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The foundation stone of the new building was laid by PM Modi on December 10, 2020, and is a part of the Central Vista Project

India gets its new Parliament building, amid prayers, grand celebrations

Business Standard

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India played out a thrilling 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Pakistan in their third Pool A game to continue their unbeaten run in the men's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Salalah here.
Sharda Nand Tiwari (24th minute) gave India the lead in the high-stake match on late Saturday night but it was nullified by Basharat Ali in the 44th minute.
The result means India, with seven points from three matches, stays second in Pool A behind Pakistan (same points) but are ahead on goal difference.
Japan, who beat Chinese Taipei 10-1 earlier on Saturday, are third with six points from three outings.
India had earlier thrashed Chinese Taipei 18-0 before beating Japan 3-1 in their second match.
On Saturday night, the Indians went on the offensive from the word go and kept Pakistan defence under pressure with repeated forays.
India won a couple of penalty corners early in the game but couldn't capitalise on them.
Pakistan, on the other hand, also managed to create a few chances and even cam

India played out a thrilling 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Pakistan in their third Pool A game to continue their unbeaten run in the men's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Salalah here.

India play out 1-1 draw against Pakistan in Men's Junior Asia Cup hockey

Press Trust of India

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A typical project is delayed by years after they first seek to begin work

Delayed hydropower projects push up costs by over Rs 30,000 crore

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Congress once again took a swipe at the BJP government after PM Modi inaugurated the new Parliament by saying that a self-glorifying authoritarian PM with utter disdain for Parliamentary procedures

Self-glorifying authoritarian PM: Congress on new Parliament inauguration

IANS

Indian Embassy in Kuwait issues advisory against fraudsters

Indian expats were among the 15 people who were injured in a hit-and-run accident in Kuwait's Al Khaleej Al Arabi street, a media report said citing the country's Ministry of Interior.

Indian expats among 15 cyclists injured in Kuwait hit-and-run accident

Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways

Union Minister of Ayush and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that with the inauguration of the new Parliament building

Symbol of self-respect for 1.42 bn Indians: Sonowal on new Parliament

Jaishankar, EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India faces a "very complicated challenge" from China, and the Narendra Modi government has taken steps to ensure no attempts are made to change the status quo in the border areas unilaterally.
This challenge was "very visible" in border areas in the last three years, Jaishankar said on Saturday, adding that both the countries have to find an equilibrium in relationship, but it cannot be on the terms of the other party.
If peace and tranquillity between the two nations is disturbed, their relationship will not remain unaffected, the minister said, delivering a talk on 'Modi's India: A Rising Power' at the Anant National University here.
"When I talk about big powers, of course we have a particular challenge from China. That challenge is a very complicated challenge, but in the last three years it has been particularly visible in the border areas," Jaishankar said, apparently referring to China's incursions in eastern Ladakh.
"There ar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India faces a "very complicated challenge" from China, and the Narendra Modi government has taken steps to ensure no attempts are made to change the status quo in the border areas unilaterally.

India facing 'very complicated challenge' from China, says S Jaishankar

Sengol

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building Sunday morning.
Dressed in a traditional attire, Modi walked into the Parliament premises from its Gate No. 1 and was welcomed by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Amid Vedic chants by priests from Karnataka's Shringeri Math, the prime minister performed "Ganapati Homam" to invoke Gods to bless the inauguration of the new Parliament building.
The prime minister prostrated before the "Sengol" and sought blessings from high priests of various adheenams in Tamil Nadu with the holy sceptre in hand.
Modi then carried the "Sengol" in a procession amid tunes of "nadaswaram" and chanting of Vedic mantras to the new Parliament building and installed it in a special enclosure on the right side of the Speaker's chair in the Lok Sabha chamber.
Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar and Jitendra Singh, chief ministers of several states and BJP president J P Nadda was present on the occasion.
The prime minister ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building Sunday morning.

PM Modi installs 'Sengol' in new Parliament building ahead of inauguration

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Premium hand-knotted carpets weaved laboriously by as many as 900 artisans from Uttar Pradesh for a whopping "10 lakh man-hours" will adorn the floors of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the new Parliament building.
The new Parliament building, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, will showcase exquisite motifs of national bird peacock and national flower lotus in the carpets of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively.
Obeetee Carpets, the over-100-year-old Indian company behind the project, said weavers crafted more than 150 carpets each for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha "before stitching them into a single carpet in the form of a semi-circle to sync with the architecture of each of the Houses spread across 35,000 square feet of area".
"The weavers had to craft the carpets for halls measuring up to 17,500 square feet each. This posed a significant challenge for the design team, as they had to meticulously craft the carpet in separate pieces and seamlessly join them 

Premium hand-knotted carpets weaved laboriously by as many as 900 artisans from Uttar Pradesh for a whopping "10 lakh man-hours" will adorn the floors of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the new Parliament building.

New Parliament building: Lotus motif for Rajya Sabha, peacock for Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi

Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) workers are planning a huge welcome for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the US.Rahul will embark on his US visit on Sunday. He will be attending a program at Stanford University and meeting the Indian diaspora from May 29-30.Secretary of Indian Overseas Congress, Virender Vashishth, told ANI: "Under the leadership of Sam Pitroda, we Indian Overseas Congress workers are planning a huge welcome of our beloved leader Rahul Gandhi in the USA, President of USA Wing of IOC Mohinder Singh Gilzian and George Ibrahim are motivating Indian Diaspora also with IOC team."Vashishth further said that Congress MP Reventh Reddy, Dr Kota Nilima, Raja Warring, Dr Arti, Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda and many more senior party leaders of the Party are also coming for preparations of a series of events in the US.Meanwhile, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday took a jibe at the former Wayanad MP, saying he visits abroad 60 times in a year and every time "tears .

Indian Overseas Congress workers plan huge welcome for Rahul Gandhi in US

From US to Australia, investors from 21 nations get angeltax exemption. Watch the video to dive into the details and explore what exactly this angel tax is all about.

21 nations get angel tax exemption. Here’s what this means

21 nations get angel tax exemption. Here's what this means

The Narendra Modi government completes 9 years in power. Here's a look at major events in these 9 years.

9 Years of PM Modi | A look at the major events

Did you know RBI under Raghuram Rajan floated the idea of introducing Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 notes in 2014?
Watch the video to know the tale of inflation, demonetisation, and counterfeiting concerns.

RBI's Rs 10,000 note proposal: Inflation, demonetisation, and counterfeiting worries

If you think 2000 rupee note was the highest denomination of Indian currency, time to get your facts checked! Watch the video to know more

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Lava debuts MediaTek Dimensity 7050 system-on-chip in India with the launch of Agni 2 5G smartphone.

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Rahul Gandhi takes a late-night truck rides to interact with truck drivers. Watch the video to know more.

Rahul Gandhi's late-night truck talk with drivers

Now you can get your 2000 rupee notes exchanged from banks till September 30, 2023. Watch the video to know the rules and more

Must watch | How to get your Rs 2000 note exchanged | Important rules

Business Standard brings to you an Insight Out discussion on navigating risk and building resilience to potential adverse scenarios in the financial sector

Insights on building resilience in uncertain times

Indian Navy's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao successfully carried out engagement of sea skimming supersonic target.

Watch: Indian Navy's INS Mormugao intercepts sea-skimming supersonic target

To get a sense of what does the public think of the recent RBI announcement Business Standard spoke to Delhi-NCR people. Watch the video to know what they said.

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