Inauguration of India's New Parliament Building amidst Opposition Boycott.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new triangular-shaped four-storey parliament building today, which has a grand constitution hall, lounge for MPs, library, committee rooms, dining areas, and ample parking space. The building can seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber, 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber, and 1,280 MPs in a joint sitting. The interior has three national symbols - the lotus, the peacock, and the banyan tree - as its themes, and was built by Tata Projects Ltd.