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In Pics | TIME 100: Top 15 most influential people of 2021
UPDATED : Sep 16 2021, 20:51 IST
Time Magazine released its annual list of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021. From pioneers, leaders and titans to artists, innovators and icons, here we take a look at the most influential people of 2021 who've made it to the list.
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In Pics | TIME 100: Top 10 Most Influential People of 2021
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2 /16 Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. Credit: Reuters Photo
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3 /16 Comedian, writer and actor Cathy Park Hong. Credit: Reuters Photo
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4 /16 American singer-songwriter Billie Ellish. Credit: Reuters Photo
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5 /16 American gymnast Simone Biles. Credit: Reuters Photo
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6 /16 British actress Kate Winslet. Credit: Reuters Photo
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7 /16 NVIDIA ceo Jensen Huang. Credit: Reuters Photo
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8 /16 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Credit: Reuters Photo
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9 /16 US President Joe Biden. Credit: Reuters Photo
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10 /16 Chinese President Xi Jinping. Credit: AFP Photo
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11 /16 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Credit: PTI Photo
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12 /16 Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris. Credit: AFP Photo
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13 /16 45th US President Donald Trump. Credit: AFP Photo
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14 /16 West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Credit: AFP Photo
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15 /16 Afghan's political and religious leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Credit: AFP Photo
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16 /16 American attorney and politician Liz Cheney. Credit: Reuters Photo
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In Pics | Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM
UPDATED : May 21 2023, 14:45 IST
Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar took oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively, at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress government in the state on May 20.
![In Pics | Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM]( "In Pics | Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM")
1 /11 In Pics | Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM
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![Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term on Saturday (May 20), exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term on Saturday (May 20), exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /11 Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term on Saturday (May 20), exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar took oath the deputy chief minister of the state. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar took oath the deputy chief minister of the state. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /11 Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar took oath the deputy chief minister of the state. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Eight legislators also took oath as Ministers at the ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Eight legislators also took oath as Ministers at the ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /11 Eight legislators also took oath as Ministers at the ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The Legislators who were sworn in as Ministers are: G Parameshwara, K H Muniyappa, K J George, M B Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge (AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge\'s son), Ramalinga Reddy, and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The Legislators who were sworn in as Ministers are: G Parameshwara, K H Muniyappa, K J George, M B Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge (AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge\'s son), Ramalinga Reddy, and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. Credit: PTI Photo")
5 /11 The Legislators who were sworn in as Ministers are: G Parameshwara, K H Muniyappa, K J George, M B Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge (AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge's son), Ramalinga Reddy, and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cabinet at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where Siddaramaiah had taken oath in 2013, when he became Chief Minister for the first time. Credit: IANS]( "Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cabinet at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where Siddaramaiah had taken oath in 2013, when he became Chief Minister for the first time. Credit: IANS")
6 /11 Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cabinet at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where Siddaramaiah had taken oath in 2013, when he became Chief Minister for the first time. Credit: IANS
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![Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the swearing in ceremony, while former AICC President Sonia Gandhi was absent. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the swearing in ceremony, while former AICC President Sonia Gandhi was absent. Credit: AFP Photo")
7 /11 Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the swearing in ceremony, while former AICC President Sonia Gandhi was absent. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Chief Ministers of Congress ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and several top party leaders were also in attendance. Credit: IANS Photo]( "Chief Ministers of Congress ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and several top party leaders were also in attendance. Credit: IANS Photo")
8 /11 Chief Ministers of Congress ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and several top party leaders were also in attendance. Credit: IANS Photo
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![Congress chief Kharge had invited leaders of several like-minded parties for the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo]( "Congress chief Kharge had invited leaders of several like-minded parties for the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo")
9 /11 Congress chief Kharge had invited leaders of several like-minded parties for the swearing-in ceremony. Credit: IANS Photo
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![The event seemed to be a show of strength for opposition parties amid unity efforts to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Credit: IANS Photo]( "The event seemed to be a show of strength for opposition parties amid unity efforts to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Credit: IANS Photo")
10 /11 The event seemed to be a show of strength for opposition parties amid unity efforts to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Credit: IANS Photo
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![The 75-year old Siddaramaiah will become the Chief Minister for the second term after his earlier five-year stint from 2013; while 61-year old Shivakumar, who had earlier worked as Minister under Siddaramaiah, will also continue as the party\'s Karnataka state president till Parliamentary elections next year. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The 75-year old Siddaramaiah will become the Chief Minister for the second term after his earlier five-year stint from 2013; while 61-year old Shivakumar, who had earlier worked as Minister under Siddaramaiah, will also continue as the party\'s Karnataka state president till Parliamentary elections next year. Credit: PTI Photo")
11 /11 The 75-year old Siddaramaiah will become the Chief Minister for the second term after his earlier five-year stint from 2013; while 61-year old Shivakumar, who had earlier worked as Minister under Siddaramaiah, will also continue as the party's Karnataka state president till Parliamentary elections next year. Credit: PTI Photo
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News In Pics, May 21, 2022: Best photos from the world
UPDATED : May 21 2023, 07:39 IST
Ukraine | Bakhmut | Russia-Ukraine crisis | India News | Rishi Sunak | Japan | World news | ![This video grab taken from a handout footage posted on May 20, 2023 on the Telegram account of the press service of Concord -- a company linked to the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin -- shows members of Wagner group waving a Russian national flag and Wagner Group\'s flag on the rooftop of a damaged building in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo]( "This video grab taken from a handout footage posted on May 20, 2023 on the Telegram account of the press service of Concord -- a company linked to the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin -- shows members of Wagner group waving a Russian national flag and Wagner Group\'s flag on the rooftop of a damaged building in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /5 This video grab taken from a handout footage posted on May 20, 2023 on the Telegram account of the press service of Concord -- a company linked to the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin -- shows members of Wagner group waving a Russian national flag and Wagner Group's flag on the rooftop of a damaged building in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo
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![US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film \]( "US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film \")
2 /5 US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film "Killers of the Flower Moon" during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Incandescent materials, ash and smoke are spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano in San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Puebla state, Mexico on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Incandescent materials, ash and smoke are spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano in San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Puebla state, Mexico on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /5 Incandescent materials, ash and smoke are spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano in San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Puebla state, Mexico on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![A monkey tries to quenche its thirst from a water tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "A monkey tries to quenche its thirst from a water tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
4 /5 A monkey tries to quenche its thirst from a water tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Britain\'s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd R) is shown how to make traditional Japanese Okonomiyaki pancakes at a restaurant in Hiroshima with travelling British journalists including BBC Political Editor, Chris Mason (R), on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders\' Meeting on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Britain\'s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd R) is shown how to make traditional Japanese Okonomiyaki pancakes at a restaurant in Hiroshima with travelling British journalists including BBC Political Editor, Chris Mason (R), on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders\' Meeting on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
5 /5 Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd R) is shown how to make traditional Japanese Okonomiyaki pancakes at a restaurant in Hiroshima with travelling British journalists including BBC Political Editor, Chris Mason (R), on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting on May 20, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film \](https://www.deccanherald.com/sites/dh/files/styles/gallery_thumbnails/public/gallery_images/2023/05/21/afp%20%2813%29.jpg "US actor Leonardo Dicaprio greets members of the public as he arrives for the screening of the film \")
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News In Pics, May 20, 2023: Best photos from the world
![Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party\'s campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece\'s general elections. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party\'s campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece\'s general elections. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /5 Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party's campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece's general elections. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d\'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d\'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d\'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d\'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /5 Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /5 Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders\' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders\' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
4 /5 Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
5 /5 Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28
UPDATED : May 19 2023, 14:14 IST
The new Parliament building is almost ready and will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28. Here's a sneak peek into the triangular-shaped four-storey building with a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber.
![A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28]( "A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28")
1 /10 A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28
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![Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 28 dedicate to the nation the newly-constructed Parliament building. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts]( "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 28 dedicate to the nation the newly-constructed Parliament building. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts")
2 /10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 28 dedicate to the nation the newly-constructed Parliament building. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts
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![The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts]( "The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts")
3 /10 The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts
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![If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@Jairam_Ramesh]( "If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@Jairam_Ramesh")
4 /10 If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@Jairam_Ramesh
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![The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts]( "The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts")
5 /10 The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts
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![Officials said the present building was never designed to accommodate a bicameral legislature and the seating arrangements were cramped and cumbersome, with no desks beyond the second row. Credit: PIB]( "Officials said the present building was never designed to accommodate a bicameral legislature and the seating arrangements were cramped and cumbersome, with no desks beyond the second row. Credit: PIB")
6 /10 Officials said the present building was never designed to accommodate a bicameral legislature and the seating arrangements were cramped and cumbersome, with no desks beyond the second row. Credit: PIB
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![The present Parliament building was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old. Credit: AFP Photo]( "The present Parliament building was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old. Credit: AFP Photo")
7 /10 The present Parliament building was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old. Credit: AFP Photo
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![The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. Credit: PIB]( "The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. Credit: PIB")
8 /10 The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. Credit: PIB
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![The new building, constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will have a grand constitution hall to showcase India\'s democratic heritage, a lounge for MPs, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "The new building, constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will have a grand constitution hall to showcase India\'s democratic heritage, a lounge for MPs, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space. Credit: Reuters Photo")
9 /10 The new building, constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will have a grand constitution hall to showcase India's democratic heritage, a lounge for MPs, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![The triangular-shaped four-storey building has a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "The triangular-shaped four-storey building has a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. Credit: Reuters Photo")
10 /10 The triangular-shaped four-storey building has a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. Credit: Reuters Photo
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