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		PM Modi, delegates arrive at new Parliament. Speaker welcomes PM Modi, all rise for National Anthem. President&#39;s message to be read out shortly.<br />
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		PM Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla begin puja for the inauguration of the new Parliament building. The puja ceremony will continue for about an hour. After the puja, the PM will receive the &#39;Sengol&#39; and install it in the new Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building equipped with state-of-the-art technology today. Various rituals according to the Vedas will be performed ahead of the inauguration of the new Parliament building by PM Modi, according to news reports. The first phase inauguration of the new Parliament concludes. The second phase of the inauguration ceremony will begin at around 12 noon.</div>
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New Parliament building LIVE updates: Phase II of inaugural event begins

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Tata Group-owned Air India, which has embarked on an ambitious transformation plan, expects the first A350-900 aircraft to arrive in India by the end of this year


JKC also said it is expecting the airline to be up and running next year with the launch date likely to be announced in the next few days


India's star Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will be in action at 12:30 PM IST. Bopanna's mixed doubles match will begin at 10:30 am IST

India shooters Palak and Esha Singh won Gold and Silver in 10m air pistol women's individual event. India's medal count swells to 33 with 8 Gold, 12 Silver and 13 Bronze


Due to the protest, several trains on the Ambala-Shri Ganganagar route were cancelled on Thursday


The South Asian country wants to obtain another 400 of these guns, which would make the equipment about a sixth of all artillery pieces in the Indian armory


IHC said that it continually strives to enhance shareholder value and additional information about the transaction will be included in its quarterly financial disclosure

The global sugar market has been jittery for weeks on concerns that poor rains will crimp output and prompt India to restrict shipments to contain local prices ahead of an election next year


Russia-Ukraine War

The year 2022 is coming to an end and a lot has happened that shaped the world in the year. Let's have a look at some of these significant events

In February 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine&amp;#39;s capital, Kyiv, from the north in an attempt to overthrow President Volodymyr Zelensky&amp;#39;s government. In the months following, artillery bombardment and street fighting continued, with Russia seizing multiple cities.

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After a slew of scandals in his term spanning three years, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned from office in July. Johnson was succeeded by Liz Truss, who took over the office in September.
						
						But after 45 days in the office, she resigned, becoming the shortest-serving PM in UK history. Her budgetary plans, at the centre of which were tax cut plans, had crashed the markets, making her lose the confidence of almost all her own MPs.
						
						In the days that followed, Rishi Sunak took over as Britain&amp;#39;s 57th prime minister and vowed to fix the mistakes made by his predecessor, Liz Truss.

Russia Invades Ukraine

In April, protests began in the nation following a sharp rise in food and fuel costs. Thousands demanded the resignation of now-ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The people faced long power cuts daily and shortages of basics, including fuel and food. Sri Lanka&amp;#39;s doctors said they were nearly out of life-saving medicines.
						
						Rajapaksa&amp;#39;s government was being blamed for the chronic mismanagement of the country&amp;#39;s finances. In July, protestors stormed Rajapaksa&amp;#39;s home, pushing him to flee the nation before resigning from office.

UK&amp;#39;s political crisis

In September, 22-year-old Iranian girl Mahsa Amini died after being detained for allegedly violating Iran&amp;#39;s laws requiring women to wear a headscarf. Authorities said she died of illness, but her family claimed she fell into a coma after being mistreated by the police. Sources said the police beat Amini with a baton and banged her head against a vehicle. At her funeral on September 17 in Saqez, women protested by ripping off their hijabs. Protests sparked by her demise have since roped in ethnic minorities and even school children. Thousands of women since then have been showing solidarity by cutting their hair and burning their hijabs in public.
						
						Now, the unrest has spread beyond a women&amp;#39;s right to a movement that is calling for an end to theocratic rule. The protests are now the most broadly supported movement in Iran in over four decades.

Sri Lanka economic crisis

In October, Chinese President Xi Jinping was handed a historic third term in office. He became the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Mao Zedong to get a third term in power.
						
						This came as China&amp;#39;s economy was running out of steam after decades of high growth. Many expect Xi&amp;#39;s third term may see China revert to more old-school economic management, focusing on shoring up the heavy industry and continuing a crackdown on big tech.

Uprising mounts again in Iran

In a historic first, rich countries agreed to pay for losses and damages caused by climate change. For 30 years, developing nations have been calling for developed countries to compensate for the costs of climate disasters caused by climate change. And rich nations that caused the pollution resisted the demand. But this changed in 2022.

Chinese President Xi Jinping starts record third term in power

In 2022, inflation was rising worldwide, with food and energy prices hitting record highs. The hike was mainly driven by pent-up consumer demand after the pandemic and Russia&amp;#39;s invasion of Ukraine. As the pandemic waned, people wanted to return to normalcy and spend more. This led to companies demanding higher prices. Companies also hired more to serve the pent-up demand. They had to increase wages to attract workers and raise prices to compensate for that.

A landmark deal UN Climate Change Conference (COP27)

In September, Queen Elizabeth II, Britain&amp;#39;s longest-serving monarch, died at 96 after reigning for 70 years. Many said her death would mark a turning point for commonwealth nations as many may disassociate themselves.

The global economy at crossroads

In October, Brazil&amp;#39;s former president, Luiz In&amp;aacute;cio Lula da Silva beat Jair Bolsonaro in the country&amp;#39;s closest presidential race in history. Silva&amp;#39;s win marked Latin America&amp;#39;s shift to the left and pointed to an extraordinary comeback for a man in jail for corruption three years ago.

Queen Elizabeth II dies

In October, billionaire Elon Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter after months of dilly-dallying, drama and a lawsuit. The Tesla owner&amp;#39;s Twitter takeover is also one of the biggest tech acquisitions of all time. May fear that Musk&amp;#39;s takeover may turn the social media giant into a hotbed of hate speech.
					
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Brazil elections

Google Messages

In January, Google rolled out end-to-end encryption in group chats for messages app users enrolled in the beta programme

Blend launches Blend Studio: AI tool for ecommerce photography

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI/PNN): Blend, an AI-powered design and photography application for DTC brands and ecommerce sellers, recently launched Blend Studio - the Chat GPT for product photos.

Celebrity and Travel Photographer Rahul Lokare from Flamingo Productions creates waves of change in the world of photography.

Xiaomi 13 Pro

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Congress will 'compel' Centre to implement old pension scheme: Gehlot

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	Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the Congress will &quot;compel&quot; the Centre to implement the old pension scheme (OPS) in the entire country, asserting that the committee on the new pension scheme (NPS) was constituted under pressure mounted by his party.</p>
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	Gehlot also announced to increase old age pension from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 if the Congress government retains power in Rajasthan.</p>

Delhi police action against wrestlers: NCP slams govt, takes jibe at Irani

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	Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule condemned police action against protesting wrestlers in New Delhi on Sunday.</div>
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	Delhi Police detained ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia for violation of law and order after they breached the security cordon while trying to move towards the new Parliament building for a planned women&#39;s &#39;Mahapanchayat&#39;.</div>

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah gives target of winning 20 seats in LS polls

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	Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has formed a full-fledged government, has fixed targets for all his Cabinet colleagues, saying they should all strive to win at least 20 of the total 28 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Minister on Saturday filled all 34 seats in his Cabinet by inducting 24 new ministers.</div>
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	Noting that the Lok Sabha elections are coming in a year, Siddaramaiah said, &quot;We should win at least 20 Lok Sabha constituencies as a gift to party national president Mallikarjun Kharge and seniors Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.&quot;</div>

US, Saudi call for warring sides in Sudan to extend imperfect cease-fire

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	The United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a fragile cease-fire due to expire Monday, as weeks of fighting reached a stalemate in the capital and elsewhere in the African country.</p>
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	The Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, battling for control of Sudan since mid-April, had agreed last week to the weeklong truce, brokered by the US and the Saudis.</p>
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WhatsApp rolling out 'screen-sharing' feature to beta testers on Android

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	Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature called &quot;screen-sharing&quot;, along with a new placement for tabs within the bottom navigation bar, to beta testers on Android.</p>
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	According to WABetaInfo, this feature will allow users to easily share their screen during a video call.</p>

NGT directs monitoring committee, CPCB, DPCC to look into Delhi's 'illegal' dyeing factories

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	The National Green Tribunal has directed the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee, the CPCB and the DPCC to look into illegal dyeing units in the national capital.</p>
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	The tribunal also directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to jointly file an action taken report on the compliance status in respect of the units named in the application.</p>

PM treating inauguration of new Parliament building as coronation: Rahul Gandhi

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	Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Parliament is the voice of the people but the prime minister is treating the inauguration of the new Parliament building like &quot;coronation&quot;.</p>
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	The attack came soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building.</p>

Global EV market reaches 11 million units in 2022, China's BYD leads

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	The global electric vehicle (EV) market reached 11 million units last year with a penetration rate of 14 per cent, as more countries double down on electrification, connection, autonomous driving and sharing in the automobile industry.</p>
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	The top three players worldwide -- China&#39;s BYD, Tesla and SAIC-GM Wuling -- occupied 36.11 per cent of the market in 2022, according to the IDC.</p>

Congress' Rahul Gandhi gets new passport, set to travel to US tomorrow

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	Congress leader Rahul Gandhi received a new ordinary passport on Sunday, two days after a local court granted its no objection to the issuance of the same, sources said.</p>
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	They said the passport office had assured Gandhi in the morning that the passport would be issued to him on Sunday and he got it in the afternoon.</p>

17,000 extra SIM cards of subscribers beyond 9 connections deactivated

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	Altogether 17,000 of the 21,800 SIM cards found to be issued in excess of the permissible limit of nine mobile connections for one subscriber were deactivated in Bihar and Jharkhand in April and May so far, an official said on Sunday.</p>
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	Such a move was taken by the Department of Telecommunication through an analysis using artificial intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition technology, he said.</p>

Google rolls out Magic Compose beta that uses AI to write messages

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	Google has started to roll out the beta version of the &#39;Magic Compose&#39; feature, which uses AI (artificial intelligence) to help users write text messages.</p>
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	While in beta, this feature is currently limited to users 18 years and older in English on Android phones in the US.</p>

All protesting wrestlers detained, Delhi Police remove tents at Jantar Mantar

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	Delhi Police have detained all the protesting wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with their supporters and further removed the tents installed at the protest site at Jantar Mantar on Sunday.</div>
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	The officials also told wrestlers to not do anything anti-national.</div>

PM Modi releases special stamp, coin to mark inauguration of new Parliament building

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released a special commemorative postage stamp and a Rs 75 coin to mark the inauguration of the new Parliament building. He released the coin and the stamp at the inauguration event held at the Lok Sabha chamber of the new Parliament building.

I express my gratitude: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the new Parliament

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		The entire nation is witnessing this moment today. I express my gratitude towards PM Modi under whose leadership this new Parliament was built in under 2.5 years: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the new Parliament <a href="https://t.co/3Mgt8kzxCT">pic.twitter.com/3Mgt8kzxCT</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1662719722012676098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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President Droupadi Murmu's message being read out in the new Parliament

New Parliament is a stepping stone in the democratic journey. It is also an example of our nation&#39;s aspiration and pride: President&#39;s message

New Parliament is a combination of Indian tradition and technology: VP's message

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh reads out Vice President&#39;s message in the Parliament.

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh in the new Parliament

This day is an important milestone as it will prove to be a source of inspiration in the Amritkaal: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh in the new Parliament<br />
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		This day is an important milestone as it will prove to be a source of inspiration in the Amritkaal: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh in the new Parliament <a href="https://t.co/0jGRfB6VrI">pic.twitter.com/0jGRfB6VrI</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1662712494585167877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Wrestlers jump over barricades to march towards Parliament

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	Protesting wrestlers along with their supporters jumped over the police barricades and tried to march towards the newly constructed Parliament building. However, they were stopped by the police, deployed in large numbers reported IANS.</div>
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	Wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik also clashed with police officials when they were stopped by police while marching towards the Parliament.</div>
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	Videos of the wrestlers jumping over the police barricades at the Jantar Mantar were also doing rounds on social media.</div>
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	As per initial reports, police have also detained a few people and they are taking them to a nearby police station from the protest site.</div>
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	Meanwhile, multi-layer barricades have been installed from Jantar Mantar to the newly constructed Parliament building.</div>
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	Thousands of police personnel have been deployed in the bordering areas, including Tikri, Ghazipur, Singhu and Badarpur borders and police are conducting thorough vehicle inspections for those entering from the borders.</div>
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	The police have also made a formal request to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) seeking permission to establish a temporary jail at the MC Primary Girls School located at Kanjhawala Chowk, Old Bawana. This request has been made in case the need arises to mainatin law and order sitation.</div>
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	Since April 23, prominent Indian wrestlers such as Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat have been staging a protest at Jantar Mantar against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.</div>

Speaker welcomes PM Modi, all rise for National Anthem

PM Modi&#39;s convoy and delegates arrived at the new Parliament for the second leg of the inaugural event. The speaker welcomed the PM after which everyone rose for the National Anthem.&nbsp;

New Parliament building inauguration LIVE: Floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

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	PM Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the Parliament House, ahead of the inauguration of the new building.</div>
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PM Modi highlights TN's contribution to Indian nationalism

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	&quot;Tamil Nadu has been centre of Indian nationalism in every era,&quot; PM Narendra Modi said while meeting Adheenams</div>
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Security tightened near Singhu border as Khap panchayat leaders, farmers to join protesting wrestlers'

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Security tightened near Singhu border area; Khap panchayat leaders, farmers to join protesting wrestlers&#39; march to new parliament house in Delhi today. <a href="https://t.co/X3lvACK99n">pic.twitter.com/X3lvACK99n</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1662622036391510017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Adheenams from different mutts across Tamil Nadu leave for new Parliament building inauguration

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		Delhi | Adheenams from different mutts across Tamil Nadu leave for the new Parliament building to attend the inauguration ceremony <a href="https://t.co/PnUv8wd8Ou">pic.twitter.com/PnUv8wd8Ou</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1662627659367739392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Security heightened at Jantar Mantar ahead of protesting wrestlers' march towards new Parliament

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		Delhi | Security heightened at Jantar Mantar ahead of protesting wrestlers&#39; march towards the new Parliament House. They have decided to hold a women&#39;s Maha Panchayat in front of the new Parliament <a href="https://t.co/uvGknPHirv">pic.twitter.com/uvGknPHirv</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1662630179594977281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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I want to thank PM for strengthening democratic institutions: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Our parliament is the temple of our democracy. There was a time when Rahul Gandhi tore the ordinance by our government, our PM in front of the public &amp; undermined our democracy. The opposition parties have always undermined democracy. I want to thank the PM for&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/lndMq8x0yN">pic.twitter.com/lndMq8x0yN</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1662630554674794496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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