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Total toll crosses 3,000; IDF launches deadly strikes on Gaza, Hamas’ rockets hit Ashkelon A Palestinian youth carries bread amid the rubble in the Gaza Strip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apprise him of the ground situation in Israel following the brutal attack by Hamas. Modi expressed his deep condolences and sympathy for those killed and wounded in the terrorist attacks and assured Netanyahu of India’s unwavering support to Israel in these difficult times. “I thank Prime Minister @netanyahu for his phone call and providing an update on the ongoing situation,” Modi posted on X, while asserting that India unequivocally condemns terrorism in all forms and manifestations. According to Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the toll from the terror attack on Israel crossed 1,000 as of Tuesday. Plus, around 1,500 bodies of Hamas fighters were retrieved from Israel around the Gaza Strip, officials said. The toll in Gaza due to Israel’s r...

The Bidens reciprocated by presenting Modi with an antique American book galley from the early 20th century, meticulously handmade. PM Narendra Modi gifts a 7.5-carat lab-grown diamond placed in a papier mache box from Kashmir, known as 'kar-e-kalamdani' to US First Lady Jill Biden. NEW DELHI: In a show of camaraderie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Thursday exchanged gifts during an intimate dinner at the White House. Modi presented Biden with a meticulously handcrafted sandalwood box and a 7.5-carat lab-grown green diamond ring to US First Lady Jill Biden, elegantly encased in a Kashmiri paper mache box. “This exquisite diamond not only possesses the chemical and optical properties of naturally mined diamonds but also represents eco-friendliness, crafted using sustainable resources like solar and wind power. It symbolizes 75 years of India’s democracy and provides a conscious alternative to mined diamonds, emitting only 0.028 grams of carbon pe...

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan next week to attend the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated during an election campaign event in July. Mr Modi, who described the Japanese leader as a "dear friend" is expected to join about 50 world leaders including Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau, his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and US Vice President Kamala Harris for the funeral on September 27. Abe was delivering a speech near a train station in the western city of Nara when he was shot by an assailant on July 8. He was flown to hospital, where he was not breathing and his heart stopped, officials said. He was 67. The Abe family held a private Buddhist funeral ceremony for the former leader in July at a temple in Tokyo. It was the first assassination of a sitting or former Japanese prime minister since the 1930s. India's Foreign Ministry said Mr Modi would separately meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio K...