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49 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.

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.

Aniruddha Chakravarty

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

Arthur Kroeger

In 1958, he joined the Department of External Affairs and served in Geneva, New Delhi, Washington, and Ottawa.

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.

Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts

inscription of Ashoka Brāhmī script, more impressive than the much smaller replica positioned outside the entrance of the National Museum in Delhi.

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.

Assembly of God Church School

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

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

Coup d'état of Yanaon

He was able to wean away some anti-merger leaders and members of the representative assembly from the pro-France camp and took them to 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.

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.

Durga Malla

He was given death sentence by the Court of Trial at Red Fort, New Delhi.

Elie Abel

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

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.

Gujarat Vidyapith

After India's independence, the Gujarat Vidyapith became a deemed university in 1963, and it is funded and governed by the University Grants Commission, under the Union Ministry for Human Resources Development in New Delhi.

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.

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.

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.

Narayan Singh Pun

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

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.

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.

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).

Punjab Rights Forum

The floating of the Punjab Rights Forum was largely in response to the arrests of dozens of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists and BKI sympathizers in Punjab and New Delhi after the apprehension of Jagtar Singh Hawara, the main accused in the bombings of two cinema halls in New Delhi during May 2005.

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.

Sindhis in India

Many Sindhis inhabit the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh as well as the Indian capital of 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.

The Printed Blog

The most recent issue of The Printed Blog, “ The Love Issue. ” included Guest Editors Brandon Mendelson, humorist and author of the book Social Media is Bullshit, Laura Hunter-Thomas, fashion blogger and competitive fencer currently training to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, Arushi Khosla, fashion blogger from New Delhi, and Melysa Schmitt, a mommy blogger and former writer for NJ.com.

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.

Yusuf Sarai

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


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.

Arthur Lenk

In 1996, he was sent to the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, India where he served as Second Secretary for Cultural and Academic Affairs.

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.

Biblia Impex India

Biblia Impex India (also Aditya Prakashan, named after the Adityas, a group of Vedic solar deities) is a New Delhi publishing company founded by influential Hindu nationalist Sita Ram Goel in 1963.

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.

Deccani Souls

It was screened at the Transmissions Film Festival in New Delhi, India and was later screened to public at Cochin, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Gole Market

Gole Market is a neighbourhood in the heart of New Delhi, India, which grew around the octagonal market by the same name built by Edwin Lutyens in 1921 within a traffic roundabout.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Punjab Warriors

It has developed India’s premier motorsports destination – Buddh International Circuit – at Greater Noida near 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.

Sara Sidner

Currently, she is an international correspondent for CNN, based in New Delhi.

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.

Swar Utsav

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

Taruna Madan Gupta

Ph.D. - Jointly with Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER), University of Delhi and Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi.

Tassos Denegris

He has also given readings of his work in Belgrade, New Delhi, Strasburg, Tübingen, Colombia, and in 1998 was on of gathering of "Poets of the World" who met in Lima.

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.

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.

Vikram Vihar

Vikram Vihar is a posh residential colony located in the Lajpat Nagar area of New Delhi, Delhi, India.

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.