Saudi Hajj disaster toll rises higher with Iran's 465 dead
The death toll in the Saudi Hajj disaster rose sharply as Iran announced 465 of its pilgrims died in last week's stampede and crush, nearly doubling its earlier count and likely further straining relations between the two Mideast rivals.
Oct 02, 2015, 13:28 PM IST
Security boosted as death-marred Hajj ends
Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces on Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedies that killed more than 800 people.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:52 PM IST
`We can`t find him` - lament of pilgrims after Hajj disaster in Saudi Arabia
"We can`t find him" was the lament of anxious relatives and friends on Saturday as they scoured hospital wards and the morgue, two days after the disaster at the Hajj.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:24 PM IST
Hajj stampede: Death toll of Indians killed outside Mecca rises to 18
The death toll of Indian pilgrims in the horrific stampede during Hajj rose to 18 on Saturday as Saudi Arabia grappled to come to terms with the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in 25 years that has claimed 719 lives so far.
Sep 26, 2015, 06:58 AM IST
Two Hyderabad women among those killed in Hajj stampede
Another woman from Hyderabad is among those killed in the stampede during Hajj at Mina near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, officials said.
Sep 25, 2015, 16:50 PM IST
Saudi Arabia's authorities under fire after Hajj stampede kills more than 700
Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities on Friday after a stampede at the hajj killed at least 717 people, in the worst tragedy to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in a quarter-century.
Sep 25, 2015, 14:19 PM IST
Hajj stampede in Mecca: As it happened on Thursday
At least 717 pilgrims were killed and 719 others were injured today in a stampede at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia.
Sep 24, 2015, 13:50 PM IST
