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On his last day in Israel, Narendra Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu strengthen brotherly ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his historic three-day visit to Israel on Thursday.

FP Staff|Jul 07, 2017, 08:00:21 IST

[caption id="attachment_3785187" align="alignnone" width="940"] Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his historic three-day visit to Israel on Thursday. Modi became the first prime minister to visit the Jewish nation. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_3785189" align="alignnone" width="940"] On the final day of his trip, Modi met with a group of Indian students pursuing higher education in Israel. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_3785195" align="alignnone" width="940"] Israel and India signed several agreements on cooperation in the fields of technology, water and agriculture. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_3785205" align="alignnone" width="940"] Modi and Netanyahu attended a CEO summit, where Memorandums of Understanding worth over $5 billion were signed between India and Israel. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_3785213" align="alignnone" width="940"] Modi met the members of the Indian contingent of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon at Haifa. Modi also visited a World War I memorial for Indian soldiers in the city. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_3785225" align="alignnone" width="940"] After his historic Israel visit, Modi arrived in Germany on Thursday for the annual G20 Summit at Hamburg. PTI[/caption]

China has dominated Myanmar’s rare earth mines — now India eyes deal to harness country’s critical minerals

India is deepening rare earth cooperation with Myanmar as New Delhi seeks alternative sources of critical minerals dominated by China, including dysprosium and terbium used in EVs, defence systems and clean energy technologies

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CJP protest in Delhi: New videos of stone pelting, violence emerge as police, agitators trade charges

Fresh videos of violence that broke out during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest in Delhi have surfaced, with the police releasing footage showing alleged stone pelting, vandalism and attacks on security personnel

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'From make in India to launch from India': Skyroot COO on why Vikram-1 could change India’s space sector

Skyroot Aerospace’s successful Vikram-1 mission marks a major milestone for India’s private space sector, as the country seeks to shift from “Make in India” to “Launch from India” and compete in the global commercial satellite launch market

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Choke terror funding, keep international shipping lanes safe: Jaishankar at Asean Regional Forum

Jaishankar's remarks came against the backdrop of recent terror attacks targeting India and growing threats to commercial shipping amid conflicts in West Asia and Europe

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PM Modi announces fast-track courts for paper leak cases; CJP responds ‘Dharmendra Pradhan must go’

Amid protests demanding accountability for the leak of medical entrance test Neet and other irregularities in the education system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the government has decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks.