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Riyadh, Nov 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement for Haj 2027, securing a quota of 175,025 pilgrims for India, the Consulate General of India in Jeddah said.“Strengthening India-Saudi Arabia cooperation for Haj 2027! Hon’ble Union Minister of Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju held bilateral talks with H.E. Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement for Haj 2027, securing a quota of 175,025 pilgrims for India,” the Consulate General posted on X.The two ministers also reviewed preparations for Haj 2027.“The meeting provided an opportunity to review preparations for Haj 2027, discuss key ...

Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) A federal judge in New York has barred the Trump administration from deporting five Afghan nationals to Pakistan, Afghanistan or any other third country for now, extending emergency relief that had been set to expire over the weekend.US District Judge Victor Marrero of the Southern District of New York issued the Decision and Order on Friday."The Government is enjoined from deporting the Afghan Nationals identified by Project Rousseau, Inc. and identified in Dkt. No. 16 to Pakistan, Afghanistan, or any other third country pending further order of this Court," Marrero ordered.The government must also notify the court and Project Rousseau of any plans to deport the five "no later than one week before any such deportation," the order said.Project Rousseau, a nonprof...

Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said US-brokered talks on the Russia-Ukraine war were due to begin in Abu Dhabi, with presidential envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff heading there as Washington presses for post-war security arrangements for Ukraine and Europe.Speaking to reporters on Sunday at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Homestead, Florida, before leaving for a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in France, Rubio said the discussions were starting the next day."Well, there'll be talks tomorrow, starting tomorrow, in Abu Dhabi," he said.Asked about President Donald Trump's recent comments on a Europe-wide security concept, Rubio tied the Abu Dhabi meetings to long-running questions about guarantees after any settlement."The entirety of the time we've been talking ...