New Delhi (dĕl'ē) , city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. Predominantly an administrative center, it was constructed between 1912 and 1929 to replace Calcutta (now Kolkata) as capital of British India; New Delhi was officially inaugurated in 1931. The city is also a transportation hub and trade center with manufactures in electronics, automobile parts, engineering products, and electrical appliances.
Designed by architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, New Delhi has broad, symmetrically aligned streets that provide vistas of historic monuments. Between the main government buildings a broad boulevard leads east to west from India Gate, a massive war memorial arch (built 1921), through a great court to the resplendent sandstone and marble Government House (formerly the viceroy's palace; now the residence of India's president). In the southern section of the city is the prayer ground where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated (1948). In the west are Balmiki and Lakshminarayan temples, which Gandhi frequented; the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple (2005) is is East Delhi across the Yamuna. The city has many sports stadiums and medical institutes. In recent years metropolitan New Delhi, including Old Delhi, has experienced overcrowding and severe air pollution. The city opened its subway system, the second in India, in 2002..
2006-12-12 17:46:56
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answered by Anonymous
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The capital of India is New Delhi since 1911, earlier it was Calcutta.
2006-12-14 20:50:56
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answered by Kanchan B 2
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The capital of India is New Delhi.
Here's an interesting website with facts about India. World Factbook India :)
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/in/index.html
2006-12-12 00:40:22
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answered by susan h 1
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you are right Coder. it does'nt matter to ask the capital of India
as everyone knows that New Delhi is the capital of India.
i think anu may have asked this question to know more about New Delhi. it's a historical place n now it's square density is very high say 3000 per square km. it is caonsidered as one of the states in India.
2006-12-12 20:40:38
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answered by subbu 2
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One asked a stupid question and others started replying, everybody knows New Delhi is capital of India, still everyone's answering to earn points :))
2006-12-12 00:46:57
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answered by Anonymous
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New Delhi since 1947
2006-12-12 03:11:26
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answered by Anonymous
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Political Capital - New Delhi
Economical Capital - Mumbai
Cultural Capital - Pune
which one u r telling about????
2006-12-12 00:44:42
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answered by durgesh 1
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Its New Delhi.
the old name of Delhi was Indraprasth.
There are many sight seeing places there.
Chandhini chowk is very famous there.
2006-12-12 17:03:38
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answered by Meera 3
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the capital of India is NEW DELHI which is included in DELHI NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY. It is situated in northern plains & is surrounded by states of Haryana & UP.The cheif minister of DELHI NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORYis MRS. SHEILA DIXIT.
2006-12-12 00:57:10
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answered by Anonymous
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ooooh its really nice to say my countries capital , so for u india's capital city is NEW DELHI
2006-12-12 00:46:17
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answered by jack indian 2
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