Mukherjee said country's institutions must become magnets for talent by shifting from "brain drain" to "brain rain"
Away from the political chaos in New Delhi, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is celebrating the Durga Puja at his ancestral home in Miriti village of West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee picks five women who carry the sari with grace and sophistication.
Indian origin cancer physician and researcher Dr Sidhhartha Mukherjee was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the top journalism award in America, for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, non-fiction, literature and music.
There was a long delay in deciding mercy pleas by the Presidents, which was also highlighted by the Supreme Court on Ffriday, but the situation changed when Pranab Mukherjee took charge on July 25 last year, disposing of petitions of 16 condemned prisoners within nine months.
Ahead of the Word Cup semi final match between India and Pakistan on March 30, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that sports should not be mixed with politics. Referring to Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to Mohali, to watch the semi-final match between India and Pakistan on Wednesday, Mukherjee said sports and politics must be treated separately and not mixed.
'All of our lives are going to be changed in a permanent way...' 'We just have to ride out the tide right now and we will see a rainbow at the end of this.'
Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has not given up its resolve to form its own government in the state by accepting Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar as the chief minister.
Reports suggest that it is linked to the recent CBI raids on some top DDA officials' premises.
Plabita shoots in Assam... Urmila relaxes in Goa... Shehnaaz explores the mountains...
Fintech firm One97 Communications -- owner of the brand Paytm -- has shifted its nodal account to Axis Bank from Paytm Payments Bank. The move will allow continuity of Paytm QR, Soundbox, card machine after the March 15 set by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as per a regulatory filing. The RBI has advised customers and merchants of Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) to shift their accounts to other banks by March 15, giving 15 more days to the beleaguered entity to close most of its operations, including deposit and credit transactions.
Does Pranab Mukherjee want to be 'PM' by office, not just by initials? The very prospect, with memories of the Narasimha Rao years scarred into their memories, scares the Nehru-Gandhis, says T V R Shenoy.
On the eve of 70th Independence Day, President Pranab Mukherjee is addressing the nation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on New Year, hoping that 2016 brings peace and prosperity in everybody's lives.
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has recommended an NIA probe against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organisation 'Sikhs for Justice', Raj Niwas sources said on Monday.
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Joint Session of both Houses of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget session.
Earlier in the day, the Indian women's table tennis team of Diya Parag Chitale, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee scripted a facile 3-0 victory over Nepal.
Anushree Mehta will direct the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic film Bawarchi.
Manav Thakkar pulled off a memorable 3-1 win over world No 33 Kao Cheng-Jui to enter the men's singles pre-quarter-finals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal legislature party on Saturday decided unanimously to vote for United Progressive Alliance's candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential polls to be held on July 19, the party's national president Lalu Prasad said. At the RJD legislature party meeting held at former chief minister Rabri Devi's residence, it was unanimously decided that all 22 Members of Legislative Assembly of the party in Bihar and five in Jharkhand would vote for Mukherjee.
Veteran Tollywood actor Jnaesh Mukherjee died on Wednesday evening after he suffered a massive cardiac failure, family sources said.
'I was always a reluctant actress. I still am.'
The Returning Officer in the Presidential Election has rejected opposition candidate P A Sangma's contention that United Progressive Alliance's nominee Pranab Mukherjee's letter of resignation from the Indian Statistical Institute was forged, saying it had no merit.
Pranab Mukherjee was on Wedneday sworn n as the country's 13th President at an impressive ceremony in the packed and historic Central Hall of Parliament.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra progressed to the women's singles quarter-finals but veterans Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan crashed out.
The Indian women's team came from behind to beat Spain 3-2 in its final group game and progressed to the knockout phase.
Pranab Mukherjee, the United Progressive Alliance's presidential candidate, has friends across the political spectrum, in the Left as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party, says Aditi Phadnis
Pranab Mukherjee to visit Russia in November
Shikhar Dhawan revealed that he has not met his son in the last five to six months/
Scripting a new chapter in his illustrious career, Pranab Mukherjee will on Wednesday take over as India's 13th President. Watch the momentous ceremony LIVE on rediff.com
Moulya Software's founder Pradeep Soundararajan in an open letter to finance minister Pranab Mukherjee pleads for a budget that would encourage start-ups to become tomorrow's Infosys, Tata and Reliance.
'I chose the colour pink and I looked like a doll in it.' 'I worked on the pink gown single-handed and it took me one month...'
Pranab Mukherjee was sworn in as the 13th President of India today. Here is the full text of his speech
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said lack of proper training was found to be the major reason for the large number of fighter plane accidents.
Top government officials in New Delhi have started discussions with stakeholders ranging from shipping and container companies to export promotion councils to understand the impact of the Iran-Israel tensions and plan ahead. Inter-ministerial talks are also being lined up amid the crisis situation in West Asia, sources confirmed. While the crude flows are not directly under any threat, elevated oil prices remain a concern, according to officials.
The 14-year political journey of Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has encountered both upheaval and elevation, as her expulsion from Parliament in a cash-for-query case marked the culmination of her tumultuous parliamentary term.
President Pranab Mukherjee has yet again come out with an appeal for practicing tolerance and to accept differences while respecting dissent, in remarks that come in the midst of growing intolerance in the country.
