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  PM Modi's decolonisation odyssey: Complete catalog of colonial name changes since 2014

  India | February 13, 2026 19:12 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spearheaded the transformation of Lutyens' Delhi by stripping away symbols of viceregal dominance, prioritising themes of 'seva' (service) and 'kartavya' (duty).

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  BJP revives city renaming row in Telangana: Will Nizamabad become Indur district? | Video

  January 10, 2026 13:52 IST

  Telangana BJP State President Ramchander Rao firmly backed Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind's call to rename the district, affirming it as a party pledge. He stated that upon gaining power, BJP would rechristen Nizamabad as Indur.

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  MP CM Mohan Yadav changes names of 11 more villages, Mohammadpur becomes Mohanpur

  Madhya Pradesh | January 12, 2025 22:13 IST

  CM Mohan Yadav was in Shajapur's Kalapipal assembly constituency for an event organised under Ladli Behna Scheme where he disbursed the money to women beneficiaries. Meanwhile, the local MLA urged the CM to change the names of 11 villages.

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  UIDAI updates name correction rules for Aadhaar cards holders: What you must know

  Technology | November 24, 2024 18:45 IST

  The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) offers several services to Aadhaar holders. However, the process of changing your name on the Aadhaar card has now become more complicated than it was previously.

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  Karnataka government wants to change Ramanagara district name as it has ‘Ram’ in it: BJP

  Karnataka | July 10, 2024 9:21 IST

  A delegation led by Deputy CM DK Shivakumar met CM Siddaramaiah at the Vidhana Soudha on July 9 and sought the creation of a new Bengaluru South district from five taluks surrounding Bengaluru.

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  Kerala assembly passes resolution for second time to change state name to 'Keralam'

  India | June 25, 2024 9:15 IST

  The Kerala government wants to change the state name to Kreralam, a Malayali pronunciation. Earlier the resolution was brought in the state assembly last year which was passed on August 9, 2023, but was returned by the central government citing procedural issues.

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  Centre approves Uttarakhand govt's proposal to rename Joshimath as 'Jyotirmath'

  India | June 12, 2024 19:15 IST

  The renaming of Joshimath to Jyotirmath is a move that aims to honour the historical and cultural heritage of the region, reflecting its ancient roots.

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  Blue Dart rebrands premium service to 'Bharat Plus' amid India vs Bharat row

  Business | September 13, 2023 16:20 IST

  Blue Dart said that the rebranding is part of its efforts to "strengthen its brand identity and better connect with customers across India."

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  Twitter 'X' handle: No compensation for original owner

  Technology | July 27, 2023 12:12 IST

  Twitter informed Hwang, the original owner of the handle, that the @x account is now connected to X Corp., and he will be given a new handle. All of his data, including followers and following data, will be transferred to his new account.

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  Aurangzeb Lane in Lutyens' Delhi renamed as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Lane

  Delhi | June 29, 2023 18:07 IST

  The NDMC has also given its assent to the extension of validity of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011.

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  Muzaffarnagar Name Change: Is another city in UP about to be renamed?

  News | April 08, 2023 13:45 IST

  Giriraj Singh on Muzaffarnagar Name Change: The BJP's (BJP) firebrand leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh has demanded to change the name of Muzaffarnagar. He said that there have been 75 years of independence. Now the name Muzaffarnagar doesn't sound good.

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  Muzaffarnagar Name Change: demand to change the name of Muzaffarnagar, raised by Giriraj singh

  News | April 08, 2023 9:25 IST

  In the BJP government, the names of many places in Uttar Pradesh have been changed so far. Names of many cities, railway stations and places inside the cities have been changed.. Now there is a demand to change the name of another district of UP, Muzaffarnagar.

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  Madhya Pradesh: Name of Nasrullaganj town in Sehore district changed to THIS | READ

  Madhya Pradesh | April 02, 2023 18:09 IST

  Madhya Pradesh news: In a similar move, the central government last month approved the renaming of Maharashtra's Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively.

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  Lucknow Name Change: BJP MLA demanded to change the name of Lucknow

  News | February 09, 2023 15:39 IST

  The politics of changing the names of districts and cities in Uttar Pradesh is still going on. The UP government changed the names of many cities in its first term; after that, the government changed the names of many places in its second term as well...

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  Gorakhpur: 'Muslim-sounding names' of wards changed in draft delimitation order

  India | September 04, 2022 8:34 IST

  Gorakhpur news: The changing of names was part of the delimitation exercise, under which the number of wards went up to 80 in Gorakhpur, with several of these named after iconic personalities and freedom fighters.

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  No more Turkey: Country in push to be known as ‘Turkiye’

  World | June 03, 2022 11:19 IST

  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s govt has been pressing for internationally recognized name Turkey to be changed to “Türkiye” (tur-key-YAY) as it is spelled and pronounced in Turkish.

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  Hindu organisation wants Qutub Minar to be renamed 'Vishnu Stambh', protests outside monument

  India | May 10, 2022 17:09 IST

  Earlier, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesman Vinod Bansal had also claimed that Qutub Minar was originally Vishnu Stambh.

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  Rajasthan: 'Miyan ka Bada' railway station's name changed to 'Mahesh Nagar halt'

  India | May 02, 2022 7:20 IST

  Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of state for agriculture Kailash Choudhary, among others, attended the event on Saturday.

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  As Coimbatore becomes Koyampuththoor, Twitter cracks up with meme fest

  Trending | June 12, 2020 0:40 IST

  Coimbatore becomes Koyampuththoor, Mylapore is now Mayilaappoor and Egmore has been changed to Ezhumboor among several other English names in the state. Netizens took to Twitter, with #NAMECHANGE, and began a meme fest.

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  Saints want more names of UP districts to be changed

  India | February 09, 2020 11:27 IST

  Welcoming the proposal to change the name of Basti district to Vashishth Nagar, the saints have said that a large number of cities in the state were renamed by the Mughal rulers and these cities must be given back their original names.