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39 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.

Alwar district

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

Arthur Kroeger

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eben Moglen

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

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 Books Centre

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

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.

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.

Land reform in Vietnam

The land reform in North Vietnam was documented by Hoang Van Chi in From Colonialism to Communism, first published in 1962 by the Congress of Cultural Freedom, in New York, London, and New Delhi.

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.

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.

It is one of the superfast train in the New Delhi - Kalka section covering a distance of 269 km in a span of 4 hours 5 min.

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.

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.

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.

Sindhis in India

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

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.

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.


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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

Comics Fest India

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

Delhi Times

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

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.

Hindu Writers' Forum

Hindu Writers' Forum (HWF) is a New Delhi publisher and lobbying group, tax-exempt in India by section 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

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).

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.

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.

Julian Moti

He was the founding President of the Pacific Islands Branch of the International Law Association (ILA), served on the ILA Committee on Compensation for Victims of War and has been a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India and a Visiting Professor at Gujarat National Law University in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair

He later worked with several Kathakali schools like PSV Natyasangham, Kottakkal; Kalasadanam, Chunangad and Varanakkottu Kaliyogam, Payyannur; but his longest stints were in Gandhi Seva Sadan (Sadanam Kathakali and Classical Arts Academy) at Peroor in Palakkad district and the International Centre for Kathakali in New Delhi.

L. P. Vidyarthi

He was the President of IUAES (1973–1978) and presided over the World Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences held in December 1978 at 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Stones of India

The Bahá'í House of Worship of New Delhi stands testimony to the relevance of marble in modern Indian architecture.

Susan S. Jacobs

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

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.

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.

Trusted Sources

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

V. Mohan Reddy

A graduate from Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal, India, with a masters from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, he is the chief of pediatric cardiac surgery and specializes in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery.

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.

Virendra Bhatia

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

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.

Yoginder Sikand

He was a Reader in Department of Islamic Studies at Hamdard University, New Delhi, and then Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.