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New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is 42.7 km2...

Timeline of Events

1931

2.10.1931

New Delhi becomes the capital of India.

1971

12.6.1971

Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India following New Delhi's recognition of Bangladesh.

1984

10.31.1984

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two security guards. Riots soon break out in New Delhi and nearly 10,000 Sikhs are killed.

1996

11.12.1996

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. The deadliest mid-air collision to date.

1997

6.13.1997

Uphaar cinema fire, in New Delhi, India, killed 59 people, and over 100 people injured.