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Nagpur

City in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, and winter capital of the state assembly
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Nagpur is a city in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and the headquarters of Nagpur district. It had a population of 2,405,665 at the 2011 census, which made it the 13th largest city in India, the third largest in Maharashtra and the largest in Vidarbha.

The city is known as the Orange City and the Tiger Capital of India. The Zero Mile Stone in Nagpur marks the geographical centre of India. Nagpur hosts the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly, and Wikipedia describes it as the state’s second capital. It is also the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport serves the city. Nagpur Metro began operations on 8 March 2019, and Phase I was fully inaugurated on 11 December 2022. MIHAN, the Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur, is a project linked to the airport that also hosts a special economic zone with manufacturing facilities.

Sources: Wikipedia, Nagpur, citing the Census of India 2011.

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13 November 2026 Right to protest: Bombay HC quashes FIR over Chandrapur road agitation, warns of ‘sad day for democracy’ Justice M W Chandwani's order of 29 October says the line between the right to protest and penal prosecution cannot be blurred. 5
8 November 2026 Bombay High Court says outraging modesty provision can apply to a transgender woman, refuses discharge Justice Mehroz K Pathan refused to discharge an Agniveer accused of assault on a promise of marriage and held that the complainant's identity as a woman cannot be questioned at this stage. 6
Latest in 3 lines On 12 November 2026, the Press Trust of India reported that the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court quashed an FIR and chargesheet against a Chandrapur resident booked over a village road agitation in Nandgaon. On 7 November 2026, Bar and Bench reported that the Nagpur Bench held that the BNS outraging modesty provision can apply to a transgender woman complainant, and refused to discharge an Agniveer accused. Both orders were passed by the Nagpur bench between 29 October and 3 November 2026. AI summary · refreshed 11 November 2026, 8:03 pm IST

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