A total quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims from India has been finalised for Haj this year on Sunday, after India signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Saudi Arabia (KSA) at Jeddah.
During the meetings, experiences on Haj management and administration were shared and there was an exchange of ideas on best practices with the respective counterparts.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan met with Indian Ambassador in Saudi Arabia, Suhel Ajaz Khan and other officials of the Indian Consulate in Jeddah on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 8: The authorised biography 'Gulzar Saab: Hazara Rahein Mud Ke Dekhin...' of legendary filmmaker, lyricist and poet Gulzar will be launched at Veda Kunba Theatre, Cinta Tower, Andheri West, Mumbai on 9th January 2024 at 5:30 pm. The book is written by National Awar
Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Saudi Arabia's Minister for Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah in Jeddah.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at the Cochin airport in Kerala seized over 700 grams of gold from a passenger who arrived from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on Sunday.
The smog tower, inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in 2021, has stopped working after the personnel responsible for its operations 'locked it' due to non-payment of their salary for December 2023 and no written 'job guarantee' from the Delhi government.
Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan is set to embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia from tomorrow.
In a significant development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, in a supplementary chargesheet filed on January 1, 2024.
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu provided insights into the two-day visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Nepal, highlighting the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) signed and initiatives undertaken during his stay.
She said, "I had to undergo surgery as a tumour (cyst) was diagnosed in the neck in early December 2023. My surgery is successful and now I have been advised rest for 15 to 20 days."