Name Changed
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PM Modi's decolonisation odyssey: Complete catalog of colonial name changes since 2014
India | Feb 13, 2026, 07:12 PM ISTPrime 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
Telangana | Jan 10, 2026, 01:52 PM ISTTelangana 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 | Jan 12, 2025, 10:13 PM ISTCM 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 | Nov 24, 2024, 06:45 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 10, 2024, 09:21 AM ISTA 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 | Jun 25, 2024, 09:15 AM ISTThe 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 | Jun 12, 2024, 07:15 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 13, 2023, 04:20 PM ISTBlue 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 | Jul 27, 2023, 12:12 PM ISTTwitter 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 | Jun 29, 2023, 06:07 PM ISTThe 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 | Apr 08, 2023, 01:45 PM ISTGiriraj 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 | Apr 08, 2023, 09:25 AM ISTIn 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 | Apr 02, 2023, 06:09 PM ISTMadhya 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 | Feb 09, 2023, 03:39 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 04, 2022, 08:34 AM ISTGorakhpur 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 | Jun 03, 2022, 11:19 AM ISTPresident 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, 05:09 PM ISTEarlier, 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, 07:20 AM ISTUnion 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 | Jun 12, 2020, 12:40 AM ISTCoimbatore 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 | Feb 09, 2020, 11:27 AM ISTWelcoming 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.