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BJP Says Delhi Chief Minister's X Handle Renamed By AAP, Party Hits Back
The BJP is up in arms after the Delhi Chief Minister's X handle, set up by the AAP a decade ago, when Arvind Kejriwal was in power, was first changed from @CMODelhi to @KejriwalAtWork and then deleted.
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Lucknow To Be Renamed? What Yogi Adityanath's Deputy Said
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak made a statement about the demand to change the name of Lucknow and said that it is well known about Lucknow that it was the city of Laxman.
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Maharashtra Cabinet To Take Up Proposal On Renaming Aurangabad: Minister
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday presided over a Cabinet meeting, where a demand was made to rename Aurangabad city as Sambhajinagar, a Transport Minister Anil Parab said.
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BJP Rakes Up Shiv Sena's Old Demand Of Renaming Aurangabad
A week after a BJP leader resigned from the post of deputy mayor of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), his party has raked up the issue of renaming the city as Sambhajinagar, apparently to corner its ally-turned-opponent Shiv Sena.
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Rename Sultanpur As Khush Bhawanpur: UP Governor To Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has written a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to rename Sultanpur city as Khush Bhawanpur.
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"Sultanpur Should Be Called...": UP BJP Lawmaker's Renaming Demand
After the rechristening of Allahabad and Faizabad to Prayagraj and Ayodhya, a new demand to rename Sultanpur has cropped up. BJP lawmaker Devmani Dwivedi wants Sultanpur to be renamed to Kushbhawanpur. He is an MLA from the Lambhua constituency in Sultanpur.
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"Karimnagar Will Be Renamed To...": Yogi Adityanath Promises In Telangana
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has promised that his party, the BJP, will change the name of yet another district in Telangana if it is voted to power.
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Will Renaming Cities End Poverty, Unemployment, Asks Sharad Pawar
Slamming the BJP over its campaign to rename cities, NCP chief Sharad Pawar Tuesday asked if the exercise would solve "core issues" like poverty and unemployment.
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If Agra Becomes "Agrawal", Tourism Will Be Badly Affected, Say Traders
After Allahabad and Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh were recently renamed by the Yogi Adityanath-led government as Prayagraj and Ayodhya, the demand to change the name of Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, has also emerged. A BJP lawmaker from the city wants Agra to be renamed as "Agravan" or "Agrawal".
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Muzaffarnagar Named By "Nawab Muzaffar Ali"? UP Records Say This
After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath renamed famous cities of Uttar Pradesh and indicated that similar changes for other places are in the offing, his party leaders have not only lauded the move, but have also pressed for rechristening of cities such as Muzaffarnagar saying it was named by someone called "Nawab Muzaffar Ali". However, the UP govern...
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"Did What Felt Right, Will Keep It Up": Yogi Adityanath On Renaming Spree
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has indicated that the state government is likely to keep up with its spree of renaming places across the state. "We did what we felt was good. We renamed Mughal Sarai as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Nagar, Allahabad as Prayagraj and Faizabad as Ayodhya. Where there is a need, the government will take the...
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If Allahabad Can Be Renamed, Why Not Aurangabad, Asks Ally Shiv Sena
The ruling BJP's oldest ally Shiv Sena has stepped up pressure on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to rename two cities, Aurangabad and Osmanabad, after the name-change of Allahabad and Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh by the Yogi Adityanath government.
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Faizabad District Will Be Known As Ayodhya, Says Yogi Adityanath In Diwali Speech
Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh will be known as Ayodhya, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Tuesdayin a speech to mark the Diwali festival in the holy city revered by millions of Hindus as the birthplace of Lord Ram. The announcement comes days after the Uttar Pradesh government officially renamed Allahabad as Prayagraj.
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"Why Isn't Your Name Raavan?": Yogi Adityanath Defends Allahabad Renaming
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday defended renaming the city of Allahabad to Prayagraj by alluding to mythological villains. After a backlash over the name change, the chief minister questioned why the protesters were not named "Raavan" or "Duryodhan" - antagonists from Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. He was speaking at a...
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"#AajSeTumharaNaam": Allahabad's Renaming Inspires Yogi Adityanath Memes
A renaming spree in Uttar Pradesh - first with the iconic railway station Mughal Sarai and now with the historic city of Allahabad - has drawn mixed reactions on social media.
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BJP Says Delhi Chief Minister's X Handle Renamed By AAP, Party Hits Back
The BJP is up in arms after the Delhi Chief Minister's X handle, set up by the AAP a decade ago, when Arvind Kejriwal was in power, was first changed from @CMODelhi to @KejriwalAtWork and then deleted.
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Lucknow To Be Renamed? What Yogi Adityanath's Deputy Said
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak made a statement about the demand to change the name of Lucknow and said that it is well known about Lucknow that it was the city of Laxman.
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Maharashtra Cabinet To Take Up Proposal On Renaming Aurangabad: Minister
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday presided over a Cabinet meeting, where a demand was made to rename Aurangabad city as Sambhajinagar, a Transport Minister Anil Parab said.
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BJP Rakes Up Shiv Sena's Old Demand Of Renaming Aurangabad
A week after a BJP leader resigned from the post of deputy mayor of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), his party has raked up the issue of renaming the city as Sambhajinagar, apparently to corner its ally-turned-opponent Shiv Sena.
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Rename Sultanpur As Khush Bhawanpur: UP Governor To Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has written a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to rename Sultanpur city as Khush Bhawanpur.
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"Sultanpur Should Be Called...": UP BJP Lawmaker's Renaming Demand
After the rechristening of Allahabad and Faizabad to Prayagraj and Ayodhya, a new demand to rename Sultanpur has cropped up. BJP lawmaker Devmani Dwivedi wants Sultanpur to be renamed to Kushbhawanpur. He is an MLA from the Lambhua constituency in Sultanpur.
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"Karimnagar Will Be Renamed To...": Yogi Adityanath Promises In Telangana
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has promised that his party, the BJP, will change the name of yet another district in Telangana if it is voted to power.
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Will Renaming Cities End Poverty, Unemployment, Asks Sharad Pawar
Slamming the BJP over its campaign to rename cities, NCP chief Sharad Pawar Tuesday asked if the exercise would solve "core issues" like poverty and unemployment.
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If Agra Becomes "Agrawal", Tourism Will Be Badly Affected, Say Traders
After Allahabad and Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh were recently renamed by the Yogi Adityanath-led government as Prayagraj and Ayodhya, the demand to change the name of Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, has also emerged. A BJP lawmaker from the city wants Agra to be renamed as "Agravan" or "Agrawal".
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Muzaffarnagar Named By "Nawab Muzaffar Ali"? UP Records Say This
After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath renamed famous cities of Uttar Pradesh and indicated that similar changes for other places are in the offing, his party leaders have not only lauded the move, but have also pressed for rechristening of cities such as Muzaffarnagar saying it was named by someone called "Nawab Muzaffar Ali". However, the UP govern...
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"Did What Felt Right, Will Keep It Up": Yogi Adityanath On Renaming Spree
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has indicated that the state government is likely to keep up with its spree of renaming places across the state. "We did what we felt was good. We renamed Mughal Sarai as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Nagar, Allahabad as Prayagraj and Faizabad as Ayodhya. Where there is a need, the government will take the...
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If Allahabad Can Be Renamed, Why Not Aurangabad, Asks Ally Shiv Sena
The ruling BJP's oldest ally Shiv Sena has stepped up pressure on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to rename two cities, Aurangabad and Osmanabad, after the name-change of Allahabad and Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh by the Yogi Adityanath government.
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Faizabad District Will Be Known As Ayodhya, Says Yogi Adityanath In Diwali Speech
Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh will be known as Ayodhya, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Tuesdayin a speech to mark the Diwali festival in the holy city revered by millions of Hindus as the birthplace of Lord Ram. The announcement comes days after the Uttar Pradesh government officially renamed Allahabad as Prayagraj.
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"Why Isn't Your Name Raavan?": Yogi Adityanath Defends Allahabad Renaming
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday defended renaming the city of Allahabad to Prayagraj by alluding to mythological villains. After a backlash over the name change, the chief minister questioned why the protesters were not named "Raavan" or "Duryodhan" - antagonists from Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. He was speaking at a...
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"#AajSeTumharaNaam": Allahabad's Renaming Inspires Yogi Adityanath Memes
A renaming spree in Uttar Pradesh - first with the iconic railway station Mughal Sarai and now with the historic city of Allahabad - has drawn mixed reactions on social media.
