India rejects OIC reference on Kashmir
August 17th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India Friday rejected as "erroneous and factually incorrect" a reference to Kashmir by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in its resolution on Syria.Syed ... Read more...
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Haj pilgrims caught in fight over Nizam’s Makkah buildings
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Over 350 Haj pilgrims selected for free accommodation in the 'rubath' (buildings) of the former Nizam of Hyderabad in Makkah are caught in a fight between ... Read more...
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Zardari to attend Islamic meet in Saudi Arabia
July 29th, 2012 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a two-day Islamic summit in Makkah in Saudi Arabia in August, Geo News reported.Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz ... Read more...
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Saudi crown prince passes away in Geneva (Second Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, June 16 (IANS) Saudi Arabia's heir apparent Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died Saturday at a Geneva hospital following prolonged illness, Al Jazeera reported. The 78-year-old was undergoing ... Read more...
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Haj subsidy to end in 10 years, rules Supreme Court (Roundup)
May 8th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Indian government's Haj subsidy for pilgrims should be phased out of over the next 10 years, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, spelling the beginning ... Read more...
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Remove Haj subsidy in 10 years, SC tells government (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the government to eliminate the subsidy for Haj pilgrims in the next 10 years.Coming out against the government policy of ... Read more...
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Kerala Muslims celebrate Eid
November 7th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Muslims in Kerala Monday offered prayers at mosques and specially-built prayer centres across the state on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha.Devout Muslims, dressed in their best, started ... Read more...
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101,072 Indian Hajis reach Saudi Arabia
October 25th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) A total of 101,072 Indian Haj pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia. And 46 have died.According to the Consulate General of India in Jeddah, 97,405 of ... Read more...
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19 Indian Haj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
October 15th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Oct 15 (IANS) Ninteen Indian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia while undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage, an official statement said Saturday.A total of 61,847 pilgrims have arrived from ... Read more...
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16 Indian Haj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
October 14th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Oct 14 (IANS) Sixteen Indian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia while undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage, an official statement said Friday.Also, the first child birth for an Indian ... Read more...
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13 Indian Haj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
October 12th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Oct 12 (IANS) Thirteen Indian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia while undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage, an official statement said Wednesday.
"As of today, 13 pilgrims have expired, out ... Read more...
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Over 34,000 Indian Haj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
October 8th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Oct 8 (IANS) Over 34,000 Haj pilgrims from India have arrived here for the annual pilgrimage.According to a statement issued from the Consulate General of India, a total of ... Read more...
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Over 23,000 Indians arrive in Saudi Arabia for Haj
October 5th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jeddah, Oct 5 (IANS) Over 23,000 Indian Haj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage.
According to a release of the Consulate General of India here, a total ... Read more...
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Saba Pataudi becomes first woman patron of Waqf properties
October 2nd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 2 (IANS) Saba, the elder daughter of the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, has become the first woman to head the Awqaf-e-Shahi, becoming the patron of Waqf properties ... Read more...
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To counter hatred, Sikh crafts replicas of global shrines
April 9th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 9 (IANS) Shaken by the 1984 riots against his community, a 62-year-old Sikh artist has been trying to bring people of different faiths under one roof. ... Read more...
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Lakhs throng Deoband for prayers led by Saudi cleric
March 25th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Deoband (Uttar Pradesh), March 25 (IANS) Lakhs of Muslims from different parts of the country thronged the prestigious Darul-Uloom seminary in this Uttar Pradesh town to participate in the Friday ... Read more...
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Bhopal to host largest Muslim gathering after Haj
December 22nd, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Bhopal, Dec 22 (IANS) A tented township is coming up near here for one of the world's largest Muslim gatherings, the 63rd Aalmi Tablighi Ijtema, with speical arrangements for the ... Read more...
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Gilani to oust Religious Affairs Minister over defective Haj arrangements
November 21st, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): Taking serious notice of inadequate Haj arrangements, corruption and irresponsible statement about the Saudi government, Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to show the ... Read more...
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In Ayodhya, a temple that is open to all faiths
September 25th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 25 (IANS) Idols of Lord Rama, Gautam Buddha, Lord Mahavir, an image of Makkah-Madina, a picture of Prophet Zarathustra...No matter which faith you belong to, chances ... Read more...
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Muslims to take pledge against terrorism (Lead)
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 3 (IANS) Tens of thousands of Muslims will collect in Kerala Monday to take a pledge against terrorism on the 26th night of Ramadan in which organisers say will be ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia unveils world’s largest clock
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Aug 2 (DPA) Saudi Arabia is ready to begin operating the world's largest four-faced clock, in Makkah, Islam's holiest city, Saudi state news agency reported Monday.
The tower, designed by German and ... Read more...
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UAE to host 15th GCC parliaments’ meeting
May 7th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Makkah, May 7 (IANS/WAM) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will hold its 15th GCC parliaments' meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
It was decided at the 14th meeting of the secretaries-general ... Read more...
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Good if government quashes Haj subsidy, say leading Muslims
April 10th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) If the government wants to do away with the subsidy for Haj pilgrims it is fine, some leading Muslims feel, but they want transparency and privatisation of ... Read more...
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Mohsina Kidwai elected chairperson of Haj committee
March 11th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai was Wednesday elected chairperson of the Haj Committee of India, a government panel that makes arrangements for the Muslim pilgrimage to the ... Read more...
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244 Indian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia
January 4th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) As many as 244 Indian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia during the Haj pilgrimage in November 2009, mostly due to ailments, according to the Haj Committee of ... Read more...
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Musharraf says Sharif will not seek his trial
September 14th, 2009 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 13 (Xinhua) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf Sunday said former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif would not seek his trial for high treason.
Sharif ... Read more...
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Peoples League expresses grief over loss of life in Balochistan earthquake
October 31st, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by admin
In a statement issued by Jammu Kashmir Peoples League acting Chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has expressed his profound grief and sorrow over the loss of lives -- in earthquake which shook Balochistan ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves budget for disaster and drought prevention
September 3rd, 2008 - 11:06 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
The Cabinet approves a budget of 760 million baht for Military Development Office to assist farmers suffering from drought.Government Deputy Spokesman Supharat Nakbunnam (ศุภรัตน์ นาคบุญนำ) announces that the Cabinet meeting has acknowledged ... Read more...
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Expansion of holy mosque in Makkah to end before Ramadan
August 11th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 11 (IANS) A new expansion project of the holy mosque in Makkah will be completed before the Islamic month of Ramadan and the new area will be able to accommodate ... Read more...
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A new complex planned for Haj pilgrims in Delhi
July 8th, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a Rs.300-million complex to house Haj pilgrims at Dwarka here. The project is expected to be ... Read more...
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No visa for Haj without vaccinations: Saudi Arabia
June 17th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 17 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has made it mandatory for all Haj and Umrah pilgrims from across the world to take vaccinations against such endemic diseases as meningitis, yellow fever and ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia arrests 28 Al Qaeda men for ‘terror plot’
March 4th, 2008 - 12:25 am ICT by admin
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Riyadh, March 3 (DPA) Saudi Arabia's ministry of the interior arrested 28 suspects for planning terror attacks and seeking to recruit youths and rebuild Al Qaeda's local cells, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television said ... Read more...
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Hair loss culprit found - it’s a gene
February 25th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by admin
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Here is good news for those thinning at the top - a gene that prevents regeneration of hair has been identified. People losing their hair can now hope ... Read more...
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