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Sharath Chowdary The British Council of India is transforming its library into a cultural convening space by introducing online programmes in its centres across the cities of India including New Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai. Its new Director for India, Alan Gemmell has launched the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture in Hyderabad on Tuesday. UK-India Year of Culture was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to London in November 2015. The aim of this campaign was to highlight the vibrant cultural history of the two countries and celebrate the best ‘cultural exports’ together. Alan Gemmell emphasised the need to promote cultural exchange for stronger economic and trade ties between India and the UK. To connect with more young people in ...

The Dollar Business Bureau India’s IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday announced that it has partnered with the British Council to train 1,000 British graduates at its innovation labs and software development centres across India. “One thousand new internships will take place between 2016 and 2020 and will be managed jointly by the British Council and TCS,” TCS said in a statement. Application for the internship will begin in a few months and the first batch will commence in summer 2016 in India. As part of the agreement, British graduates will get an opportunity to learn technical and commercial skill, which would help them make a career in software development, business process management, global consulting and human resource. British ...