The CEO's comments come in the wake of a deadly stampede at the Sangam during Mauni Amavasya on Wednesday where millions of ...

"Indeed, there have been stampede and deaths during Hajj too, over the years," he said in a detailed post on X. "After a 2015 stampede, the Saudi govt tightened the rules significantly ...

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the stampede. A separate crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque earlier the same year killed 111. The second-deadliest incident at the Hajj ...

Muslim worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by ...

New York, 25th September, 2015 (WAM) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep sadness to learn of the death of more than 700 Hajj pilgrims, as well as of injuries to many ...

The 55-day Hindu festival, which draws millions of devotees, was recently marred by a deadly stampede at the Sangam area on Mauni Amavasya, claiming at least 30 lives and injuring 60. Despite ...

The hajj takes place over five to six days, mostly outdoors. It has seen a number of disasters over the years, including in 2015 when a stampede during the “stoning the devil” ritual in Mina ...

Over 1,300 people died during Hajj last year. However ... Uttar Pradesh government for controlling the situation after the stampede within an hour, allowing millions of devotees to take their ...