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This is a list of locations which have served as the capital city of major historical empires in the Indian subcontinent as well as the modern day nation of India since 1858. The current capital city of the Indian Republic is New Delhi , which replaced Calcutta in 1911.
New Delhi (/ ˈ nj uː ˈ d ɛ. l i / ⓘ, [6] Hindi: [ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː], ISO: Naī Dillī), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court.
Source: AAI [ 3][ 4][ 5] Indira Gandhi International Airport ( IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP) is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of 5,106 acres (2,066 ha), [ 6] is situated in Palam, Delhi, 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the New Delhi Railway ...
Calcutta was the capital of British India till 1911 but in 1911 at the Delhi Durbar of 1911, held at the Coronation Park, King George V announced the shifting of the capital to Delhi. New Delhi designed by the British architect Edwin Lutyens was inaugurated in 1931 after its construction was delayed due to World War I. [1] [33] Originally King ...
Since 1952, National Capital Territory of Delhi has had 7 chief ministers, starting with the Indian National Congress party's Chaudhary Brahm Prakash.Shortly after his term ended, the office of chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi was abolished for 37 years until 2 December 1993, when the Bharatiya Janata Party's Madan Lal Khurana was sworn in.
India and Singapore have linked their digital payments systems, UPI and PayNow, to enable instant and low-cost fund transfers in a major push to disrupt the cross-border flow of money between the ...
Purana Qila ( lit. 'Old Fort') is one of the oldest forts in Delhi, India. It was built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Surid Sultan Sher Shah Suri. [ 1] The fort forms the inner citadel of the city of Dinpanah. [ 2] It is located near the expansive Pragati Maidan exhibition ground and is separated from the Dhyanchand Stadium by the ...
Municipal Corporation of Delhi ( MCD; ISO: Dillī Nagara Nigama) is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi, India. The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to a population of about 20 million citizens in the capital city Delhi. [ 1 ] It is headed by the Mayor of Delhi, who presides over ...