Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:54am on 17 Nov 2025,Monday India Global
At least 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims were killed when their bus crashed into a diesel tanker near Madinah in Saudi Arabia early Monday. Most of the victims were from Hyderabad. Officials said only one person survived and is in the ICU. The group had left Hyderabad on 9 November and was returning to Madinah after offering prayers in Mecca. Telangana officials are in touch with the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and have set up a control room for families. External affairs minister S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed shock and said all help is being provided. (PC: Reuters)
