New Delhi, August 17, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone yesterday with Naftali Bennett, Prime Minister of Israel. Prime Minister reiterated his congratulations to Bennett for assuming office as the Israeli Prime Minister earlier this year. The leaders expressed satisfaction over the remarkable growth in the bilateral relationship in recent years. Prime Minister […]
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Prime Minister Modi speaks to Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
New Delhi, June 11, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone yesterday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. He reiterated his warm congratulations for Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent assumption of office, and expressed confidence that the India-Israel partnership would continue to flourish under PM Netanyahu’s leadership and guidance. The leaders discussed the potential […]
Israel plans to stop Christian Television aimed at Jews and Arabs (Video)
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 10, 2020: The government fo Israel may soon off-air a Christian television channel that was launched on April 29th, 2020, and was aiming to preach to the Jews. Israel has strict rules against conversion bids aimed at under-18s without parents’ permission and conversion activities are, anyways, frowned upon. GOD-TV, […]
Telephone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PM of Israel
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation yesterday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. The two leaders discussed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the response strategies adopted by their respective Governments to the health crisis. The leaders explored possible collaboration between India and Israel in fighting the pandemic, including by improving […]
Bella Hadid apologizes to Muslims for ‘disrespecting’ the Arab nations
American model Bella Hadid is facing a torrent of criticism after offended Muslim netizens took her to task for insulting Arab nations like Saudi Arabia and also the United Arab Emirates. This Sunday, Bella Hadid posted a photo on her Instagram Story where her foot was facing a trio of airplanes, one a UAE plane […]
Centenary of the Battle of Haifa Celebrated
The Embassy of India held a ceremony in Haifa to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Haifa when on 23rd September 1918, Indian soldiers from the Jodhpur, Mysore and Hyderabad Lancers liberated the city of Haifa. The ceremony was attended by a delegation from India led by Maj Gen VD Dogra and included personnel […]
South Africa: Indian origin model Shashi Naidoo faces death threats for comments on Gaza
Shashi Naidoo is a South African model and actress of Indian origin and she is under fire for her support to Israel. In mid-June, Shashi Naidoo uploaded a photo of herself with a South African DJ named Black Coffee. Coffee had recently performed in Israel in April and this instantly drew the ire of the […]
Israeli Nationals rescued by Himalayan Dragons (Pics)
On 05 Jun 18, the ‘Himalayan Dragons’ based at Air Force Station Sarsawa were tasked to undertake a challenging casualty evacuation of three Israeli nationals whose vehicle had fallen down in a gorge on the way to Rohtang Pass. One of Israel’s national succumbed to injuries. All three were evacuated in ALH MK III IAF helicopter […]
Aditi Rao Hydari lashes out at Air India, calls it incompetent
Aditi Rao Hydari fresh from the success of Padmaavat today tweeted her disappointment with Air India after her flight from Kullu to Chandigarh was declared overloaded and passengers’ luggage was offloaded without prior notice. She wrote: So shameful that a flight of 15 people is deemed overloaded and not a single check-in bag is loaded […]
Namaste Shalom, a magazine devoted to India-Israel relations
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh on March 2nd, 2018, launched the social media segment of Namaste Shalom, a magazine devoted to India-Israel relations in New Delhi. The launch day of Namaste Shalom […]