NEW DELHI: Sixty-eight Indian nationals were among more than 600 people from around the world who died during this year’s Haj pilgrimage that was marked by searing heat and intense high temperatures, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as they perform Tawaf at the Grand Mosque, during the annual haj pilgrimage, in Mecca, …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Congress and Samajwadi Party always get worried whenever he tries to discuss the plight of Pasmanda Muslims as these parties have not done anything for the upliftment for the community. Addressing an election rally in Aligarh, Prime Minister Modi said, “Parties like Congress and SP have always done appeasement politics and have …
AAP vs L-G: The Aam Aadmi Party reacted sharply after Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena on Friday announced the members of the Delhi Haj Committee that included a Congress councillor. The Haj Committee consists of BJP MP Gautam Gambhir, two MLAs from the Aam Aadmi Party, Abdul Rehman and Haji Yunus, a Congress councillor Naziya Danish, a theologian who specialises in Islam …
In a major development, the Haj Committee of India has said that no Indian Muslims shall be allowed to go for the annual Haj pilgrimage unless they have taken the two vaccine doses. The HCI CEO Maqsood Ahmed Khan made the announcement late on Thursday following the latest directives from the Saudi Arabian Health Ministry and the Indian Consulate-General in …
