Allahabad
Americannoun
noun
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Earlier this year, a group of Allahabad High Court lawyers petitioned for more judicial appointments, calling the court "paralysed" by a shortage of judges that leaves cases lingering for years.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
Last year, the Supreme Court recommended just one appointment for the Allahabad High Court, despite nearly half the seats being vacant.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
Prominent among such efforts is the government’s renaming of the northern city of Allahabad — named by Muslim Mughal rulers centuries ago — to the Sanskrit word “Prayagraj.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
In 2018 his party changed the name of the city long known as Allahabad to Prayagraj, the name of a Hindu pilgrimage site.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022
“Will you permit me to ride to Allahabad, sir, and tell General Neill how matters stand here?” he said.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
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