British diplomat saves drowning student in China

london: Stephen Ellison, 61-year-old British consul-general in Chongqing, saved a drowning girl by jumping into the water, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported. The had fallen accidenly. The British embassy as well as China foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian praised Ellison’s heroic behaviour. reuters

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Divakaruni profiles Queen Jindan Kaur in new novel

New Delhi: Houston-based Indian-American author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new novel will bring alive one of the most fearless women of the 19th century – the legendary warrior queen Jindan Kaur.”The Last Queen” will be released by HarperCollins India in January 2021, the publishers announced on Tuesday. pti