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43 unusual facts about New Delhi


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The builder was Orenstein & Koppel of Berlin, one locomotive is preserved in working order at the Indian National Railway Museum, New Delhi.

Adil Shahi dynasty

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

Arthur Palliser

Later that year, he was appointed Flag Officer and Fortress Commander at Trincomalee and also served in a staff position with the Royal Indian Navy at New Delhi.

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.

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

This begun in 1993 and was granted affiliation by the National Open School, New Delhi in 1994.

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

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.

Bhutan men's national basketball team

In 2011, Bhutan's national basketball team played its first international match in the 26th FIBA Asia zone qualifying tournament in New Delhi.

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.

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.

Comic Con India

The first ever convention was hosted by Twenty Onwards Media between 19 and 20 February 2011 at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, India.

Comics Fest India

Comics Fest India (previously known as Nagraj Janmotsav) is a comic-based convention held in India, annually at New Delhi.

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.

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.

Dexter Filkins

Before joining the Times in September 2000, Filkins was New Delhi bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times for three years.

Dholpur

Dholpur sandstone is mined in the area, which is simply called "Dholpur", and was used in the construction of Rashtrapati Bhavan and Secretariat Building, New Delhi in 1920s.

Etah district

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

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.

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.

Good Humor Party

Since then, model skyscrapers have been photographed in a variety of well known locations, including Sydney, New Delhi, Santiago, Lima and Yerevan.

Henry Medd

He was Sir Herbert Baker's representative in New Delhi (1919–31) and designed the Cathedral Church of the Redemption and the Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi (1927–28).

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.

Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Administrative control of the Institute is currently under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.

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.

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

From 1994 to 1995 Evidencias de lo invisible, cien fotografías (Evidence of the Invisible, One Hundred Photographs) was presented at the Fine Arts Museum in New Delhi, the Imperial Palace in Beijing and the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tyeb Mehta

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

Uphaar Cinema fire

The compensation included Rs.2.5 crore for development of a trauma centre near New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, situated close to the cinema hall.

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.


173 Hours in Captivity

173 Hours In Captivity: The Hijacking of IC 814 is a 2000 book (ISBN 81-7223-394-9) written by Neelesh Misra, a New Delhi-based correspondent of the Associated Press.

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.

Aniruddha Chakravarty

He graduated from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and has done all important courses including the prestigious NDC course at 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.

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.

Callum Smith

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Smith up kept family tradition by winning a silver medal in the welterweight division, following brothers Paul, who also won silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England and Stephen who claimed a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Claire Tallent

She was nineteenth at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, but reached the podium at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, where she claimed the silver medal behind England's Johanna Jackson.

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.

Delhi Times

Delhi Times is a supplement magazine circulated with the Times of India in New Delhi, 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.

Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh

He has participated in major exhibitions all over the world and his works are displayed in private and public collections including the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, USA.

Govardhana sila

Govardhan, a very famous place of Hindu pilgrimage, is located 26 km west of Mathura (154 km from New Delhi) on the state highway to Deeg.

Indian Books Centre

The Indian Books Centre, an exporter and publisher of Indian books, was started in 1976 with headquarters in New Delhi .

Javaid Rahi

He has been the recipient of a number of national awards, including a National Fellowship from Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture, New Delhi, in 2000 for his outstanding contributions in the field of Tribal and Nomadic Research.

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.

Kuchesar Fort

Surrounded by a 100-acre mango grove, it is located in Kuchesar, a village two hours away from New Delhi, seven km off highway NH 24 between Hapur and Garhmukteshwar, and it was restored by Neemrana Hotels.

Leon Baptiste

On 10 October 2010 Baptiste won the 200 m gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, ensuring England's first sprint gold at the games for 12 years since Julian Golding in 1998.

Leopoldo Borda Roldan

Borda arrived in New Delhi on 22 June of the same year; on 27 June he met with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in an official ceremony, and the next month on 7 July Borda presented his letter of credence to President Rajendra Prasad at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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).

Max Bupa

The company has been incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 with its registered office at Max House, 1 Dr. Jha Marg, Okhla, New Delhi – 110020.

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.

National Power Training Institute

NPTI is also conducting training programs through learning centres in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi for supervisors & Technicians working in Power Sector.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Prashant Bhilare

It was nominated for GOLDEN CAMERA AWARD for Best Short at the 3rd Nashik International Film Festival and Best Social Movie Award at the Miniboxoffice International Film Festival, New Delhi.

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.

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.

Sourabh Vij

Born in New Delhi, Vij won his first medal at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, where his mark of 18.45 metres brought him the shot put gold medal (India's second athletics gold of the competition along with Hari Shankar Roy).

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.

Sunil Sahu

Before starting his Ph.D. program, Sahu received advanced graduate training in international relations at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.

Swar Utsav

The album features 6 songs, all of them performed by Hariharan during a concert at India Gate, New Delhi in 2001.

Trusted Sources

Trusted Sources is country specialists with staff located in Beijing, Moscow, São Paulo, New Delhi and Istanbul.

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.