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Students raise slogans during a protest over the alleged irregularities in NEET 2024 results. | Photo Credit: – 48% of 1,563 candidates skip NEET-UG re-exam Of the 1,563 candidates eligible to appear for the re-exam of the undergraduate National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG), only 813 (approximately 52%) took it on Sunday. Another 750 candidates (approximately 48%)…
The Haj is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings. (Representational) Lucknow: The first flight from Saudi Arabia carrying 298 Hajj pilgrims returned to Lucknow today at 4:36 pm. Haj pilgrims were welcomed by the Uttar Pradesh Hajj committee’s chairman Mohsin Raza at Lucknow airport. This year around twenty thousand Hajj pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh…
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All told around 10 countries have reported 1,081 deaths during the annual pilgrimage. (File) Riyadh: The death count from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported Thursday included 58…
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The new deaths bring the total reported so far by multiple countries to 577, according to an AFP tally. Jerusalem: Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year. At least 323 of those who died were…
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Following the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, more than 1.83 million Muslims from around the world congregated on June 15 at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection amid a sweltering heat. The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is considered the peak of the Haj…
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