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Indian billionaire buys Haifa port days before fraud allegations

Gautam Adani, Indian billionaire at center of allegations of stock market manipulation and fraud, buys port days before allegations surface.

Indian FM calls Israeli counterpart, congratulates him

Indian Foreign Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar discusses bilateral relationship between Israel and India with Minister Eli Cohen.

Russian tycoon who criticized Ukraine war dies in hotel fall

Sausage mogul Pavel Antov dies after falling from window at Indian hotel only days after death of his friend.

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Jewish doctor rescues abandoned girls in India

She is second mother to 14 Indian girls nobody else wanted and she sold her house in the USA to be able to raise them to adulthood.

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At least 75 killed in bridge collapse

150-year-old bridge collapses as hundreds celebrate religious festival in Gujarat.

Mother fights off tiger with her bare hands to save her baby

Woman suffers serious injuries after fighting with tiger which attacked her 15-month child.

Watch: Skyscrapers blown up near Indian capital

Two illegally constructed high-rises demolished using more than 3,500kg of explosives as hundreds applaud.

Inscription in India reveals evidence of area's oldest synagogue

Researchers say stone inscription from 13th century shows evidence of ancient synagogue in southern India.

Sanctions on Russian oil? A golden opportunity for India...

India buys up cheap Russian oil & sells it to the U.S. at over $30 per barrel profit.

India and Israel commit to deepening defense ties

Israeli Defense Min. Gantz meets Indian counterpart Singh, discuss cooperation on security challenges.

Gantz to leave for India tonight after delays

Defense Minister had been scheduled to depart this afternoon but delayed his trip after the opposition refused to offset his votes.

Climate change? Deadly heatwaves scorch India, Pakistan

According to one study, extreme temperatures expected once every 300 years could now occur on average three times a decade.

Gantz to arrive in India before Bennett

Channel 12's Amit Segal reports that Gantz deliberately moved up his visit to India so he can get there before the Prime Minister.

Bennett to make first official visit to India next month

At invitation of Indian PM Modi, Israel's PM Bennett will fly to India at the beginning of April.

Costly mistake? India accidentally launches missile at Pakistan

Pakistan is demanding an investigation into the incident.

Namaste, shalom to friendship

While some 4,000 kilometers separate India and Israel, it is 30 years since the start of diplomatic relations, and we share a vision. Op-ed.

Indian PM's Twitter account hacked

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account briefly compromised, shares link to Bitcoin scam.

India's top military commander killed in helicopter crash

Defense Minister Benny Gantz expresses condolences to the Indian people upon the loss of their top general,

Bennett to Indian PM:

'You're the most popular man in Israel - maybe join Yamina?'

Israeli PM meets his Indian counterpart at sidelines of UN climate change conference in Glasgow, vows greater cooperation with India.

El Al flight makes emergency landing in India

Flight from Phuket to Israel forced to land in Goa after warnings of gas leak appear in cockpit.

Bennett congratulates Indian PM for 1 billion Covid vaccines

India celebrates one billion vaccine doses. PM Bennett wrote: "These life-saving vaccines are helping us all defeat the global pandemic".

Blinken speaks to Emirati, Indian and Israeli Foreign Ministers

Discussion focuses on expanding economic and political cooperation in the Middle East and Asia.

Israel, India, to recognize each others' vaccine certificates

Israel joins International Solar Alliance, agrees with India to mutually recognize coronavirus vaccine certificates.

Watch: Indian farmers allege minister's car hit protesters

Famers in the Indian province have been protesting agricultural reforms for the past months.

Lost Tribe of Bnei Menashe celebrates Sukkot in northeast India

The Bnei Menashe community in northeast India, claiming descent from the Lost Tribe of Menashe, prepares for Sukkot festival.

Muslim author promotes Holocaust education in Islamic world

Indian-British author Shaheen Chishti talks to Arutz Sheva about educating Muslims on the Holocaust and Israel.

Lightning strikes in India kill 65 people

At least 11 domestic tourists visiting a 12th century structure were killed during India's monsoon season.

Biden taps Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India

Los Angeles’ Jewish mayor, Eric Garcetti, nominated to be ambassador to India.

India: Infections down as free vaccination underway

With Corona infections killing hundreds of thousands in the impoverished nation, authorities hope a new vaccination campaign eases the pain.

Watch: As COVID takes hold, India on verge of natural disaster?

The 2nd outbreak of the Covid crisis is presenting a new environmental threat for the already-volatile Ganges River in India.

Covid-19: Health Ministry orders even vaccinated to isolate

Case identified in Beit She'an is woman who recently traveled to Dubai. Fears of partially vaccine-resistant Indian mutation mount.

Unvaccinated forced to wear skull and crossbones in rural India

Police in Indian district of Niwari make unvaccinated people wear sign with skull and crossbones to shame them into getting Covid-19 shot.

Watch: Powerful cyclone rakes western India

A powerful storm struck India, bringing down buildings, killing more than a dozen, and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.

NY Jewish federation sending $200K in COVID relief to India

UJA-Federation of New York announced $200,000 in grants to four organizations working on COVID relief efforts in India.

Indian communist named for Soviet dictator on verge of local win

MK Stalin, groomed to lead his father's party and named for Joseph Stalin, is gearing up to be the next chief minister of his province.

US to lower age for vaccination

The FDA is planning to lower the minimum age for COVID-19 shots to just 12 years old, a significant leap forward against the virus.

India COVID cases surpass 18 million

The second wave of the pandemic has hit India extremely hard, surprising the government's science advisor.

'Indian variant already spreading within Israel'

Israel needs to make greater efforts to prevent entry of coronavirus cases, coronavirus czar says.

3 Israelis found to have contracted Indian variant inside Israel

40 Israelis have so far been diagnosed with the Indian COVID-19 variant, 30 of them in recent days.

55 arrivals from Mexico, India, refuse coronavirus test

Amid concerns that Indian coronavirus variant may be vaccine-resistant, dozens arriving from affected countries refuse coronavirus test.

Watch: Doctors who failed to save COVID patient attacked

Doctors at a Delhi hospital were attacked with clubs after a COVID patient collapsed in the ER after not being admitted to ward.

Israel-based aid group to send medical equipment to New Delhi

Israeli aid group SmartAID to send oxygen concentrators to hospitals in New Delhi, India.

'Not certain that third coronavirus vaccine dose will be needed'

'Information mounting showing coronavirus vaccine is effective long-term,' former Health Min. Director General says.

India overwhelmed by worst COVID wave to date

Indian officials are pleading for help from the international community as the country finds itself immersed in a ferocious 2nd virus wave.

Government ministries weigh ending flights from India

Transportation Ministry weighing Health Ministry's demand to cease flights from India due to widescale spread & Indian coronavirus variant.

Watch: India feeling the strain of latest COVID surge

With India experiencing its deadliest COVID weekend since beginning of pandemic, national health system beginning to crumble.

COVID-19 Indian mutation discovered in Israel

Seven cases of the Indian mutation have been found among travellers returning to Israel from abroad.

New coronavirus variant detected in India

New variant found in India has two mutations in the spiky protein that the virus uses to fasten itself to cells.

India: Iran behind attack on Israeli embassy

The Indian Sun Times releases report with evidence proving Iran's involvement in last month's explosion near Israeli embassy.

India: Iranian Quds Force behind explosion near Israeli embassy

India’s counterterrorism agencies: Quds Force was behind the explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi this past January.

Watch: 150 feared dead in India after glacier crashes into dam

As many as 150 feared dead in India after glacier breaks apart, sweeping away a hydroelectric dam and causing mass flooding.

'We're watching you':

After bombing, terrorists threaten Israeli ambassador in India

Terrorist bombing near Israeli embassy was meant to avenge slain Iranian general, letter claims, threatening Israeli ambassador to India.

Watch: Ghandi statue sawed off, head severed

American Indian community outraged after 6ft statue of Indian leader Mahatma Ghandi found vandalized in Davis, California.

Terror group takes responsibility for attack on Israeli embassy

Unknown group claims responsibility for New Delhi attack on Israeli embassy.

Israeli envoy: New Delhi explosion was attempted terror attack

Israeli officials believe explosive device which went off near Israeli embassy was improvised and looked like the work of an amateur.

Explosion reported near Israeli embassy in India

Indian and israeli officials have labeled the attack as security related.

Fire at world's largest vaccine plant

The Serum Institute of India, the largest vaccine producer in the world, lost several floors but no personnel to the blaze.

Women from lost tribe of Menashe to make Aliyah from India

Five women from Bnei Menashe community in India to make aliyah Sunday, with 500 more to immigrate during 2021.

India Rooting for Pakistan-Israel Peace Deal, Here's Why

There is great outcry in Pakistan over alleged ties and talks with Israel.

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Elephant trapped in India well rescued in 12-hour crane action

After spellbinding 12-hour operation, residents succeed in rescuing elephant that accidentally stumbled into deep well.