Morning brief: Modi inaugurates new Parliament building; Biden, Republicans reach deal to avert debt crisis
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building which is located next to the old one in New Delhi on Sunday (May 28). The new parliament is part of the government's Central Vista project. Multi-faith prayers were organised after the formal inauguration of the building concluded. In the United States, President Joe Biden and Republicans reached an "in principle" deal to avert the debt default. On June 5, the government is likely to hit its borrowing limit which was increasing the chances of the world's largest economy defaulting on its repayment obligations and putting the global markets on fire.
And China's first grown passenger aircraft, set out on its maiden commercial flight on Sunday. According to CCTV footage, just after 10.30 am (0230 GMT), the China Eastern Airlines aircraft MU9191 ascended over Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
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Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 3:33 am