Everything you need to know about Aranya Bhavan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Aranya Bhavan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Vidya Sagar was a sports enthusiast and an avid tennis player in his youth. But financial crunch forced him to work as a gardener in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Years later, his daughter has got an opportunity to fulfill his dream courtesy President Pranab Mukherjee.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The stately charm of Rashtrapati Bhavan's Durbar Hall was an appropriate setting for the cabinet expansion of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Monday as eight ministers took oath in its hallowed precincts that has seen history being made.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Launching a frontal attack on the ruling Congress Party after Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inducted eight new faces in his Council of Minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said the UPA Government at the Centre will be thrown out of power in the next four to five months.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said the Congress-led UPA Government will get a third term.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Singh Monday said BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is not a "threat" to the Congress as people know what he "stands for".
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday reshuffled her cabinet, dropping two ministers and adding two, and also reallocating three portfolios.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said he is confident that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will get a third term.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Eight minister, mostly Congress party veterans, were inducted into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ministerial council Monday in possibly the last rejig before the 2014 general elections.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday accepted resignations of cabinet ministers Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi ahead of expected cabinet reshuffle Monday.
New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the nation needs an army of smart, committed and idealistic people to give voice to the voiceless and produce tangible change in the society.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated an audio-visual section in the Rashtrapati Bhavan library.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday inaugurated a new audio-visual section in the Rashtrapati Bhavan library which will house historical speeches, films and footage.
New Delhi, June 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday told the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) probationers, who called on him at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here today to enhance India's prestige and honour abroad.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday will inaugurate a renovated shopping complex in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The new shopping complex would fulfill the long awaited desire of employees of the Rashtrapati Bhavan and their families living on the premises to enjoy a full-fledged complex that caters to their requirements.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a renovated shopping complex in Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will undertake a one-day visit of India on Tuesday.
Melbourne, May 29 (ANI): Stephanie Rice doesn't seem to be making any friends on Celebrity Apprentice.
Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's delivery of S-300 air defence systems to Syria is a restraining factor against possible foreign interference in the Syrian conflict, Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee presented Sangeet Natak Akademi's Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards - 2012 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here today.
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today asked Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Income Tax to use latest technology and the vast information base at their disposal, to expand tax compliance and assessment.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Envoys of four nations, including North Korea, presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Four envoys presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here today.
Bangalore, May 26 (IANS) S.R. Patil, who was sworn-in as member of the Siddaramaiah government Saturday, will be the new Karnataka minister for information technology (IT), biotechnology (BT) and science and technology.
Los Angeles, May 26 (IANS) Actor Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria Thomas, who is expecting their first child, is scared of giving birth.
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday expanded his ministry by inducting senior Congressman S.R. Patil, the first from the legislative council to join the week-old ministry.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was Thursday sworn-in the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the government's official auditor.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India will stand by the government and people of Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India-China relations are truly good neighbourly and are based on a high degree of trust and understanding with a strong intersection of common interests, President Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday when Chinese premier Li Keqiang met him at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on President Pranab Mukherjee here at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Three planets - Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will present a spectacular sky show during the last week of May.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang came across as quite expressive and forceful in his speech delivery, using gesticulations with his arms and hands eloquently to emphasise a point.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Daily public tours of Rashtrapati Bhavan, which began for the first time from Jan 1 this year at the initiative of President Pranab Mukherjee and have become very popular with tourists, will now cost Rs.25 per person.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India is an "important neighbour", Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday while stressing that the main aim of his visit was to increase areas of mutual interest and intensify cooperation.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India is an important neighbour, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday and stressed that the main aim of his visit was to increase areas of mutual interest and intensify cooperation.
Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah late Sunday allocated portfolios to his new 28-member ministry, keeping key posts such as finance, energy, industries, IT and Bangalore city with himself.
London, May 19 (IANS) Former Spice girl Singer Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C says her daughter Scarlet really adores singer Jessie J, who is a judge on the Britain's singing reality show "The Voice".
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday inducted 28 members into his five-day-old ministry, the first Congress ministry in the state after nine years.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Lieutenant General (retd) Nirbhay Sharma, one of the most decorated field commanders of the Indian Army, has been appointed governor of Arunachal Pradesh, an official statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said Thursday.
Berlin, May 12 (IANS) Bayern Munich celebrated their 23rd title following a 3-0 win over Augsburg's while Marco Reus ensured Dortmund a 3-3 draw at Wolfsburg to close the 33rd round in Bundesliga.
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel on the occasion of International Nurses Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Actress Rita Wilson is looking forward to Jennifer Aniston's marriage with actor Justin Theroux.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) C.P. Joshi has been given additional charge of the railway ministry, while Kapil Sibal has got the additional charge of the law and justice ministry, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said Saturday.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) In a bid to reach out to young Indians, the German embassy here Friday launched a new interactive programme on its website, which it said it was designed specially for school students.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The envoys of four nations -- Ecuador, the Maldives, Lithuania and Malawi -- presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here Thursday.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday paid floral tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on occasion of his 152nd birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan .
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday paid tribute to litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore on the ocassion of his 152nd birth anniversary.
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will receive the first copy of the book 'Contemporarising Tagore and the World' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here tomorrow.
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) The Left Front Tuesday nominated Srideep Bhattacharya, of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), for the June 2 Howrah Lok Sabha by-poll, Front chairman Biman Bose said here.
London, May 7 (ANI): English professional snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fifth World Championship crown and compiled a new record of six centuries in a Crucible final following a 18-12 victory over fellow Englishman Barry Hawkins.
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission APPSC has declared the results of written test for the post of Lecturers in
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Actor Mahaakshay Chakraborty is not a part of the sequel of Vikram Bhatt's ?Haunted 3D?, but he isn't complaining.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a National Seminar on Welfare of Lawyers organized by the Bar Council of Delhi at a function at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An expert committee on leveraging panchayat raj institutions called on President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday and recommended that a National Panchayat Commission be constituted.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): An Expert Committee on leveraging Panchayat Raj institutions for the more efficient delivery of public good and services called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Friday said the government has instituted a special "Centenary Award" to honour individuals or films which spark a "paradigm change".
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): A group of 14 differently abled children from the remote area of Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.
London, May 3 (ANI): A Danish prime-time TV show has been slammed for humiliating naked women paraded in front of male 'judges'.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday called on all young men and women to take part in voluntary blood donation programmes actively.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): A group of 29 officer trainees of Indian Economic Service (2012 batch) called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Amsterdam, May 2 (IANS/EFE) A new exhibition at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum gives visitors an opportunity to learn the secrets of Dutch master Vincent van Gogh (1853-90).
Los Angeles, May 2 (IANS) Hollywood director Bryan Singer has reportedly made his fans happy by releasing images from new film "X-Men: Days of Future Past".
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): The Speaker and several Members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the unauthorised collection of deposits for chit funds should be curbed in the wake of the Saradha Group defrauding thousands of depositors.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, the supreme commander of the armed forces, Saturday decorated armed forces officers for gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at an investiture ceremony in the Durbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday ruled out his or Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's resignation on the coal blocks allocation issue and hit out at the opposition for disrutping parliament over it.
April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday ruled out the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar.
Lucknow, April 19 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Friday took her battle of words with arch rival Samajwadi Party (SP) to Raj Bhavan, meeting Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi to demand imposition of President's rule in the state.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said India is fully cognizant of the important role Singapore has played and in reconnecting India to South East Asia and beyond.
New Delhi, April 18 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Singapore, Mr. Justice Sundaresh Menon, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A delegation of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee to seek clemency for the 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar.
Panaji, April 18 (IANS) In a setback to the Goa government, Governor B.V. Wanchoo Thursday returned the Goa Lokayukta Bill asking it to reconsider two controversial amended clauses which activist Arvind Kejriwal had criticised.
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Actor Alec Baldwin says he couldn't give much time and attention to his first daughter, but now he wants to be a very doting father.
New Delhi, April 15 (ANI): A group of twenty students from Arunachal Pradesh, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
New Delhi, April 15 (ANI): A group of twenty students from Arunachal Pradesh called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
New Delhi, Apr. 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday called for enhancing transparency and accountability in police forces, and said that the men in uniform must be free from pulls and pressures.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Police need to be provided a better working environment that is "insulated from pulls and pressures", union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday as he pitched for police reforms.
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Telugu-speaking people Thursday celebrated the Telugu New Year 'Ugadi' with traditional fanfare and enthusiasm.
Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): A group whose members include Microsoft, have filed a complaint against Google, saying the internet search giant's provision of its Android operating system for free is anti-competitive 'predatory pricing'.
Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center have found that omega-3 fatty acids and their metabolite products slow or stop the growth in the number of triple-negative breast cancer cells more effectively than cells from luminal types of the disease.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday faced noisy protests from SFI activists who also heckled her finance minister, Amit Mitra, outside the Planning Commission to protest the death of a young comrade in Kolkata.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) People have a right to protest but there is no place for indecency, CPI leader Atul Anjan said after SFI activists heckled West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra here Tuesday.
New Delhi, Apr. 6 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has said New Delhi is grateful for Iceland's principled and consistent support of India's candidature for a permanent seat in the UNSC.
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Family members of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta Friday expressed disgust over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dubbing his death in police custody as a "petty and small" matter. Asserting that the youth was "murdered", they also demanded a CBI probe.
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Family members of Students Federation of India (SFI) leader Sudipto Gupta Friday expressed disgust over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dubbing his death in police custody as a "petty" and "small" matter, and alleged he was "murdered" by police.
New Delhi, April 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Leader of Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Decorated guest rooms, a research centre and a conference room are all part of a refurbished Rashtrapati Bhavan here, aiming to assist in smoother functioning and grander hospitality, officials said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Apr. 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday visited the newly refurbished Vivekananda and Tagore suites on the ground floor of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG), the cavalry regiment of the Indian army.
New Delhi, Mar. 30 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will present Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG) at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here today.
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Sharpening its attack on the West Bengal State Election Commission, the state's ruling Trinamool Congress Friday alleged that letters penned by the panel were being drafted in the office of a rival political party.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will Saturday present a silver trumpet and banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG), the cavalry regiment of the Indian army, a statement released by Rashtrapati Bhavan said here Friday.
New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will present Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG) at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.
London, Mar 27 (ANI): Imogen Thomas has said she feels that none of her clothes are looking nice on her and for this very reason she is wearing baggy clothes nowadays.
Beijing, March 27 (IANS) World No.1 Judd Trump was stunned by Jack Lisowski 3-5 in the first round of the World Snooker China Open here.
Beijing, March 26 (IANS) Defending champion Peter Ebdon and World No.5 John Higgins both suffered first-round exits at the World Snooker China Open here Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Come March 30, the President's Bodyguard, the cavalry regiment of the Indian Army mounted on caparisoned and well-groomed steeds, will be accorded an honour that every president bestows on them - a silver trumpet and banner.
New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): The ceremonial "Changing of Guards" at Rashtrapati Bhavan will not be held on March 30.
Shillong, March 25 (IANS) The North East Students Organisation (NESO) Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to expedite the ongoing peace process with various rebel groups in the northeast states.
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Legislators of main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) were forcibly evicted from Andhra Pradesh assembly Friday night, 12 hours after they began protest in the house.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The President's Bodyguard (PBG) -- the senior-most unit of the Indian Army -- will be presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner by President Pranab Mukherjee March 30.
