The public will have access from next month to three new 'tourist circuits' at Rashtrapati Bhavan here: The main building, two museum complexes and the gardens, which they can see singly or in combination.


Soon, tourists will get to explore more at Rashtrapati Bhavan


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The Taj Mahal in India is among the 50 most beautiful places in Asia, according to Conde Nast Traveler (CNT) magazine.


Taj one of 50 most beautiful places in Asia


Book: The Rise And Fall Of Nations - Ten Rules Of Change In The Post-Crisis World; Author: Ruchir Sharma; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 464; Price: Rs 799


'Impermanence is the first principle to recognise economic patterns' (Book Review)


India's tech hub Bengaluru has emerged as the most musically inclined city in the country, as evident from highest sale of musical instruments online, said e-tailer Snapdeal in a report on Tuesday, which is also celebrated as 'World Music Day'.


Bengaluru tunes to musical instruments most: report


Hyderabad-based start-up Music4thought on Monday launched one-stop-lyrics to high quality song and music production facility.


Music4thought launches song, music production facility


To provide a tasty and juicy treat to the connoisseurs of the national capital during the scorching summer, the West Bengal government on Thursday launched its "Mango Mela".


Bengal's Mango Mela gets underway in the capital


To prevent next generation of weavers from abandoning the heritage art, the West Bengal Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd (Manjusha) on Tuesday launched a e-commerce portal and app exclusively devoted to promoting the 300-year-old Baluchari form of weaving, through not just sarees but via a variety of products.


Now, an app for Baluchari fashion wear


West Bengal Handicraft Development Corporation, Manjusha, on Friday reported its maiden operational profit of Rs 3.87 crore for 2015-16 after its inception in 1978, while the State Handloom Weavers Society, Tantuja, made an operational profit of Rs 3.3 crore in 2015-16.


Bengal's Manjusha records first-ever profit


Indian women have the ability to become agents of comprehensive transformation of the country, and the potential to determine its destiny as well as that of the planet earth, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said.


Indian women will shape destiny of country, possibly planet: Minister


India needs to focus on developing skills of youth so that the country's growth is not hampered when the population aged 60 or above grows manifold by 2050, Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.


Skill development answer to India's aging population: Minister


With India and Africa sharing the same challenges and development models, India's doors are always open for African countries, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh said on Thursday.


India's doors always open for Africa: V.K. Singh


Moving a work of art, whether for repositioning or an exhibition, is a highly specialised affair that requires both the skills of a professional mover and an appreciation of aesthetics, says the head of arguably the only Indian firm offering the service.


'Moving artworks a highly-skilled task'


Christie's sold the first four folios of well-known British playwright William Shakespeare on Wednesday, the first four editions of his collected works.


Shakespeare folios up for auction at London Christie's


India and Iran on Monday took a major step in boosting connectivity and trade with the inking of the Chabahar port agreement even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with the Iranian leadership and said that the time has come for both sides to "regain the past glory of the relationship".


Chabahar agreement inked: Modi calls it creation of history (Roundup)


India and Iran on Monday, the second day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to this Persian Gulf nation, signed 12 agreements, including three on development of the Chabahar port for enhanced connectivity.


India, Iran sign bilateral accords on Chabahar port development


The Japanese find it "difficult" to operate in "jugaad-oriented India" (the culture of improvisation) but have found a financial route solution to this, says Indian-origin author Sanjeev Sinha, a long-time resident of the Pacific island nation where he is a director in the country arm of a prominent global consultancy.


Japanese believe in India's strategic importance: Author Sanjeev Sinha (IANS Interview)


The number of registered museums in China has reached nearly 4,700, with more than 85 percent of them free to visit, a national cultural official said on Wednesday.


Chinese museums mostly free to visitors


Title: Myth Breaker: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw & the Story of Indian Biotech; Author: Seema Singh; Publisher: Collins Business; Pages: 324; Price: Rs.599


How Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw broke the glass ceiling with Biocon (Book Review)(Lead, correcting figure in last paragraph)



How Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw broke the glass ceiling witn Biocon (Book Review)


The Centre will collaborate with the Rajasthan government to build a multi-purpose indoor stadium at Udaipur in the memory of Maharana Pratap, said Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday.


Stadium commemorating Maharana Pratap to be set up


"India Unlimited", a platform initiated by the Indian Embassy in Sweden, will have its third edition in Stockholm from April 21 to August 23, with the launch of an Indian film festival 'Cinema Indien' followed by an India-Sweden business conference.

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