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Hyderabad is the capital of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a historic city noted for its many monuments, temples, mosques and bazaars. A multitude of influences have shaped the character of the city in the last 400 years. The city of Hyderabad was founded by the Qutb Shahi sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1591. It was built around the Charminar, which formed the centerpiece of the city ...
Hyderabad ( / ˈhaɪdərəbæd / ⓘ; [ 5] Telugu: [ˈɦaɪ̯daraːbaːd], Urdu: [ˈɦɛːdəɾaːbaːd], ISO: Haidarābād) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies 650 km 2 (250 sq mi) on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India.
Indian Standard Time ( IST ), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). [ 1]
Annexation of Hyderabad. / 17.000°N 78.833°E / 17.000; 78.833. The princely state of Hyderabad was annexed by India in September 1948 through a military operation code-named Operation Polo, which was dubbed a "police action". [ 9][ 10][ 11] At the time of partition of India in 1947, the princely states of India, who in principle had ...
Hyderabad State or Hyderabad Deccan [8] was a kingdom, country, and princely state in the Deccan with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the state of Telangana , the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka , and the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in present-day India , which annexed it in 1948.
Battles/wars. Operation Polo. Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII GCSI GBE (5 [ 5] or 6 April 1886 – 24 February 1967) [ 6] was the last Nizam [ 7] (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest state in the British Indian Empire. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of 25 [ 8] and ruled the State of Hyderabad between ...
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [ 1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.
Rashtrapati Nilayam (literally the "President's House") formerly known as Residency House is the official winter retreat of the President of India located in Hyderabad, Telangana. [ 1] Rashtrapati Nilayam was officially opened to the public in March 2023, allowing visitors to explore its vast grounds, thematic gardens, and architectural marvels ...