The 136th day of the founding of the Indian National Congress will be observed through various campaigns on December 28. The All India Congressional Committee earlier asked state units to come up with innovative campaign ideas to connect with youth. Tiranga Yatra and Selfie with Tiranga are two campaigns that …
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NEW DELHI: A group of former civil servants have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing their dismay at the remodeling of the central view The project, which they alleged, has been “marked by a degree of executive arrogance” since its inception. The 69 retired bureaucrats, under …
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CHENNAI: Head of MNM Kamal Haasan Sunday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi explain the rationale for building a new Parliament building around Rs 1 billion “when half of India is hungry due to the coronavirus pandemic caused the loss of livelihoods.” Seeking to equate the proposed construction of the …
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By: PTI | Chennai | Updated: December 13, 2020 2:12:49 pm The head of MNM, Kamal Haasan (Photo: Express Archive). MNM chief Kamal Haasan on Sunday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi explain the rationale for building a new parliament building for around 1 billion rupees “when half of India …
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Almost a century has passed since the groundbreaking ceremony for the old House of Parliament, which then housed the Imperial Legislative Council, was carried out on February 12, 1921 by the Duke of Connaught, Prince Arthur, visiting. The duke had said then: “A great Englishman has truly said: architecture has …
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Written by Sourav Roy Barman | New Delhi | Updated: December 11, 2020 1:25:25 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for the new Parliament building during a ceremony in New Delhi on December 10 (Photo: PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who marked a milestone in India’s democracy …
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The new Parliament will be triangular in shape and its interiors will have three national symbols. New Delhi: The new parliament building, the cornerstone of which was laid today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be built on an area of 64,500 square meters, a stone’s throw from Rashtrapati Bhavan, …
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After Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building on Thursday at an event on Thursday attended by leaders of various political parties, cabinet ministers and ambassadors from different countries, a religious prayer of all believers to commemorate the ceremony. The bhoomi pujan in which …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building today. The ceremony was attended by the Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, the Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, the Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, foreign envoys and the President of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla. The …
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The foundation stone of the current House of Parliament was laid on February 12, 1921. The existing building is a British-era structure, designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, who were responsible for the planning and construction of New Delhi. The foundation stone of the present House of Parliament was …
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