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The Telangana State Haj Committee said that the Haj pilgrims have been asked to remit some amount towards adjustment of the total expenditure as the Saudi government has fixed the exchange rate of a Saudi Riyal at Rs 17.91.

6,873 Haj Pilgrims from Telangana Are Safe and Reported Healthy

He said there were more elderly pilgrims this year, and that his reports were that the pilgrims were in good health and...

23 May 2025 7:17 PM IST

Uttam Flags Off Haj Pilgrims

Uttam Flags Off Haj Pilgrims

Minister urges prayers for peace, unity, and justice at Haj House send-off event

22 May 2025 1:54 AM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why are the verses of Jalaluddin Rumi such a best-seller in materialistic US? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why are the verses of Jalaluddin Rumi such a...

The “translations” of Rumi that make it to the best-seller list are by various Americans, among them a gentleman called...

4 April 2025 10:53 PM IST

Fact Check: No, This Image Doesnt Show A Shivling at Mecca

Fact Check: No, This Image Doesn't Show A Shivling at Mecca

The photo shows one of the three jamarat in Mina, which is part of a devil stoning ritual in Islam.

16 March 2025 4:56 PM IST

Diplomats say at least 550 pilgrims died during hajj, most from heat

Diplomats say at least 550 pilgrims died during hajj, most from heat

RIYADH: Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the...

19 Jun 2024 10:22 AM IST

More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for Hajj pilgrimage

More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for Hajj...

Mecca: Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later...

12 Jun 2024 11:13 AM IST

African Footballer Attacked, Racially Abused in Kerala

African Footballer Attacked, Racially Abused in Kerala

Police launch probe to nab the culprits

13 March 2024 11:50 PM IST

Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat

Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat

MECCA: Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj...

24 Jun 2023 2:08 AM IST

$Britains Queen Elizabeth smiles after awarding Captain Sir Thomas Moore his knighthood during a ceremony at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. The former British colony of Barbados, once known as \Little England,\ announced Tuesday, Sept. 15, that it plans to replace the monarch with its own head of state in time for next years 55th independence anniversary. (AP)$ World

Saudi Arabia arrests man over pilgrimage for Queen Elizabeth

DUBAI: Saudi police arrested a Yemeni man this week after he advertised on social media his pilgrimage to Mecca, where...

13 Sept 2022 5:58 PM IST