West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the British Council and the state government will sign an MoU to promote cultural, educational and skill development exchanges between Britain and Bengal.


British Council, Bengal to sign MoU to promote exchanges


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Leading publisher Penguin Random House India has acquired Hind Pocket Books, one of the oldest and most respected Hindi language publishers in the country.


Penguin India acquires Hind Pocket Books


Absolut vodka launched its first ever Indian-designed and themed "Absolut India Limited Edition" bottle here on Saturday


New indigenously-themed bottle for Absolut's India Limited Edition


Tourism authorities in Goa are keen on cashing in on a unique Cathokic festival in which revellers leap into wells, swollen to the brim with the monsoon showers, in honour of St. John the Baptist, who is reckoned to have leapt in his mother's womb on hearing of the arrival of Jesus Christ.


Goa hard-selling unique Sao Joao to promote tourism


The dynamism infused in the Indo-French relations during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India in March seems to be building up as the two countries have committed to raising their bilateral trade from 9 billion euros to 15 billion euros in the next two years official sources said.


France, India commit to increasing trade to 15 bn euros by 2020


The upcoming Kerala Boat Race League will evolve into a world-class tourism product, state Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said on Thursday.


Kerala Boat Race League to be state's latest tourism product


Punjab Cultural Affairs and Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said 30 places of significance would be developed as world class tourism spots at an outlay of Rs 590.97 crore.


Punjab to develop 30 tourist destinations


The Indian government on Sunday pledged to end disposable, or single use plastic around the Taj Mahal and make upto 500 metres around the historic monument plastic-free under the Taj Declaration on beating plastic pollution.


Taj Mahal Declaration to 'Beat Plastic Pollution' adopted


Important Archaeological Survey of India-protected monuments will have citizens' advisory boards, to help involve people in maintenance of heritage and give useful suggestions, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Sunday.


Protected monuments to have citizens' advisory boards: Culture Minister


After an unprecedented boom in India's publishing industry during the past two decades, many insiders are fearful that it has now reached its saturation point. But the boom is not over, according to David Davidar, who maintains that India is "one of the most exciting book markets in the world" and its future is one of hopes.


Future of books brighter in India than most parts of world: Publisher David Davidar (IANS Interview)


The Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh on Friday discussed a number of bilateral issues, including security and politics, in the sylvan surroundings of the Visva-Bharati University here founded by Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore - the composer of both countries' national anthems.


Modi, Hasina discuss bilateral issues, security at Santiniketan meet (Roundup)


The eternal monument to love, the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra Worli Sea Link in Mumbai figure among the Top 10 TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice awards of 2018 for most visited and popular tourist landmarks, it was announced here on Tuesday.


Taj Mahal, Mumbai Sea Link among top 10 travellers' choices


Kerala tourism will inaugurate the world's largest bird sculpture, Jatayu Earth's Centre, here on July 4, Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said on Tuesday.


Kerala tourism to unveil world's largest bird sculpture


He is a man who wears several hats. From being India's Principal Economic Adviser to urban theorist from environmentalist to writer, Sanjeev Sanyal brings to his body of work experience from a very wide canvas.


Economist as short-story writer: Aiming to revive dying art (IANS Interview)


Revealing how much more Twitter needs to do to contain hate speech on its platform, a new study showed that over four million anti-Semitic tweets were shared on the microblogging site in the past year, making the platform a "megaphone to harass Jews".


Twitter being used as megaphone to harass Jews: Report


Public protests were held in Assam on Wednesday over the Centre's decision to involve the private sector in the maintenance of public amenities at the state's four historical sites, even as authorities denied any move to hand these over to private parties.


Protests in Assam, state denies move to 'privatise' heritage sites


Amid a controversy over an MoU with Dalmia Bharat Limited vis-a-vis the Red Fort, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday questioned why the Centre could not even take care of the historic monument.


Why can't Centre take care of Red Fort: Mamata


Following a controversy over an MoU with Dalmia Bharat Limited vis-a-vis the Red Fort, the Ministry of Tourism on Saturday clarified that it does not involve a financial bid and is only for the development, operations and maintenance of tourism amenities.


No financial bid involved in Red Fort MoU: Tourism Ministry


Rajasthan was poised to take back the space of the country's leading tourism hub in the country with the state witnessing a "huge energy" in the sector, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has said.


Rajasthan poised to become leading tourism hub: Vasundhara Raje


Google on Monday said that its "Files Go" app is now available in the Odia language.


Google's 'Files Go' app now in Odia language


There are no business problems, only people problems -- and once these get resolved, so do the business problems, says motivational guru Shiv Khera, whose fifth book has just hit the stands while the first one has entered its 20th year and is set to be relaunched.

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