As many as 120 Umrah pilgrims who were scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia on February 27, were forced to turn back from the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport as Saudi authorities have temporarily halted the entry of pilgrims to the country in the wake of rising cases of coronavirus across the world.

Coronavirus outbreak: 120 Umrah pilgrims turned back from RGI Airport in Hyderabad

A visibly indignant Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday (December 31) after she had grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her.

Disgruntled Pope Francis pulls himself free from woman's clutch

Posters and banners welcoming pilgrims visiting Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev were spotted at Wagah in Pakistan on Friday.

Posters, banning welcoming pilgrims travelling to Kartarpur spotted at Wagah

India to send a team of dignitaries to Pakistan ahead of pilgrims' visit to Kartarpur. Watch this video to know more.

India to send a team of dignitaries to Pak ahead of pilgrims' visit to Kartarpur

Fifteen Buddhist pilgrims including a monk were killed after their flatbed truck plunged off a 300-metre (1,000 feet) cliff in eastern Myanmar, police said Tuesday, blaming faulty brakes.

Fifteen Myanmar pilgrims killed as truck plunges off cliff

Hours after India and Pakistan signed the Kartarpur agreement, Pakistan Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Mohammed Faisal on Thursday said that the first group of pilgrims from India is expected to arrive on November 9.

First group of pilgrims from India expected at Kartarpur Corridor on November 9, says Pakistan's Faisal

After Pakistan insisted on levying $20 per Indian pilgrim visiting the Kartarpur Corridor, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to withdraw the fee proposed to be levied by the Islamic Republic on pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara.

Amarinder Singh appeals to Pakistan PM to withdraw $20 fee imposed on pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib

Some 2,500 white-clad followers of the Universal White Brotherhood society gathered next to a glacial lake high in Bulgaria's Rila Mountains on Monday (August 19) to celebrate their divine new year.

Pilgrims dance in cosmic energy ritual in Bulgaria

Pakistan delegation in Wagah on Sunday agreed to allow visa-free, year-long travel to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara for Indian citizens and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders.

Kartarpur corridor talks round two ends; Pakistan agrees to 5000 pilgrims daily

In a significant move, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board chairman YV Subba Reddy today announced that soon the VVIPs darshan slots popularly known as L1, L2, L3 will be discontinued to give more preference to common pilgrims.

VVIPs slot in Tirupati to be discontinued: TTD chairman Subba Reddy

India will be raising the issues related to providing facilities for pilgrims which includes allowing a large number of pilgrims access to the Kartarpur gurudwara through the corridor in the upcoming India-Pakistan officials meet in Wagah, Pakistan.

Kartarpur corridor talks: India to focus on facilities for pilgrims

Just like its false promises on terrorism, Pakistan has been found indulging in a duplicitous game on the much-hyped Kartarpur issue too as it has proposed a number of restrictions on the movement of pilgrims, thus defeating the very purpose of having a dedicated corridor.

After hype on Kartarpur, Pakistan wants restrictions on movement of pilgrims

The Pakistan government's decision to abolish the Haj subsidy will save Rs 450 crore to national exchequer, the country's Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Minister Noorul Haq Qadri has said.

Pakistan government to save Rs 450 crore by abolishing Haj subsidy to pilgrims: Minister

In pics: Significance of taking a dip on 'Mauni Amavasya' at ongoing Kumbh Mela

Pope Francis winds up a global gathering of young Catholics on Sunday with a giant open-air mass for hundreds of thousands of pilgrims before leaving Panama. The pope, who on Saturday admitted the Church had been "wounded" by a deepening clergy sex abuse crisis, will celebrate the second open-air mass of his visit at a park on the outskirts of Panama City.

Pope winds up World Youth Day events in Panama with giant mass

Meet the volunteers who help reunite lost pilgrims at Kumbh Mela

Around 60 pilgrims, who breached the security zone near Sabarimala's 'vavarunada' area and started chanting prayers despite prohibitory orders, have been detained by the police.

60 Sabarimala pilgrims detained for violating prohibitory orders

In fresh strain in bilateral ties, India Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the alleged harassment of Indian High Commission officials in Islamabad and the denial of access to Indian Sikh pilgrims visiting that country.

India lodges protest with Pakistan over harassment of officials, denial of access to pilgrims

As the Lord Ayyappa temple is all set to open Monday evening for a monthly puja, a thick security cover is in place in and around Sabarimala, which had witnessed protests last month after the Supreme Court permitted women of menstrual age group to offer prayers at the shrine.

Kerala's Sabarimala to reopen today: 2,300 cops including commando team deployed

The Governor has directed officials to ensure widespread publicity of advisories related to safety and security of Yatris

J&K Governor discusses key security issues ahead of Amarnath Yatra

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the state government has made all necessary arrangements to facilitate a smooth yatra for pilgrims

Watch: Gates of Kedarnath open, CM says there will be daily laser show on Lord Shiva

The announcement comes after the Centre increased the total quota for the second time. It was also announced that women from India will go without a male companion for the first time

1.75 lakh pilgrims from India to go on Haj this year for the first time after Independence

The visit was to take place under the 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines and is a regular annual feature, Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement

Deep disappointment at non-issuance of visas by India: Pakistan

The injured were given first aid or were hospitalised, then the pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine resumed after a few hours

Jammu and Kashmir landslide: 4 killed, 9 injured

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