Patiala

American

[puht-ee-ah-luh] / ˌpʌt iˈɑ lə /

noun

an important state of the former Punjab States: now part of Punjab in NW India.
a city in E Punjab, in N India.

Patiala British

/ ˌpʌtɪˈɑːlə /

noun

a city in N India, in E Punjab: seat of the Punjabi University (1962). Pop: 302 870 (2001)

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Palwinder Singh came to America from Patiala, India in 2001, and is one of the 138,000 truck drivers in California.

From Los Angeles Times

On Monday, a judge at Delhi's Patiala House Courts said that the police had accessed the footage and submitted their report.

From BBC

According to a 2004 biography by his son Rajender Amarnath, Lala Amarnath narrowly escaped a sectarian mob in Patiala in Indian Punjab.

From BBC

Diksha Mehta, 27, a mathematics graduate from the north Indian city of Patiala is among thousands of new hires, who recently joined Deloitte's cyber security team - providing consultancy for an Australian bank and retail clients in Europe.

From Reuters

A 1,000-page charge sheet filed by the Delhi police before the Patiala House Court in Delhi said that "no corroborative evidence" was found in allegations by the minor after a detailed investigation in the case, the prosecution lawyer said.

From BBC

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