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A makeover that is not in sync with 'New India'

Accommodation in the new secretariat complex will be five times the combined capacity of Krishi Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan, and Udyog Bhawan, which are to be razed

Motera to Rashtrapati Bhavan: Trump departs for US after ending 2-day visit

In the final engagement of the visit, the US President participated in a banquet dinner hosted by his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind

Will strive to take ties with India to very high level: Gotabaya Rajapaksa

He also said both India and Sri Lanka need to work together on issues related to security and overall welfare of the people of the two countries

Rashtrapati Bhavan becomes new venue for chief ministerial conclaves

PM Modi wants such meetings with CMs to take place around the proverbial 'round table'

Pitch@Rashtrapati Bhavan helps 12 startups get Rs 85 cr funding

Programme was attended by 12 VCs, 31 start-ups, and nine grassroot innovators

Fire in accounts branch of Rashtrapati Bhavan

No one was hurt in the blaze though some furniture was damaged

Rashtrapati Bhavan battles mosquitoes

Teams conducted house-to-house search for any mosquito-breeding possibilities

Big plans for Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Pranab Mukherjee, who is unlikely to get a second term, plans to mark his four years in office on July 25 with some fanfare. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Phase II museum of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on that day. It will mark the completion of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex, a project that Mukherjee initiated when he moved into his official residence in mid-2012. The Phase II museum is being developed at the site of a heritage building where the garage for Rashtrapati Bhavan vehicles was located earlier. The Phase I museum had come up at the site of the erstwhile stables and was opened on July 25, 2014. The Clock Tower was inaugurated on July 25, 2015. The Phase II museum, spread over 10,000 square metres, will depict the story of the planning and construction of Rashtrapati Bhavan and subsequent developments. The President will unveil a microsite on the Rashtrapati Bhavan website. He will also lay the foundation stone for a cluster of new residential u

Rashtrapati Bhavan to draw more tourists

Three new tourist circuits being developed will be inaugurated on July 25 this year

A festival for innovations

In what promises to be an exciting intellectual event, Rashtrapati Bhavan will host a week-long Festival of Innovation, in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated it on Saturday. Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi gave the keynote address on Sunday. It will include three exhibitions, two workshops, four group discussions, two award presentation ceremonies and a roundtable on different topics. There will be an exhibition of posters on outstanding achievements by National Innovation Clubs and outstanding Technology Business Incubators; exhibition of outstanding innovations in medical science and bio-technology; and exhibition of outstanding innovations related to Swachh Bharat on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.Scientists will meet grassroots innovators on Wednesday. A coding competition on Sunday to develop web and mobile applications in hackathon style (non-stop rapid development) on subjects such as student attendance, authentication o