Mecca stampede

Mecca tragedy: Death toll of Indians in Hajj stampede rises to 58

 India has lost 58 nationals in the Hajj stampede in Saudia Arabia last month while 78 are still missing, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said  on Sunday.

Oct 04, 2015, 12:08 PM IST

Death toll of Indians in Hajj stampede rises to 51

The number of Indians killed in the Haj stampede rose to 51 on Thursday as authorities identified six more bodies with 38 Indian pilgrims being treated for injuries in the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the pilgrimage.

Oct 01, 2015, 22:47 PM IST

Iran vows legal action against Saudi after hajj disaster

Iran on Sunday vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia's rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year's hajj, which killed at least 769 people, including 136 Iranians, and has led to an escalation of tensions between the regional archrivals.

Sep 27, 2015, 14:57 PM IST

Mecca stampede: Indian Hajj pilgrims toll rises to 22

 The number of Indian Haj pilgrims killed in the stampede near Makkah in Saudi Arabia has risen to 22, the government said on Saturday.

Sep 26, 2015, 22:33 PM IST

Mecca stampede: Death toll rises to 769 in Hajj disaster, Iran denounces 'crime'

The death toll in a crush at the annual haj pilgrimage outside Mecca rose to 769, Saudi Arabia said on Saturday, as arch-rival Iran said Saudi officials should be tried in an international court for what it called a crime.

Sep 26, 2015, 20:57 PM IST

717 dead and above 900 injured in Mecca stampede; death toll may rise

The Mecca stampede took place a day before Bakri Eid and the death toll may rise. Till now, 717 have been reported dead and above 900 injured.

Sep 25, 2015, 12:45 PM IST

Mecca stampede: List of Indians injured

The Indian Hajj Mission on Friday released the list of Indians injured in the Mecca stampede, which killed at least 717 people and left over 700 seriously injured.

Sep 25, 2015, 09:42 AM IST

Saudi Arabia stampede: More than 700 die in worst Hajj disaster in 25 years

At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, in the worst disaster to strike the annual haj pilgrimage for 25 years. 

Sep 24, 2015, 23:39 PM IST

'Four Indians killed in Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia'

At least 717 people, including four Indians, were killed and over 860 injured in a stampede on Thursday during Haj here, in the second worst ever tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

Sep 24, 2015, 23:33 PM IST

DNA: Analysis of Mecca stampede that kills more than 700

At least 717 people have been killed and more than 850 are injured in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's civil defence directorate said, as the death toll continued to rise.

Sep 24, 2015, 23:01 PM IST

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Sep 24, 2015, 22:54 PM IST

Mecca stampede kills more than 700 pilgrims

At least 717 people were killed, including an Indian woman and 800 were injured, in a stampede near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning.

Sep 24, 2015, 20:57 PM IST

Mecca stampede: We will provide all help to Indian nationals, says Sushma Swaraj

After the stampede tragedy in Saudi Arabia, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday that the government would provide all help to Indian nationals.

Sep 24, 2015, 20:18 PM IST

The Stoning of the Devil: Why it is the most dangerous of Hajj rituals?

The Stoning of the Devil on Eid al-Adha (10th day of Hajj) has once again led to a big tragedy with over 150 deaths being reported from Mina, just east of Mecca.

Sep 24, 2015, 14:51 PM IST