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Topic: India

May 25, 2013
3:53 pm

The Israel Philharmonic rehearses Friday for upcoming celebratory concerts marking its return to its newly renovated home, with conductor Zubin Mehta, center, and Itzhak Perlman, playing the violin to his left (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich/Times of Israel)

Mehta and Perlman in harmony at a new-old home for Israel’s beloved orchestra

The Israel Philharmonic returns to its renovated Tel Aviv residence, its original fervor undimmed, now served by a world-class auditorium

By Michal Shmulovich

May 24, 2013
1:15 pm

Illustrative photo of a crude oil tanker (photo credit: Shay Levy/Flash90)

US praises India for slashing Iranian oil imports

Washington considering renewal of New Delhi’s waiver from sanctions on Tehran

April 19, 2013
10:09 pm

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony at the nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz. (photo credit: AP/Hasan Sarbakhshian/File)

UN Security Council: North Korea, Iran ‘serious’ nuke threats

Joint statement by council’s five permanent members calls for making the Middle East a zone free of nuclear weapons

April 18, 2013
5:57 am

Siona Benjamin paints women from the bible, often using blue as a nod to her Indian roots. (Siona Benjamin via JTA)

Torah outcasts find redemption with Indian-Jewish artist

Now based in the US, Siona Benjamin combines Hebrew influences with Hindu and Muslim motifs

By Chavie Lieber

April 16, 2013
6:39 pm

People evacuate buildings and gather on road after a tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday (Photo credit: Shakil Adil/AP)

Earthquake kills dozens in Iran, Pakistan

Red Crescent calls second quake in two weeks ‘complicated emergency situation’; 7.8 magnitude tremor reaches from Gulf to India

By Times of Israel staff

April 16, 2013
2:31 pm

At least 40 dead in massive Iran earthquake

Red Crescent calls second quake in two weeks ‘complicated emergency situation’; 7.8 magnitude tremor reaches the Gulf, India, and Pakistan

By Times of Israel staff

April 4, 2013
10:24 am

The domes of the Coptic Saint Mark's Church in Cairo, Egypt (photo credit: CC BY Bakar_88, Flickr)

Washington focuses on plight of Mideast’s minorities

House and Senate bills, coupled with Obama’s Bethlehem visit, may signal a keen interest in the tribulations of non-Muslim groups

By Haviv Rettig Gur

March 28, 2013
9:51 am

The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa during the BRICS 2013 Summit in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Sabelo Mngoma)

Developing powers call for end to sanctions on Iran

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa also express concern over a possible military strike on Tehran’s nuclear facilities

By Adiv Sterman

March 27, 2013
3:31 pm

Salom launched in 1947, just a few years after more than half the world's Ladino speakers died in the Holocaust. (Courtesy of Salom)

Turkish newspaper extends a lifeline to Ladino

In decline for more than a century, the Sephardic language is getting a boost from editors in Istanbul — and online

By Elizabeth Bloom

March 26, 2013
7:35 am

.An Israeli emergency rescue team examines the remains of a bus bombed by Hezbollah in Bulgaria in July. (Dano Monkotovic/FLASH90/JTA)

Cyprus verdict may undercut Hezbollah in Europe

Operative’s conviction in plot to attack Israelis may convince more EU members to designate and penalize group as a terrorist organization

By Ron Kampeas

March 19, 2013
11:25 am

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi attends the third session of the Arab Economic Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, January 21, 2013. (photo credit: AP)

Egypt’s Morsi in India to strengthen ties

Trade between Cairo and New Delhi currently at $5.5 billion; several agreements expected to be signed in coming week

March 17, 2013
1:18 am

Ireland's Jewish community is confronting troubling demographic trends, but its demise has been predicted before. (Vimeo screenshot)

Irish Jews face uncertain future (as usual)

A community that produced a beloved Israeli president confronts dwindling numbers, but also a rich and largely peaceful history

By Renee Ghert-Zand

March 9, 2013
3:01 pm

A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sits on a table before a press conference by Buthaina Shaaban, special envoy of the President, in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 8, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Altaf Qadri)

‘Indian-origin jihadis’ fighting in Syria against Assad regime

From the web Times of India: Assad adviser urges India to take on a more proactive role in ending the conflict by supporting Russia and China’s stance

March 9, 2013
11:58 am

Pakistani PM in India to visit Sufi site

In first visit by top official since spike in violence, Raja Pervez Ashraf makes private pilgrimage to Chishti shrine in Ajmer

March 8, 2013
4:58 am

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd after speaking in Tehran (photo credit: AP/Office of the Supreme Leader)

Poll: 9 out of 10 Americans have unfavorable view of Iran

Gallup World Affairs survey shows Iran trailing North Korea, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya and Cuba; Israel enjoys 66% favorability