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Muraleedharan meets Congress leaders in Delhi to push for re-entry...Antony in the national capital to push his case for re-entry into the party, which could take some time. Mohsina Kidwai told reporters in Delhi that Muraleedharan's re-entry will not happen all of a sudden. "Even though the party high... In this article: K. Muraleedharan, K. Karunakaran, Delhi, Nationalist Congress Party, A.K. Antony, and Thiruvananthapuram |
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New Kerala | 11 hours ago
Fill up all teachers posts by February, court tells Delhi government
New Delhi, Nov 21: Pulling up the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to ensure that all teachers' posts in government-run schools are filled up despite its orders, the Delhi High Court directed them to...
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Peace Cells to teach non-violence in 100 Delhi institutions
New Delhi, Nov 21 : Hundred institutions in Delhi have been chosen to have 'Shanti Kendras' or Peace Cells to spread the message of non-violence amongst the present generation. ''With the Delhi Chief Minister's support, we have decided to...
In this article: Indira Gandhi National Open University, India, and New Delhi
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Delhi take top spot in KVS National Sports meet
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Delhi hosts Kazakhstan-India Travel and Tourism Fair
...rural tourism through 150 designated sites, and made a mention of the initiatives that are being taken to make the Commonwealth Games in Delhi as the signature tourism event of 2010. Shakira Adibekova, Deputy Director of the Kazakhstan...
In this article: India, Kazakhstan, Ministry of Tourism, Air Astana, and New Delhi
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Delhi government pulled up for discrimination in parole
New Delhi, Nov 20 : The Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the state government for adopting a discriminatory attitude towards some convicts, allowing them parole easily and quickly while applications of others are kept pending for months.
In this article: Parole, Manu Sharma, and New Delhi
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Delhi Archdiocese offers to set up schools in Delhi, Haryana
New Delhi, Nov 20: The Archdiocese of Delhi Friday said it would like to partner with the Delhi and Haryana governments to develop schools that would provide affordable education as access to schools was increasingly going beyond the poor...
In this article: Joint venture, Saint Thomas, Archdiocese of Delhi, and Mount Carmel
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Times of India | 1 day ago
Delhi govt favouring influential convicts: High court
Delhi govt favouring influential convicts: Delhi High Court PTI 20 November 2009, 02:52pm IST NEW DELHI: Taking exception to the way parole was granted to Jessica Lall murder case convict Manu Sharma, the Delhi High Court on Friday...
In this article: Parole, Manu Sharma, Supreme Court, and New Delhi
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Independent.co.uk - Books | 2 days ago
Delhi Noir, Edited by Hirsh Sawhney
AKASHIC GBP9.99 (300pp) GBP9.49 (free p&p) from the Independent Bookshop: 08430 600 030 Delhi Noir, Edited by Hirsh Sawhney Tales from the dark side of the boom I hope that no copies of Delhi Noir ever fall into the hands of the city's...
In this article: Democracy, The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga, Slumdog Millionaire, and Meera Nair
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Sushma softpedals RSS clarification on Delhi leaders
...BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today soft pedalled the subject of RSS issuing a clarification that it had either suggested or opposed the four Delhi-based leaders to succeed as the next BJP President. Answering questions regarding the...
In this article: RSS, BJP, and Ananth Kumar
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Delhi government to sell flour at below market rates
New Delhi, Nov 18 : The Delhi government Wednesday said it will start selling flour at below open market rates from Saturday. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said arrangements have been made to sell good quality whole wheat flour through...
In this article: Kala chana and New Delhi
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Delhi (दहली, دہلی '), sometimes referred to as Dilli (दिल्ली, دلّی, ਦਿੱਲੀ '), is the second-largest metropolis in India, once part of the state of Punjab and, with over 11 million residents, the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population. The metropolis lies within the federally-administered union territory known as the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. This article is about both the metropolis and territory of Delhi.
Located on the banks of river Yamuna in the National Capital Territory of northern India, Delhi has been continuously inhabited since at least the 6th century BC, according to archaeological evidence. After the rise of the Delhi Sultanate, Delhi emerged as a major political, cultural and commercial city along the trade routes between northwest India and the Indo-Gangetic plains. It is the site of many ancient and medieval monuments, archaeological sites and remains. In 1639, Mughal emperor Shahjahan built a new walled city in Delhi which served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1649 to 1857.
After the British East India Company gained control of much of India during the 18th and 19th centuries, Calcutta became the capital both under Company rule and under the British Raj, until George V announced in 1911 that it was to move back to Delhi. A new capital city, New Delhi, was built to the south of the old city during the 1920s. When India gained independence from British rule in 1947, New Delhi was declared its capital and seat of government. As such, New Delhi houses important offices of the federal government, including the Parliament of India.
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- Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
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