India and Britain must stand together and face future challenges in shaping a new world, former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar told an audience at the University of Birmingham.


'Britain, India must forge bold relationship to shape new world'


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(Title: Daughters of Jorasanko; Author: Aruna Chakravarti; Publisher: HarperCollins India; Pages: 327; Price: Rs 399)


The life and times of women who influenced Tagore (Book Review)


The Geological Survey of India on Tuesday launched the Online Core Business Integrated System (OCBIS) to efficiently manage and share quality geo-scientific data through digital channels for socio-economic and scientific gain.


GSI launches online system to manage, share geo-data


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a Criminal Investigation Department probe into the mysterious death of Jadavpur University alumna Mita Mondal.


CID to probe death of Jadavpur University alumna


A child was killed and seven others were injured when a school van fell into a deep gorge in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on Monday, police said.


1 killed, 7 hurt in Uttarakhand school van accident


While Sri Lanka has made substantial progress in addressing child marriage and teenage pregnancy, some girls in the south Asian nation are still being deprived of a carefree childhood and the opportunity to realise their full potential, UN agencies said on Wednesday.


Sri Lanka progresses to end child marriages: UN


Rome, Oct 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy's national anti-corruption chief Raffaele Cantone on Friday vowed to wage war on nepotism, cronyism and graft in the country's universities.


Italy's anti-graft chief targets country's universities


The Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL), which administers the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, has bagged the prestigious Platinum rating of the Indian Green Building Certification (IGBC), an official said here on Thursday.


MIAL first Indian airport to bag IGBC 'Platinum' rating


Schools in border areas of Punjab reopened on Wednesday -- although with less than 50 per cent attendance, officials said.


Punjab border schools reopen; no word on evacuated villages yet


In a bid to educate 10 lakh students of 866 Delhi schools about traffic rules within three months, Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma will on Thursday inaugurate the 'Annual School Road Safety Awareness' drive of Delhi Traffic Police, police said on Wednesday.


Delhi Police to inaugurate annual school road safety drive


President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Madhya Pradesh on Monday to preside over a function of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Project.


President to visit Madhya Pradesh on Monday


Delhi Police on Friday organised a mass demonstration programme of self-defence techniques -- "Ab Nahi Hai Darna" -- aiming to train girl students here.


Girl students get self-defence training in Delhi


The BRICS nations on Friday adopted the 'New Delhi Declaration on Education resolving to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all.


BRICS adopts declaration for education


The eighth batch of 25 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were released online on a web portal, the Ministry of Culture announced on Friday.


Declassified files relating to Netaji on Web Portal


The French Embassy in India on Wednesday launched France Alumni-India Chapter, a platform which will help former students acquire key industry knowledge, discover exciting career opportunities, and gain valuable insights into the economic and professional world.


French Embassy launches France Alumni network in India


Title: So, You Think You're Clever?; Author: John Farndon; Publisher: Icon Books Ltd; Pages: 289; Price: Rs 525


How to test if you make the cut for Oxbridge (Book Review) 


Defence major Thales and the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-Delhi) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a jointly supervised IIT Delhi-CNRS PhD fellowship programme.


Thales-IIT Delhi sign MoU for PhD fellowship


A government school teacher stabbed by two Class 12 students in a classroom succumbed to his injuries here on Tuesday. The Delhi government announced Rs 1 crore to the grieving family.


Stabbed Delhi teacher dies, family gets Rs 1 cr (Roundup)


The National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) has acquired the Bengaluru-based start-up Perceptron, it was announced on Tuesday.


NIIT acquires Bengaluru-based start-up


The Delhi government will provide Rs 1 crore to the family of a school teacher stabbed to death by two of his students, it was announced on Tuesday.


Rs 1 cr for family of stabbed Delhi teacher


Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated seven new indigenously developed varieties of plants to the nation and interacted with farmers to mark the 75th anniversary of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

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