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India is set to launch the Haj Suvidha app for Haj 2026, enabling real-time tracking, health monitoring, and emergency alerts. Over 1.75 lakh pilgrims will perform Haj, including 400 single women, with smartwatch integration and enhanced safety measures.

Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs said that those deaths are "natural deaths"

This year, 1,833,164 pilgrims from across the world, including 1,75,000 from India, performed Haj in the scorching heat in Makkah valley

It’s believed that Prophet Muhammad delivered his final speech, known as Farewell Sermon, at the sacred mount in Saudi Arabia 1,435 years ago  

One pilgrim fell down the elevator shaft in the cellar and died from injuries and while another was crushed to death after he was struck between the doors of the elevator, said sources.

A press release issued here by the Regional Passport Office requested the applicants to note that only applications routed through the Telangana State Haj Committee will be processed at this counter.

The Haj rituals involve many physical activities; thus, most pilgrims were exhausted and many fell ill

The Ministry said the number of injuries on Thursday reached 1,721, which was monitored by heat exhaustion centres in all hospitals in Mecca and the Holy Sites, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported.

Fatima Sarwar had come along with her son Mir Majid Ali Azam for Haj and while returning to her accommodation after the stone ritual, she suddenly fell ill and died

The General Authority for Statistics said Tuesday said that the number of pilgrims from Arab countries has reached more than 346,000, or 21 per cent of the total, reports Xinhua news agency.

Pilgrims flocked to Mina as the sun rose on Monday following Tawaf Al Qudum, the first step of the five-day Haj pilgrimage after cladding Ihram.

The control room set up by Telangana State Haj Committee will function round-the-clock from June 26 to 30

In order to facilitate requests of Haj aspirants, it has been decided to process their passport applications in Passport Seva Kendra, Begumpet

In a significant move, Saudi Arabia has increased the highest-ever Haj quota for India for the year 2023

Hyderabad: In what could come as major relief to those looking forward to go on a Haj pilgrimage to Mecca, from next season, the Haj Committees of all States have urged the Central Haj Committee to reduce the expenditure by at least Rs.1 lakh, with the latter responding positively to the request. Similarly, the Telangana […]

Jeddah: Thousands of Haj pilgrims are bracing to take their lifetime dream of Haj wrapped in white robes and tied with Indian tri color bracelets on wrist moving between grand mosque known as Haram and Aziziah in a place they were accommodated. They will start their pilgrimage on Thursday in Makkah before heading to Mina […]

Jeddah: The first chartered flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines carrying Indian pilgrims for the upcoming Haj landed at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah Saturday morning. A total of 377 pilgrims including 196 women from Kochi in Kerala arrived at the holy city where they will spend 14 days prior to moving to […]

Hyderabad: Around 1,800 pilgrims from Telangana will fly to Saudi Arabia from June 20 this year to perform Haj. Right from accepting applications to conducting draw of lots and sending the selected pilgrims to the holy city, monitoring their stay in Saudi Arabia and ensuring safe return, the Telangana State Haj Committee (TSHC) plays an […]

Jeddah: The uncertainty of lakhs of Muslims who are eagerly looking forward to undertake the journey of a lifetime Haj, came to an end as Saudi Arabia has decided to welcome foreign Haj pilgrims after a gap of two years. Saudi Arabia has revised the number of Haj pilgrims for this year to one million, […]

Ranchi: A Muslim man has spent Rs 40 lakh to build a Parthasarathi (Lord Krishna) temple in Ranishwar block of Jharkhand’s Dumka district, setting an example of communal harmony, and is now planning to go for Haj. “I had resolved to build a temple and going for Haj is my duty. If Allah wills it, […]