The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain the Centre's request to defer till next year its July 23 order limiting the government's discretionary quota for Haj pilgrims.

The Supreme Court on Monday reduced substantially the government’s 'discretionary and dignitaries' quota among Haj pilgrims. It has slashed the 2012 Haj quota from the proposed 5,050 to 300
seats.

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Union minority affairs minister Salman Khurshid said Tuesday there was a need to establish a system across India under which people could go for the Haj with their own resources and at the right price

Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court ruling to phase out Haj subsidy in 10 years, the Kerala Muslim Jama-ath Council on Wednesday said the government should permit the pilgrims to undertake the p

The Supreme Court on Tuesday came out against the government policy of providing subsidy to the pilgrims going for Haj to the holy city of Mecca.

An apex court bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam furt

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to restrict Haj pilgrimage at government subsidy to Muslims only as a ‘once in a lifetime’ affair as against the existing policy of ‘once

The central government plans to “revisit” the Haj subsidy policy as several Muslim organisations have asked for its discontinuation, external affairs minister S. M. Krishna said on Monday.

“Several M

The Haj plans of nearly 10,000 pilgrims have been jeopardised after the central government cancelled the licences of 170 private tour operators, an official said here on Friday.

"The licences were ca