The Khariboli dialect of Delhi India was part of a linguistic development that gave rise to the literature of the Urdu language and then of Modern Standard Hindi.
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54 Facts About Delhi India
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New Delhi is jointly administered by the federal government of India and the local government of Delhi, and serves as the capital of the nation as well as the NCT of Delhi.
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Delhi India is the centre of the National Capital Region, which is an "interstate regional planning" area created in 1985.
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Delhi India hosted the inaugural 1951 Asian Games, the 1982 Asian Games, the 1983 Non-Aligned Movement summit, the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and the 2012 BRICS summit and was one of the major host cities of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
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Delhi India ordered the construction of a gateway to the fort and later named the fort dehali.
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Form Delhi India, used in Latin script and strangely with an h following an l, originated under colonial rule and is a corrupt spelling based on the Urdu name of the city.
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Delhi India began construction of the Qutb Minar and Quwwat-al-Islam mosque, the earliest extant mosque in India.
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Under the second Khalji ruler, Ala-ud-din Khalji, the Delhi India sultanate extended its control south of the Narmada River in the Deccan.
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The Delhi India sultanate reached its greatest extent during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq.
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However, by moving away from Delhi India he lost control of the north and was forced to return to Delhi India to restore order.
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Delhi India was captured and sacked by Timur in 1398, who massacred 100,000 captive civilian.
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Delhi India's decline continued under the Sayyid dynasty, until the sultanate was reduced to Delhi India and its hinterland.
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Under the Afghan Lodi dynasty, the Delhi sultanate recovered control of Punjab and the Gangetic plain to achieve domination over Northern India.
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In 1737, Maratha forces led by Baji Rao I sacked Delhi India following their victory against the Mughals in the First Battle of Delhi India.
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Nader eventually agreed to leave the city and Delhi India after forcing the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah I to beg him for mercy and granting him the keys of the city and the royal treasury.
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In 1803, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, the forces of British East India Company defeated the Maratha forces in the Battle of Delhi.
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The name "New Delhi India" was given in 1927, and the new capital was inaugurated on 13 February 1931.
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New Delhi was officially declared as the capital of the Union of India after the country gained independence on 15 August 1947.
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The Constitution Act, 1991 declared the Union Territory of Delhi India to be formally known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi India.
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Delhi India was the primary site in the nationwide anti-Sikh pogroms of 1984, which resulted in the death of around 2,800 people in the city according to government figures, though independent estimates of the number of people killed tend to be higher.
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In 2001, the Parliament of India building in New Delhi was attacked by armed militants, killing six security personnel.
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Delhi India suspected Pakistan-based militant groups were behind the attack, which caused a major diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
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Since the mid-1990s, Delhi has undertaken some measures to curb air pollution—Delhi has the third-highest quantity of trees among Indian cities and the Delhi Transport Corporation operates the world's largest fleet of environmentally friendly compressed natural gas buses.
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In 1996, the CSE started a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court of India that ordered the conversion of Delhi's fleet of buses and taxis to run on CNG and banned the use of leaded petrol in 1998.
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In 2003, Delhi India won the United States Department of Energy's first 'Clean Cities International Partner of the Year' award for its "bold efforts to curb air pollution and support alternative fuel initiatives".
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The Delhi India Metro has been credited for significantly reducing air pollutants in the city.
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The Municipality of Delhi India is administered by Municipal Corporation of Delhi India which occupies an area of 1397.
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Between 2011 and 22 May 2022 Delhi India Municipality was divided into three municipal corporations:.
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Delhi India is home to various District Court according to jurisdictions.
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Delhi India have Currently seven District Courts namely Tis Hazari Court Complex, Karkardooma Court Complex, Patiala House Court Complex, Rohini Court Complex, Dwarka Courts Complex, Saket Court Complex, and Rouse Avenue Court Apart from the District Courts Delhi India have Consumer Courts, CBI Courts, Labour Courts, Revenue Courts, Army tribunals, electricity tribunals, Railway Tribunals, and other various tribunals situated according to appropriate jurisdictions.
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The Government of India and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi jointly administer New Delhi, where both bodies are located.
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The Parliament of India, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Cabinet Secretariat, and the Supreme Court of India are located in the municipal district of New Delhi.
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Research on Delhi India suggests that up to half of the city's water use is unofficial groundwater.
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Indira Gandhi International Airport, situated to the south-west of Delhi India, is the main gateway for the city's domestic and international civilian air traffic.
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Delhi India Airport was awarded The Best Airport in Central Asia and Best Airport Staff in Central Asia at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2015.
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In 1998, the Supreme Court of India ruled that all public transport vehicles in Delhi must be fuelled by compressed natural gas to tackle increasing vehicular pollution.
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The state-owned Delhi India Transport Corporation is a major bus service provider which operates the world's largest fleet of CNG-fuelled buses.
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Delhi India Metro is the world's tenth-largest metro system in terms of length.
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In March 2010, DMRC partnered with Google Delhi India to provide train schedule and route information to mobile devices with Google Maps.
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Delhi India famously resigned from DMRC taking moral responsibility for a metro bridge collapse, which took five lives.
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In 2001, the population of Delhi India increased by 285,000 as a result of migration and by 215,000 as a result of natural population growth, which made Delhi India one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
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The Archaeological Survey of Delhi India recognises 1,200 heritage buildings and 175 monuments as national heritage sites.
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The Qutub Festival is a cultural event during which performances of musicians and dancers from all over Delhi India are showcased at night, with the Qutub Minar as a backdrop.
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Fast living habits of Delhi India's people has motivated the growth of street food outlets.
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Schools and higher educational institutions in Delhi India are administered either by the Directorate of Education, the NCT government or private organisations.
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In 2006, Delhi India had 165 colleges, five medical colleges and eight engineering colleges, seven major universities and nine deemed universities.
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi is a premier medical school for treatment and research.
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The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi situated in Hauz Khas is a premier engineering college of India and ranks as one of the top institutes in South Asia.
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Delhi India hosted the first Asian Games in 1951 from 4 to 11 March.
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Delhi India hosted the ninth Asian Games for the second time in 1982 from 19 November to 4 December.
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The Arun Jaitley Stadium is one of the oldest cricket grounds in Delhi India and is a venue for international cricket matches.
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