia, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday that the government would provide all help to Indian nationals.
Sep 24, 2015, 20:18 PM IST
