External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday praised the Indian diaspora for its contribution to the global exchange of ideas, knowledge, innovation, culture and enterprise, describing it as a "living bridge" between India and the world.

A 307-year-old, 221-folio palm-leaf manuscript documenting the Karna Parva of the Mahabharata, preserved at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, has earned a place in UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register, highlighting India's literary heritage