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India has sought an increase of 10,000 in this year's Haj quota. The request was made by Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed to Saudi Haj Minister Bandar Najar, when the two met in Jeddah.

indiatimes.com (3 months and 4 days ago)

India seeks higher Haj quota

Every year, India sends 170,000 pilgrims for the Haj. This year, Haj falls in October.

india.com (3 months and 4 days ago)

Haj preparations begin, govt seeks increase in quota

Preparations for Haj, which starts in October, has begun in the state. The state Haj committee has so for received more than 8,000 applications and issued about 2,200 passports to pilgrims.

indiatimes.com (2 months and 14 days ago)

Azam Khan writes to Centre against curtailing of Haj subsidy

Uttar Pradesh Haj Minister Azam Khan has written a letter to External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid asking him to reconsider the Centre`s decision to provide subsidy to Haj pilgrims.

india.com (3 months and 20 days ago)

Centre should get Haj pilgrims` quota restored: Azam Khan

Media reports say in the wake of development works in Mecca, Saudi government intends to reduce by 20 percent all overseas pilgrims.

india.com (5 days ago)

Islamic scholars oppose reduction in pilgrim flow for Haj

Islamic scholars and Muslim bodies have urged Saudi Arabia govt and Indian MEA to reconsider the move to reduce number of pilgrims from Haj quota.

india.com (17 hours ago)

1.7 lakh Indian pilgrims for Haj this year

Saudi Arabia has allotted a quota of 1.7 lakh pilgrims from India for Haj this year, even as New Delhi made a formal request for an additional 10,000 slots.

india.com (3 months and 4 days ago)

Centre to push for early hearing in SC on 4.5% minority sub-quota

Minority affairs minister K Rahman Khan said the Centre would try to secure an early hearing in the Supreme Court on 4.5% minority sub-quota.

indiatimes.com (14 days ago)

Akhilesh-Jayalalithaa meet sets off Third Front talk

"There is a need for non-Cong and non-BJP govt at the Centre. I strongly believe a Third Front can form a stable and reliable govt," Akhilesh said.

indiatimes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)

Saudi curb on Haj, only once in 5 years through tour operators

After India made the Mecca pilgrimage through the Haj Committee of India a once in a lifetime affair, the Saudi government has said Haj can be performed through private tour operators only once in five years.

indiatimes.com (3 months and 5 days ago)

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