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What's In A Name? Historians Decode The Politics Of Delhi Renaming Demand
What significance will remain of Netaji's 'Dilli Chalo' slogan if we erase Dilli itself? This striking question from historian Swapna Liddle cuts to the heart of the debate over the recent proposal to rename the capital city to Indraprastha.
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"Delhi Should Be Renamed Indraprastha": BJP MP's Letter To Amit Shah
The BJP MP, in his letter to Shah - which was also sent to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other ministers - said the move would reflect the historical, cultural, and civilisation roots.
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Delhi's Najafgarh To Become Nahargarh? BJP MLA Demands Name-Change
BJP MLA Neelam Pehalwan, representing Najafgarh, raised the issue of renaming the area to "Nahargarh" in the Delhi Assembly on Thursday.
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Ghaziabad To Be Renamed? Civic Body To Discuss Proposal Today
Ghaziabad near Delhi is likely to soon join the list of places renamed in Uttar Pradesh amid demands by Hindu outfits. The options are: Gajnagar and Harnandi Nagar.
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Rename Delhi's Babar Road: BJP Leader Vijay Goel
A day before the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, former Union minister and BJP leader Vijay Goel on Tuesday demanded that the Babar Road in Bengali market be renamed as 5, August Marg.
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Babar Road Sign In Delhi's High-Security Zone Blackened By Hindu Sena
A signboard for Babar Road at central Delhi's high-security zone was blackened by members of a right wing group Hindu Sena, who said they want the road's name to be changed.
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Arvind Kejriwal Takes Jibe At Vijay Goel Over "Dilli" Spelling Request
Dismissing BJP leader Vijay Goel's demand of changing the spelling of Delhi to "Dilli", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Aam Aadmi Party government believes in changing the life of Delhiites instead of renaming the city.
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Delhi's Khan Market Traders To Approach Centre Over Name Change Demands
Traders of Delhi's posh Khan Market are planning to approach the new government against any move to change its name, even as officials said no one has submitted any request for renaming of the marketplace.
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1984 Riots Victims Blacken Delhi's Rajiv Chowk Signboard, Want It Renamed
Survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Wednesday demanded the renaming of Rajiv Chowk, previously known as Connaught Place, after revolutionary leader Shaheed Bhagat Singh, and sprayed black paint on a "Rajiv Chowk" signboard.
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Fight Over Akbar Road: Renaming Not On Agenda, Says Minister Venkaiah Naidu
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.
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Demand in Lok Sabha for Setting Up Museum in Memory of President APJ Abdul Kalam
A museum should be set up in Delhi in the memory of former President APJ Abdul Kalam and DRDO Bhavan should be renamed after him, a member demanded in Lok Sabha today.
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'Rename Delhi's Aurangzeb Road After Dr Kalam', BJP Lawmaker Writes to PM Modi
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.
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What's In A Name? Historians Decode The Politics Of Delhi Renaming Demand
What significance will remain of Netaji's 'Dilli Chalo' slogan if we erase Dilli itself? This striking question from historian Swapna Liddle cuts to the heart of the debate over the recent proposal to rename the capital city to Indraprastha.
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"Delhi Should Be Renamed Indraprastha": BJP MP's Letter To Amit Shah
The BJP MP, in his letter to Shah - which was also sent to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other ministers - said the move would reflect the historical, cultural, and civilisation roots.
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Delhi's Najafgarh To Become Nahargarh? BJP MLA Demands Name-Change
BJP MLA Neelam Pehalwan, representing Najafgarh, raised the issue of renaming the area to "Nahargarh" in the Delhi Assembly on Thursday.
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Ghaziabad To Be Renamed? Civic Body To Discuss Proposal Today
Ghaziabad near Delhi is likely to soon join the list of places renamed in Uttar Pradesh amid demands by Hindu outfits. The options are: Gajnagar and Harnandi Nagar.
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Rename Delhi's Babar Road: BJP Leader Vijay Goel
A day before the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, former Union minister and BJP leader Vijay Goel on Tuesday demanded that the Babar Road in Bengali market be renamed as 5, August Marg.
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Babar Road Sign In Delhi's High-Security Zone Blackened By Hindu Sena
A signboard for Babar Road at central Delhi's high-security zone was blackened by members of a right wing group Hindu Sena, who said they want the road's name to be changed.
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Arvind Kejriwal Takes Jibe At Vijay Goel Over "Dilli" Spelling Request
Dismissing BJP leader Vijay Goel's demand of changing the spelling of Delhi to "Dilli", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Aam Aadmi Party government believes in changing the life of Delhiites instead of renaming the city.
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Delhi's Khan Market Traders To Approach Centre Over Name Change Demands
Traders of Delhi's posh Khan Market are planning to approach the new government against any move to change its name, even as officials said no one has submitted any request for renaming of the marketplace.
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1984 Riots Victims Blacken Delhi's Rajiv Chowk Signboard, Want It Renamed
Survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Wednesday demanded the renaming of Rajiv Chowk, previously known as Connaught Place, after revolutionary leader Shaheed Bhagat Singh, and sprayed black paint on a "Rajiv Chowk" signboard.
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Fight Over Akbar Road: Renaming Not On Agenda, Says Minister Venkaiah Naidu
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.
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Demand in Lok Sabha for Setting Up Museum in Memory of President APJ Abdul Kalam
A museum should be set up in Delhi in the memory of former President APJ Abdul Kalam and DRDO Bhavan should be renamed after him, a member demanded in Lok Sabha today.
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'Rename Delhi's Aurangzeb Road After Dr Kalam', BJP Lawmaker Writes to PM Modi
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.
