Haj  

Mecca's finest hotels are lavishly appointed with shimmering marble, fine wood panelling and vast chandeliers, serving super-wealthy pilgrims from around the world.

Reacting to the attack on Muslim cleric Imlakur Rahman by a mob who forced him to chant Jai Shri Ram, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind regional leader said, “Come what may, we will not allow some people to spoil the harmony of India”.

 

The cleric had been releasing videos in a manner that harms reconciliation in Sri Lanka. He is presently remanded till May 14. The accused is a resident of Vavuniya. He was arrested after his arrival from Mecca after performing Hajj

A serial rapist-murderer has been arrested in connection with the cases of girls, who had been missing, only to be found dead. The girls had been sexually assaulted before they were killed. The accused has confessed to the crime.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the local police found the body of a minor girl in an abandoned well in Telangana’s Hajipur. Eight people had been arrested, one of whom said that the body of a teenager was also in the same well

 

Haji Haroon Rasheed, son of Haji Sultan Khan who was the proposer in the nominations of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, could part with a large number of Muslim votes, making Smriti Irani’s challenge to Rahul Gandhi Herculean.
 

Two terrorists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Hajin area of Bandipora district in Kashmir. The security forces have carried out four encounters in Kashmir valley and have neutralised at least six terrorists in Kashmir Valley. 
 

The latest encounter broke out between the terrorists and the security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Friday morning. The firing is currently underway in the Ratnipora area of the district.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Mohammed has also announced a hike in the quota for Indian Haj pilgrims to Rs 2 lakh at the request of Prime Minister Modi from the present Rs 1.75 lakh