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Books

Did you know? Osama bin Laden may have gotten the name ‘Al-Qaeda’ from Isaac Asimov’s pathbreaking Sci-Fi saga ‘Foundation’

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2021

Scientist Dmitri Gusev argued that Osama bin Laden not only borrowed the name of the book 'Foundation' but the plot of the classic as well.

News Reports

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks authorities to change the name of LAWDA: Here is what it is

OpIndia Staff - 30 September, 2021

Jammu & Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority trends again on Twitter because of its short from LAWDA

News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: After Mirzapur, Aligarh and Mainpuri; proposal sent by Gram Panchayat to rename Miyaganj to Mayaganj

OpIndia Staff - 27 August, 2021

Yogi Adityanath's government had previously renamed Allahabad to Prayagraj and Faizabad district under which Ayodhya city used to fall to Ayodhya district.

Culture and History

Residents of Mirzapur urge Uttar Pradesh government to rename the district as ‘Vindhyanchal Nagar’

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

Residents of Mirzapur in UP demand that the city's name should be changed to 'Vindhyanchal Nagar', after the Hindu deity Maa Vindhyavasini

Social Media

Ahmedabad netizens trend #WeWantKarnavati to get city name changed, this is why

OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2021

Ahmedabad residents said that the city was not 'established' by Mughal emperor Ahmed Shah but it was developed by King Karna Dev and hence it should be named after him.

News Reports