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Telangana: Protests erupt in Hyderabad over Nupur Sharma's controversial r
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 10 (ANI): On Friday, protests erupted outside the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad over the controversial statements by the suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
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On this day in 1986, India won its first Test match at the 'Mecca of Crick
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
India has played 19 Test matches at the historic venue
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1800 Hajis from Telangana to travel to Mecca as Haj resumes
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 3 (ANI): Hajis from Andhra Pradesh, will be travelling from Telangana, along with a few Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Hajis.
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Over 8,000 people perform prayer at Islamic Heritage Mecca Masjid during R
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 22 (ANI): Mecca Masjid superintendent in Hyderabad, MA Khadeer, on Friday said that more than 8,000 people visit the mosque to offer prayers during Ramzan adding that the state government assists them in the arrangement.
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Saudi Arabia sets limit of one million Hajj pilgrims this year
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 9 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it will allow one million visitors for the Hajj pilgrimage this year.
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Amin Pathan rekindles the magic of Cricket in Sharjah, hosts The Friendshi
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI/PNN): "Sharjah is the Mecca of cricket with it being on top of the glory in the cricketing world in the 90s. With this tournament, the cricket fans revived their memory of the 90s when cricket was being introduced to the UAE and maximum ODIs were held here. W
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE- are they close allies or competing neighbors?
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], January 17 (ANI): In one of his Umrah (Islamic pilgrimage) trips to Mecca years ago, Sheikh Zayed Al-Nahyan, founding father of the United Arab Emirates, described the relationship between his country and Saudi Arabia in this way: "The UAE is with Saudi Arabia through it
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Kolkata to be home to Durand Cup for next five editions
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 2 (ANI): Kolkata - the Mecca of Indian Football, on Thursday was officially confirmed as the home of the Durand Cup - the oldest club football tournament in Asia, for the next five editions.
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Man held in Saudi Arabia jail for Facebook posting he did not make, return
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 19 (ANI): A man who was lodged in a Saudi Arabia prison on charges of blasphemy and for posting derogatory messages about Mecca and the king of Saudi Arabia on Facebook returned to India after 20 months.
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In a first, Saudi female officers allowed to guard Islam's holiest sites
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 22 (ANI): In a significant stride towards women empowerment, dozens of female soldiers have become a part of the security services that monitor pilgrims in Mecca and Medina, the birthplaces of Islam.
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Thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims gather at Mecca to perform Hajj wi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 19 (ANI): Thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims gathered at Islam's holiest site of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj by following COVID-19 protocols.
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Saudi man crashes car into Mecca's Grand Mosque, held
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 31 (ANI): A speeding car rammed into the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday evening.
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