Amreli: A cargo ship en route to Pipavav Port in Gujarat has been hijacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, according to reports. The vessel, named 'Galaxy Leader,' had approximately 25 crew members representing various nationalities. Although the Houthis claimed it was an Israeli ship, Israel, including the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, denied the allegation, asserting that no Israelis were aboard. The ship was seized while on its way from Korfez, Turkey, to Pipavav in Guja...Read More

Jamnagar: Jamnagar Police detained two vehicles with Palestine flags that were pare of the Eid-e-Gausia procession in Darbargadh area. The open body vehicles had also speakers in which Arabi language songs were being played. The rally passed through DKV circle-Ambar road in the evening with loud sound and large flags of Palestine. There were over a dozen vehicles in rally. City Police 'B' division inspector HP Jhala and staff detained two vehicles from rally. DeshGujaratRead More

Vadodara: : When the Jews or Jewish people had no nation of their own, they were welcomed in erstwhile Baroda state by Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad. These individuals, who were technology leaders, made significant contributions to the development of Baroda State by harnessing their talents. Approximately 150 years ago, Jews actively participated in the city's development and administration alongside Sayajirao Gaikwad. However, following World War II, the Jewish community gained their own homeland, Isra...Read More

Vadodara: JP Road Police in Vadodara picked up 7 Muslim youths for breach of public notification after they staged protest against terrorism-hit nation Israel near Faiz school in Tandalja area of city. Over a dozen persons gathered near Faiz school in Tandalja area and staged protest against Israel . As this was an offence of breach of public notification, JP Road Police probed into it and nabbed seven Muslim youths including a hotel manager. Those nabbed include Amirkhan Salimkhan Patha...Read More

Gandhinagar: As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, a significant number of Gujarati individuals, particularly those who were pursuing higher education in Israel, have returned to Gujarat. They intend to resume their studies once the situation stabilizes. By October 17, 37 Gujarati students had already returned from Israel. Most of them registered with the rescue mission initiated by the Indian government, while a few returned independently. During a press briefing on Thursday, the...Read More

Vadodara: Three women from Vadodara are trapped in the Israel-Hamas war zone. Their families have requested Vadodara MP Ranjanbehan Bhatt to bring back their family members stuck in Israel to Vadodara as soon as possible. The MP has received all the information from the families and has sent it to the Ministry of External Affairs. The process has been initiated to bring them back to the country. "My mother, Chayaben, and my aunt, Rupalben, are in Israel. Both work as caretakers. They are in N...Read More

Junagadh: Today marks the fourth day of the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian-based terror outfit Hamas, with the number of casualties continuing to rise. Amidst this fierce conflict, two women of Gujarati origin are in the limelight as they took up arms as they served in the Israeli Army. The fathers of these two women, Jivabhai Muliyasia and Savdasbhai Muliyasia, hail from Kothadi village in Manavadar taluka of Junagadh. They left for Israel years ago and acquired Israeli citiz...Read More

Gandhinagar (media note): iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology), India’s leading startup incubator and Start-Up Nation Central, a not-for-profit organization that connects multinational corporations, governments, investors, and NGOs to the Israeli innovation ecosystem, today announced their collaboration to promote the adoption of green technologies. This partnership will also set the stage for the 2nd cohort of the India-Israel Innovation Accelerator (i3A) program...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke with H.E. Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel earlier today. Prime Minister Modi conveyed warm greetings on the Jewish New Year and the Jewish festival of Sukkot to Prime Minister Netanyahu and the people of Israel. The leaders positively assessed the progress in bilateral cooperation in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the fields of research, field trials of diagnostic tools and vaccine development. They ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between the Ahmedabad-based International Centre for Technology and Entrepreneurship (iCreate) and Israel’s Start-Up Nation Central (SNC) with aims to create an enabling platform for collaboration between the innovation and startup ecosystems of the two countries. The MoU was signed at the iCreate campus, in the presence of Dr Ron Malka, Ambassador of Israel to India, Shri Manoj Kumar Das, Additional Chief Secretary, Governme...Read More