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52 unusual facts about New Delhi


1958 Dan-Air Avro York crash

The 1958 Dan-Air Avro York airplane crash was a fatal accident involving an Avro York 685 York C.1 cargo aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited on a non-scheduled international all-cargo service between Karachi, Pakistan, and New Delhi, India.

Adil Shahi dynasty

Sometimes in many respects it surpassed the great cities of Delhi and Agra of Mughal India.

Allied Publishers

Allied publishes academic (text books and reference books) books for schools, colleges and higher academic institutes.It also promote Indian publications abroad as leading Exporters, through the Allied's Export Division in New Delhi .

Alwar district

Alwar district is reached from New Delhi by NH8 or by Gurgaon-Sohna-Alwar highway that is being widened to six lanes.

Asia Art Archive

Based in cities across Asia, including Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul, Manila, Tokyo, and New Delhi, AAA researchers collect material in their respective countries and send it back to Hong Kong to be catalogued and incorporated into the collection.

Åslaug Haga

She later joined the diplomatic corps, serving at the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations in New York in the late 1980s and at the Norwegian embassy in New Delhi in India in the early 1990s.

Assassination of Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi, the 3rd Prime Minister of India, was assassinated at 9:20 AM on 31 October 1984, at her Safdarjung Road, New Delhi residence.

Assembly of God Church School

The school is organized by The Assembly of God Church of East India, which is a registered Society under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, is recognized by the Department of Education, Government of West Bengal and is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi

Bardhaman

The city is situated 1100 km from New Delhi and a little less than 100 km north-west of Kolkata on the Grand Trunk Road (NH-2) and Eastern Railway.

Bhupendra Kumar Datta

In 1962, he bade good bye to Pakistan and to politics, and went back to India, sharing his time between Kolkata and New Delhi.

Central Avian Research Institute

The institute was established in 1979 under the administrative control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, and offers also education, training, and consultancy services.

Comics Fest India

Jointly organized by Punjab Kesari and Animation Xpress, Comics Fest India was held from 30 November – 1 December 2013 at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, India.

Confederation of British Industry

The CBI works to promote business interests by lobbying and advising governments, networking with other businesses and creating intelligence through analysis of government policies and compilation of statistics, both in the United Kingdom and internationally through their offices in Beijing, Brussels, New Delhi and Washington DC.

Constance Villiers-Stuart

The 'dream' in the chapter title concerns the design of New Delhi.

Delhi conspiracy case

The Delhi Conspiracy case, also known as the Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy, refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to New Delhi.

Denmark–Sri Lanka relations

Denmark is represented in Sri Lanka through its embassy in New Delhi, India.

Elie Abel

In 1958, he went to New Delhi, India as bureau chief and in that capacity covered the Chinese takeover of Tibet.

Etah district

The driving distance from New Delhi to Etah is 207 km and it takes 3 hours 8 mins to reach there.

Freeze Lounge

Freeze Lounge is an Indian Chain of Ice Bar Designed by Ice Box, UK from sculpted blocks of ice, based in New Delhi, India.

George Temple-Poole

He was also appointed as one of three commissioners to design the new British capital in India (New Delhi) but ill health forced him to decline.

Global Forum on Agricultural Research

The third was held in New Delhi, India, in 2006 with the theme "Reorienting Agricultural Research" to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)".

Grenville Beardsley

He was primarily stationed in New Delhi with the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Gwen Winthrop

Desperate to save his marriage and escape from Theresa, Ethan requests a transfer at Crane Industries at Gwen's behest, and Julian arranges for Ethan, Gwen, and Jane to move to New Delhi, India.

Indian Airlines Flight 440

Flight 440 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu to New Delhi.

Indian History and Culture Society

The Indian History and Culture Society was founded in 1978, and operates from the premises of the Indian Archaeological Society in New Delhi.

Indian Tamil nationalism

Most major Tamil Nadu regional parties such as DMK, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) frequently participate as coalition partners of other pan-Indian parties in the Union Government of India at New Delhi.

Institute of Informatics and Communication

Institute of Informatics and Communication is a constituent institute of the University of Delhi, in New Delhi, India.

International Center for Research on Women

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, with a regional office in New Delhi, India.

Jones/Ginzel

Their international exhibitions include major works the city of Rome at the Aquario Romano, for the Kunsthalle in Basel, Switzerland, at the Museo D’Arte Contemporanea in Prato, Italy, as well the Trienalle in New Delhi, India.

Louis Hartz

He retired in 1974 due to ill health and spent his last years living in London, New Delhi, New York, then Istanbul, where he died.

Masud Husain Khan

Masud Husain Khan (January 28, 1919 - October 16, 2010) was an eminent linguist, the first Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University and the 5th Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University in New Delhi.

Narayan Singh Pun

Narayan Singh Pun (died February 21, 2008, in New Delhi, India) was a Nepalese politician.

New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi

The New Delhi Kalka Shatabdi Express (Hindi: नई दिल्ली कालका शताब्दी एक्सप्रेस)is a superfast express fully airconditioned train connecting New Delhi and Kalka.

Nimbuzz

In 2012 Nimbuzz moved its headquarters from Rotterdam to New Delhi, India to be closer to the expected mobile Internet boom happening there in the next five years.

Pantnagar Airport

Between 2005 and 2008, the Government of Uttarakhand offered a subsidy to Jagson Airlines to undertake a scheduled flight between Pantnagar and New Delhi.

Paul David Devanandan

His address to the Third Assembly of the World Council of Churches at New Delhi in 1961, under the title "Called to Witness," delivered few months before his death caught the attention of the large ecumenical church.

Pollo Tropical

Pollo Tropical operates more than 125 locations in the United States (Florida, Georgia (U.S. State), and Tennessee, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Republica Dominicana and N. India (Saket, New Delhi).

Pravara Rural Engineering College

Pravara Rural Engineering College (PREC), a leading institution in India, is affiliated to the University of Pune, India and is recognized by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi (India).

Priti Paintal

Priti Paintal was born in New Delhi, India, and is the daughter of the distinguished Indian scientist Prof Autar Singh Paintal.

Rewari district

It is around 80 km away from the capital city of India, New Delhi.

Road to India

In the game the player has only three days to find the girlfriend, where they visit places such as New Delhi and the Taj Mahal.

Sawlaram Haldankar

His collections can be found at varied places like Prince of Wales Museum (Mumbai), National Gallery of Modern Art (New Delhi), National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, Jaganmohan Palace (Mysore), Moscow Academy of Art (USSR), Nagpur Museum (Nagpur) and Delhi Art Gallery.

Scholars Indian School

The school is recognised by the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates and affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in New Delhi.

Sitarganj

The nearest major rail head is Lalkuan railway station, about 15 km west of the site, and is on the main line connecting Kathgodam with New Delhi, Howrah, Dehradun and Lucknow.

Smt. Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda Vidyalaya

It is an English medium school, affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi and a unit of the Vivekananda Educational Society, a non-profit, service organisation which has been inspired by the principles of Swami Vivekananda.

The Unicorn Chronicles

The Blind Man: An obese, reclusive individual living in New Delhi, said to have sacrificed his eyesight in order to gain knowledge of the Rainbow Prison.

Tomb of Balban

The Tomb of Ghiyas ud din Balban is located in Mehrauli, New Delhi, India.

Tyeb Mehta

A career retrospective is scheduled for later 2009 at the National Gallery of Modern Art, in New Delhi.

Udyog Bhawan metro station

Motilal Nehru Place and the National Museum, Janpath are located nearby.

Vincent Conçessao

In 1962 Conçessao moved to New Delhi where he was appointed Assistant Parish Priest at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi.

Virendra Bhatia

Bhatia died on May 24, 2010 in Apollo Hospital in New Delhi after short illness.

Yusuf Sarai

It lies on the Sri Aurobindo Marg close to AIIMS, New Delhi, and accommodates both residential as well as market places.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

India will have to choose six host cities from a shortlist of eight, they are New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Kolkata, Kochi and Guwahati.

Aadnya Borkar

She will be busy in Indian Winx On Ice with All 6 Winx Club Girls Bloom,Flora,Layla,Musa,Stella and Tecna with also Italian caroonist Iginio Straffi and cartoonist of Singapore, Joanne Lee in New Delhi.

AJK, Mass Communication Research Centre

Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research Center (AJK MCRC), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi was established in 1982 by Anwar Jamal Kidwai, the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University in collaboration with Canadian filmmaker and York University professor James Beveridge and his wife Margaret Beveridge.

Arturo Falaschi

He was very articulate and convinced several governments in the developed and the developing world to establish a 2-component International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, with one component in New Delhi, India and one in Trieste, Italy; both devoted to research and training of young researchers from the developing world.

Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express

The 12565/12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express is one of two Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Darbhanga Junction and New Delhi in India.

Calcutta Public School

Calcutta Public School is an all-grade primary, secondary and higher secondary school providing education from L.N (lower nursery) to ISC (class -12) according to the national curriculum of the Council for Indian School Certificate Exams, New Delhi.

Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy

Gender and Trade Initiative is an initiative of the Society for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (SOFCAR) a New Delhi based research and advocacy organisation.

Daniel Berehulak

In 2002, he started working for Getty Images in Sydney as a sports photographer, moving to London as a staff photographer in 2005 and now based in New Delhi.

Eben Moglen

While speaking in New Delhi, India, in 2006, he remarked: "Anything that is worth copying is worth sharing."

Farhat Ehsas

He has worked as Assistant Editor of a research journal, published by the Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Fraulein Spy

On the Bombay to New Delhi leg of the world tour Julia Baron (Carter's assistant in Run, Spy, Run and The China Doll) joins the group.

Freed.in

The event Freed.in was renamed in April 2007, and the 2007 incarnation was held on September 28 and 29 at the School of Information Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, New Delhi.

Gole Market

The octagonal market was built in the axis planned by Edwin Lutyens as part of New Delhi's layout.

Government Polytechnic Amravati

The institute is approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi & Government of Maharashtra has awarded an academic autonomy to the institute since 1995.

Gwalior Junction railway station

Gwalior Junction is linked with many industrial and important cities of India by direct trains like New Delhi, Bhopal, Lucknow, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jammu, Agra, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad, etc.

Indian Agricultural Universities Association

The Indian Agricultural Universities Association or IAUA is a registered Indian society based in New Delhi which aims to promote agricultural research, education and extension in universities and states.

Indian Music Industry

It also has offices in New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and other major Indian cities working on the protection of rights of music producers and preventing music piracy.

Iustin Moisescu

As a member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (1961–77), he participated in general congresses at New Delhi (1961), Uppsala (1969) and Nairobi (1975) as well as at the annual sessions of the Central Committee at Paris (1962), Geneva (1966, 1973 and 1976), Heraklion (1967), Canterbury (1969), Addis Ababa (1971), Utrecht (1972), Berlin (1974), etc.

Jan Hollants Van Loocke

He started his diplomatic career as a colonial civil servant in Belgian Congo and subsequently worked in Tokyo, Mexico, Paris (France), New Delhi (India) and Peking (China).

Jesse Moren Bader

From 1937 onwards he attended all the major ecumenical gatherings related to the formation and establishment of the World Council of Churches including Oxford and Edinburgh (1937), Amsterdam (1948), Evanston (1954), New Delhi (1961) and the annual meetings of the World Council of Churches executive committee once it was set up in 1948.

Kollam Junction railway station

Trains from here connect the city of Kollam to major cities of India, including New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Indore, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, Madurai, Vizag, Jammu, Howrah, Guwahati, Madgaon, Hubli, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Nagpur, Pune, Kota, Bhubaneshwar, Gorakhpur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Vijayawada, Bhubaneshwar, Coimbatore and Mangalore.

Maia Chiburdanidze

She was 1st in tournaments in New Delhi (1984) and Banja Luka (1985) and in the next decade she finished 1st in Belgrade (1992), Vienna (1993) and in Lippstadt (1995).

Nagai Sriram

Nagai Sriram commenced his career as a violinist at the age of 12 when he played for Neyveli Santhanagopalan in New Delhi.

National Capital Authority

There was also interest in Classicism by English architects, including Edwin Lutyens, who was responsible for many of the public buildings in New Delhi built from 1912 to 1929 in the wake of the decision to replace Calcutta as the seat of the British Indian government.

National Defence College, India

National Defence College of India located in New Delhi is the highest seat of strategic learning for Indian Defence and Civil Services officers of the rank of Brigadier or Joint Secretary.

Nigerians in India

As of January 2012, there are about 10,000 Nigerians living and working in India but only 3,500 were registered with the Nigerian High Commission and they live in cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Jaipur.

Patalkot Express

The Patalkot Express or Chhindwara - New Delhi Express is a Mail/Express train which runs between Chhindwara Junction railway station in the city of Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi, the capital of India.

Polyplex

With its headquarters in NOIDA, adjoining New Delhi the company has four PET Film manufacturing facilities–one in Khatima and one in Bajpur, in the state of Uttarakhand, India, one in Rayong province, Thailand, and one in Tekirdağ, Turkey (owned and operated by Polyplex (Thailand) Public Company Ltd. and Polyplex Europa Polyester Film Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. respectively, its wholly owned subsidiaries).

Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences

The Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), which is located at Agam Kuan, Patna, Bihar, India is a permanent research institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi and an autonomous body of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

Shivmangal Singh Suman

Suman worked as the Vice Chancellor of Vikram University (Ujjain) during 1968-78; the Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow; Press & Cultural Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu (Nepal) during 1956-61; and the President, Association of Indian Universities (New Delhi) during 1977-78.

Sonepuri Sari

Padmashri Kailash Chandra Meher, of Western Odisha was working as an Art Designer in Weaver Service Centre Bhubaneswar, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi, Ministry of Textiles, Govt.

Starcom IP Asia

Starcom IP Asia consists of 17 countries and 29 offices, with locations in Australia (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane) Bangalore, Bangladesh, China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong), India (New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai), Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington), Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Susan S. Jacobs

Her Foreign Service career has also included tours in Caracas, Tel Aviv, New Delhi, Bucharest, and San Salvador.

Tirur railway station

Though no trains originate from this station, trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, New Delhi, Mangalore, Pune, Jaipur, Jammu Tawi, Okha, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and so forth.

Viadeo

The company is headquartered in Paris, and employs a global staff of 450, with offices in London, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Beijing, New Delhi, Mexico City and Montreal.

Vijay Bedi

Their documentary, The Policing of the Langur, made in 2009 was nominated as the best film in the Newcomers Category at Wild Screen Film Festival.Trained in movie making at the Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, the duo won the Green Oscars for their documentary film on the life of two endangered Himalayas's Red pandas called the Cherub of the Mist.

Vinod Punamiya

On 20 February 2011 he claimed to have cycled a distance of 1485 km from India Gate, New Delhi to Gateway of India, Mumbai in 31 hours on bicycle.

Yahel Chirinian

Monsoon Heritage creations are present in Paris, Rome, Milan, Monte Carlo, Saint Bart, Porto Cervo, Capri, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Oman, Qatar, Dabi, New Delhi, Bombay and Goa.