Israel is again ready to welcome Jews from India’s Northeast, known as the Bnei Menashe, after a ministerial committee decided “in principle” to allow them in to undo the “historical injustice” they had suffered. Some 1,700 Bnei Menashe have already immigrated to Israel, but the process was halted in 2007 after questions were raised about their “Jewishness”.

SHE TOUCHED the heights of fame as a Bollywood actress in the seventies, but Sharmila Tagore has said she was considered a “bad influence” on girls and asked to leave school when she

Israel’s long-time super spy Meir Dagan, who heads the country’s ultra secretive Mossad, is likely to step down in three months time apparently because of an international furore over the Dubai killin

Israel is seeking arms and ammunitions in bulk from its close ally America, triggering speculation of a possible outbreak of a military confrontation in the region.

UNPERTURBED BY criticisms over accepting the prestigious Dan David prize, noted author Amitav Ghosh has said that he is “equally disappointed by those running this campaign of admonition”.