Aurangzeb Road Renamed

The BJP in Delhi has asked for names of roads that "symbolise Muslim slavery" to be renamed. Tughlaq Road, Akbar Road, Aurangzeb Lane, Humayun Road and Shahjahan Road should be renamed, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta has written to the civic body NDMC.

Demands to rename Akbar Road - one of the most elite addresses in Delhi - have been rebuffed by the government even though some in the ruling BJP including Union Minister VK Singh have recommended it.

Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking to restrain the civic body NDMC from renaming Aurangzeb Road after APJ Abdul Kalam in the national capital.

The suggestion for renaming Delhi's Aurangzeb Road after former President APJ Abdul Kalam had not come from VHP or Bajrang Dal, but from a Pakistan-born Muslim journalist, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today and added that he no longer felt "shy" while giving his address.

The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking to restrain civic body NDMC from renaming Aurangzeb Road after APJ Abdul Kalam.

The Delhi High Court today asked New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to apprise it on what basis it decided to change the name of Aurangzeb Road to APJ Abdul Kalam Road in the late former president's honour.

A street in south Delhi has been 'named' after the Mughal emperor, triggering a fresh row, even as South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) termed it as "illegal" and said action will be taken accordingly.

One of Delhi's most elite addresses, Aurangzeb Road, will be renamed after former president APJ Abdul Kalam, and it was announced on Friday by someone who was not involved in the decision - Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

A BJP lawmaker has created a controversy by demanding that Aurangzeb Road in Lutyen's Delhi be renamed after former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.

The BJP in Delhi has asked for names of roads that "symbolise Muslim slavery" to be renamed. Tughlaq Road, Akbar Road, Aurangzeb Lane, Humayun Road and Shahjahan Road should be renamed, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta has written to the civic body NDMC.

Demands to rename Akbar Road - one of the most elite addresses in Delhi - have been rebuffed by the government even though some in the ruling BJP including Union Minister VK Singh have recommended it.

Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking to restrain the civic body NDMC from renaming Aurangzeb Road after APJ Abdul Kalam in the national capital.

The suggestion for renaming Delhi's Aurangzeb Road after former President APJ Abdul Kalam had not come from VHP or Bajrang Dal, but from a Pakistan-born Muslim journalist, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today and added that he no longer felt "shy" while giving his address.

The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking to restrain civic body NDMC from renaming Aurangzeb Road after APJ Abdul Kalam.

The Delhi High Court today asked New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to apprise it on what basis it decided to change the name of Aurangzeb Road to APJ Abdul Kalam Road in the late former president's honour.

A street in south Delhi has been 'named' after the Mughal emperor, triggering a fresh row, even as South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) termed it as "illegal" and said action will be taken accordingly.

One of Delhi's most elite addresses, Aurangzeb Road, will be renamed after former president APJ Abdul Kalam, and it was announced on Friday by someone who was not involved in the decision - Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

A BJP lawmaker has created a controversy by demanding that Aurangzeb Road in Lutyen's Delhi be renamed after former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.