Renaming
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Tughlaq Lane renamed Swami Vivekananda Marg? BJP MPs change nameplate, fuel speculation
India | Mar 07, 2025, 06:06 PM ISTBJP MP Dinesh Sharma has renamed Tughlaq Lane in Delhi as "Swami Vivekananda Marg," displaying the new name on his residence’s nameplate while keeping "Tughlaq Lane" in brackets. The move, which comes amid BJP’s broader push to rename areas linked to historical Muslim rulers, has sparked debate.
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Akhilesh Yadav slams govt over renaming railway stations, says 'naam nahi, halat bhi badalen'
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 28, 2024, 09:45 AM ISTEight railway stations in the Lucknow division of Northern Railways were officially renamed after saints and freedom fighters which drew criticism from the Opposition.
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Odisha: Majhi govt's U-turn over renaming of Biju Patnaik Sports Award after criticism
India | Jul 21, 2024, 09:24 PM ISTThe Sports and Youth Services Department on Friday issued guidelines for this year's award -Biju Patnaik Sports Award, renaming it 'Rajya Krida Samman'. The move drew severe flak from Opposition BJD.
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Bombay HC dismisses petitions challenging renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad, Shinde welcomes move
Maharashtra | May 08, 2024, 07:24 PM ISTA division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor said the petitions were bereft of merits and the notification issued by the state government (for renaming) does not warrant any interference.
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CPI MP Binoy Viswam writes to President over renaming of Mughal Gardens, calls it 'unfortunate'
India | Jan 30, 2023, 11:49 PM ISTViswam further said that the names of places such as Mughal Gardens are 'historical details' that 'illuminate' a particular period of our history.
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Yogi renames 9 guest houses after rivers, religious places
India | Oct 08, 2021, 12:08 PM ISTThe Lucknow-based VVIP guest house on Mahatma Gandhi Marg will be called VVIP guest house 'Saket'.
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Explained | Procedure of renaming states, cities in India
Fyi | Jul 03, 2019, 08:28 PM ISTIndian legislature has laid down major guidelines for renaming a state or a city. The Central government and the state government have to follow a given set of guidelines necessarily so that, it may be considered as democratically acceptable and may represent the will of the majority.
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Renaming Ahmedabad to Karnavati under consideration, likely to happen before 2019 LS polls, says CM Rupani
India | Nov 09, 2018, 12:05 AM ISTRupani's statement comes days after the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh announced renaming of Allahabad and Faizabad as Prayagraj and Ayodhya, respectively.
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Giriraj's proposal to rename Nitish's native town Bhakhtiyarpur draws flak from ally, opponents
National | Oct 22, 2018, 05:36 PM ISTThe town is believed to have been named after Bakhityar Khilji, who is said to have invaded Bihar upon the direction of the then Sultan of Delhi Qutbuddin Aibak.
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Protests in Rajya Sabha over renaming of Hyderabad airport
National | Nov 26, 2014, 01:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday saw protest over renaming of Hyderabad airport even as the government explained that the international airport continues to be named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi."Both N.T. Rama Rao
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Pak court stays Bhagat Singh chowk renaming
World | Nov 28, 2012, 05:26 PM ISTLahore, Nov 28: A Pakistani court today extended by three weeks a stay on a move to rename a traffic roundabout in Lahore after legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh of the Lahore