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Some of these local name changes were changes made in all languages: the immediate local name, and also all India's other languages. An example of this is the renaming of predominantly Hindi-speaking Uttaranchal (Hindi: उत्तराञ्चल) to a new local Hindi name (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड Uttarakhand). Other changes ...
Since India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, names of many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout the Republic of India have been systematically changed, often to better approximate their native endonymic pronunciation. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Name change in English due to replacement of older ... New Amsterdam → New York → New Orange → New York City; New Cornwall ...
Cultural Capital of India; City of Castles; City of Museums [89] Gateway of Eastern India; Siliguri: Gateway to the Dooars [90] Gateway of Northeast India; City of Hospitality; Darjeeling: Queen of the Hills [91] Malda: Mango City [92] Midnapore: City of Tribal Tradition, Historical city; Bishnupur: Temple City of Bengal [93] Durgapur: Ruhr of ...
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Despite being India's 56th largest city in terms of population, Gurgaon is the 8th largest city in the country in terms of total wealth. [16] It serves as the headquarters of many of India's largest companies , is home to thousands of startup companies and has local offices for more than 250 Fortune 500 companies. [ 17 ]
India opens door for foreign EV sellers with new tax cuts, but rules won’t hurt domestic giants in the short term. The Musk-Modi show, and Tesla’s $151 billion gateway to India Skip to main ...
Name Image President of India: Droupadi Murmu (Age 66) Vice-President of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar (Age 73) Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi (Age 74) Chief Justice of India: Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (Age 64) Sanjiv Khanna (Age 64) (from 11 November 2024) Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Om Birla (Age 61) Chief Election Commissioner of India ...