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.
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.
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.
Blue Dart said that the rebranding is part of its efforts to "strengthen its brand identity and better connect with customers across India."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Earlier, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesman Vinod Bansal had also claimed that Qutub Minar was originally Vishnu Stambh.
Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of state for agriculture Kailash Choudhary, among others, attended the event on Saturday.
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.
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.
Twiterrati couldn’t stop themselves from taking a dig at the name change to ‘Bongo’. Here are some of them that are quite witty.
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
The BJP-led government in Haryana today approved a proposal to rename the district of Gurgaon as Gurugram.
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
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