Indian Haj pilgrim dies on way to Madinah

Indian Haj pilgrim dies on way to Madinah

Grief-stricken husband and son in the Riyadh Airport. Jeddah: An Indian Haj pilgrim on the way to Madinah, Saudi Arabia, died following a heart attack, which caused an emergency landing in Riyadh. Sixty-eight-year-old Momina Khatoon, a native of Biraul in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, was travelling to Madina along with her husband Mohammed Sadrul … Read more

India, Saudi Arabia ink Haj agreement with 1,75,025 pilgrim quota for 2024

India, Saudi Arabia ink Haj agreement with 1,75,025 pilgrim quota for 2024

Jeddah: India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a bilateral agreement under which New Delhi has been allocated a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims for the annual Haj pilgrimage in 2024. Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Saudi Minister of … Read more