Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra has been renamed Ahilyanagar in honour of 18th-century Maratha ruler Ahilyabai Holkar.
Port Blair has been renamed Sri Vijaya Puram by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to honor the islands' historical significance and remove colonial traces.
The Maharashtra Govt has renamed 8 Mumbai local railway stations on the Western, Central and Harbour lines due to high public demand to change the British names of the stations.
In 2023, Kerala sought to rename itself 'Keralam' for its Malayalam heritage, while West Bengal's attempt to become 'Bangla' faced international confusion concerns.
Speculation surrounds the potential name change from India to Bharat, with a special parliamentary session set to address the matter.
China has renamed 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh and claimed it is Zangnan, Tibet. This has further deepened mistrust between India and China.
The Taj Mahal is now to be renamed as Tejo Mahalaya under a proposal made by a BJP Councillor to the Agra Municipal Corporation.
After Mukesh Ambani’s elder son Akash Ambani has been renamed as the chairperson of the Jio Telecom services, Isha Ambani is set to be named chairman of the Reliance industries retail unit.
A petition is doing the rounds of the internet demanding to rename the city of ‘Islamabad’ in Pakistan.
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and the Gujarat government decided to rename Dragon Fruit to Kamalam as it looks like a lotus.
The world famous Feroz Shah Kotla stadium will now be renamed after the late politician and Arun Jaitley.
As an attempt to repair its ties with the Shiv Sena BJP wants to rename Bandra Terminus as Balasaheb Thackeray terminus.