New Delhi is the capital city of India. As the national capital, New Delhi is the seat of executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of the Government of India. It also serves as the centre of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory.
The foundation of the city was laid on 15 December 1911. It was planned by two leading 20th century British architects namely Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker. The new Capital was christened "New Delhi" in 1927, and subsequently inaugurated on 13 February 1931, by British India's Viceroy Lord Irwin. On 12 December 2011, New Delhi celebrated 100 years of Capitalship, making it another landmark year in the long history of the historic capital of the region of Delhi. New Delhi is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub complex. There are areas like Old Delhi and Mehrauli in New...
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NEW DELHI: Delhi University's four-year undergraduate
programme will let aspirants walk into any college as long as they meet the
cutoff criterion. Instead of choosing colleges during thepre-admission registration process, the
candidates will now more »
NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia has seen a sharp increase in the number of applicants for its undergraduate courses. It received 33,334 applications for 350 BTech seats compared to 30,644 last year.In addition, honours courses like sociology, more »
Chander Malhotra updated the Blog
on May 30, 2013 , 09:01 pm
Milk, Salad ,Vegetables and Milk Outlets need Improvement
I
live near New Delhi and the why of it is a long story. I just went out to buy
some vegetables and encountered a malaise that is common in India. The decline
of good institutions. There
are these designated outlets for milk and vegetables. A year ago these outlets
were running cleanly and perfectly. Well! Almost. Now they are left to the
managerial talents of in-house illiterate or semi literate trainees. Soon they
know the ins and outs of how to crook the general public. Whereas you used more »
Mission Admission updated the Discussion
on May 29, 2013 , 02:56 pm
'Ad hoc teachers will be hit hard'
22nd April, 2013 NEW DELHI: Members of Academics for Action and Development wrote to the vice chancellor of Delhi University raising reservations against the four-year structure of the undergraduate programme. The teachers also took a critical view more »
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Mission Admission updated the Discussion
on May 29, 2013 , 02:53 pm
Delhi University online registration to include SC/STs
22nd April, 2013 NEW DELHI: The Delhi University online registration process is likely to be extended to SC/ ST and persons with disability (PWD) in the 2013-14 academic session. Even though the physical common admission form will be available for more »
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