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Gujarat: Ahmedabad Science City welcomes two new penguin chicks as 'Space Festival' begins

IANS | August 21, 2026 11:09 PM

Ahmedabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Ahmedabad’s Science City has added two new African penguin chicks to its Aquatic Gallery, taking the total number of penguins at the facility to 10. The chicks, named ‘Shaurya’ and ‘Veer’, were formally named and introduced to visitors on Friday in the presence of Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia.

Japanese delegation arrives in Kashi to boost investment, cultural ties

IANS | August 21, 2026 10:17 PM

Varanasi, Aug 21 (IANS) A high-level 109-member Japanese delegation is set to arrive in the spiritual city of Kashi on August 22 for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening industrial cooperation and cultural exchanges between India and Japan, government officials said on Friday.

RRU, MP Jail dept sign MoU to strengthen prison mental health services

IANS | August 21, 2026 9:43 PM

Bhopal/Gandhinagar, Aug 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Prison department and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) on Friday signed an institutional agreement to strengthen correctional administration and develop structured mental health support for people in custody, including plans to establish Psychosocial Care Centres in state prisons.

Maps cannot substitute facts: China's renaming game fails ahead of BRICS Summit

IANS | August 21, 2026 9:32 PM

Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) For years, China has attempted to turn maps, place names and administrative terminology into instruments of territorial pressure against India. Beijing’s repeated publication of Chinese names for locations inside Arunachal Pradesh is not simply an exercise in geography. It is part of a broader political strategy designed to normalise China’s territorial claim through repetition, official documentation and state-controlled messaging. India’s latest cartographic response therefore represents more than a naming exercise: it is a rejection of Beijing’s attempt to manufacture sovereignty through nomenclature.

High-level UK delegation visits National Defence College

IANS | August 21, 2026 8:24 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A high-level delegation from the UK led by Jeremy Pocklington, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence of the UK, visited the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi on Friday.

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