New Parliament

Why a mural in new Parliament is causing an uproar in Nepal

The mural depicting a map of ancient India has been criticised by Nepali politicians including two former prime ministers for showing Buddha’s birthplace of Lumbini. This comes in the backdrop of Nepal’s prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ visiting India

What is the Foucault’s Pendulum in new Parliament? How does it work?

Invented by French physicist Léon Foucault in the mid-19th Century, the pendulum provided the first laboratory demonstration in history to show that the Earth spins on its axis. The pendulum in the new Parliament is meant to symbolise the ‘integration of the idea of India with that of the universe’

9 Years of Modi Government: From a new Parliament to Statue of Unity, the architectural wonders of Narendra Modi’s India

It looks like a New India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The country just got a new Parliament building and it boasts the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity; Bogibeel Bridge, India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge, among others. And there’s more to come

With the consecration of new Parliament and installation of Sengol, sun sets on Nehru’s India

They herald the dawn of a new India — one that is gradually wiping away stains of colonialism from the nation's capital inch by inch, and unapologetically carving its path towards a future steeped in its diversity, resilience and strength

Rs 75 coin released on new Parliament inauguration: Where can you buy it and can it be used for transactions?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the special Rs 75 coin on Sunday to mark the historic inauguration of the new Parliament building. It can be purchased on the India Government Mint website. Since it is a commemorative coin, it can’t be used to make purchases

How Naya Sansad is an architectural ode to a timeless and yet new India

Not only is the building redolent with traditional motifs and symbolism, but it also incorporates the best of the new era, mindful of its responsibility to the future

'India mother of democracy, new Parliament will witness rise of Atmanirbhar Bharat,' says PM Modi

The building has been completed in about two-and-a-half years at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 1,200 crore. Nearly 20 Opposition parties boycotted the event, accusing the prime minister of "sidelining" president Droupadi Murmu

New Parliament for new India with civilisational consciousness

Those mocking the new Parliament house with the Sengol housed in it are the same forces that question India’s traditions and civilisational ethos

Meet the Vummidi Bangaru family, which crafted the ‘sengol’

The historic inauguration of new Parliament building was marked with the installation of the ‘sengol’. The gold-plated ceremonial sceptre was made by the well-known Vummidi Bangaru Chetty family of jewellers in 1947 to symbolise the ‘transfer of power from the British’ to India

Sengol was disrespected, Nehru museum displayed it as walking stick, says PM ahead of new Parliament inauguration

"Lord Mountbatten got the Sengol and it was given to India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947. It's good that PM Modi will place Sengol in the new Parliament," the Thiruvavaduthurai Aadheenam said