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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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  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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  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.

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  Twitter goes bonkers as Mamata decides to change West Bengal to ‘Bongo’

  Politics | August 03, 2016 14:44 IST

  Twiterrati couldn’t stop themselves from taking a dig at the name change to ‘Bongo’. Here are some of them that are quite witty.

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  Facebook asks woman named Isis to send proof of identity

  July 02, 2016 15:15 IST

  Bristol: A woman has been facing a lot of hardship lately due to Facebook’s restraint against people using the social media platform to promote any terrorist organisation. Isis Thomas, 27, has been banned from Facebook because of her name and is now

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  Haryana government rechristens Gurgaon as Gurugram, Mewat as Nuh

  India | April 12, 2016 23:15 IST

  The BJP-led government in Haryana today approved a proposal to rename the district of Gurgaon as Gurugram.

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  ICC wants World XI name to be changed

  Cricket | October 17, 2012 19:46 IST

  Islamabad, Oct 17: The International Cricket Council has told the Pakistan Cricket Board that a team comprising of international players cannot call itself a World XI in Karachi this weekend.ICC spokesman Samiul Hasan told The