New Delhi
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Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 at one of the city's prayer grounds.
Built from 1912 to 1929 to replace Calcutta as the capital.
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Embassy in New Delhi, where Gor is based, declined to comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
As activists gather beneath tarpaulin sheets in New Delhi, often holding all-night political debates, singing or reciting poetry, delivery drivers from online platforms weave through the barricades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Internet was snapped in parts of central New Delhi on Monday, with police saying the protesters did not have their permission to hold the protest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
She went to college at Rutgers University in New Jersey and started out her career writing about the new suburbs in New Delhi and big law firms in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Is she the one who works for that big NGO in New Delhi?"
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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