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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicBanwarilal Purohit

Topic: Banwarilal Purohit

Punjab CM vs Governor row: Purohit refuses to summon Budget session over Mann’s ‘derogatory’ letter

Will first seek legal advice on issue, says Banwarilal Purohit. Mann had written to him saying he was not accountable to the governor but to the 3 crore Punjabis who had elected him.

Punjab governor Purohit lashes out at Mann govt again — ‘drugs in schools, jails havens for mafia’

Banwarilal Purohit, who's on a tour of border districts, has been accused by AAP dispensation of 'trying to run parallel govt' after he asserted that he's 'not a dummy governor'.

It’s abdication of power, experts say as TN Governor won’t decide on Rajiv killer’s release

Legal experts say Governor Purohit could have taken a call on Perarivalan’s release plea, relying on his constitutional powers under Article 161.

Tamil Nadu Governor clears 7.5% NEET quota bill, govt school students to get preference

The Governor gave his assent to the Bill a day after the Tamil Nadu govt took the executive route to implement the quota regime from the current 2020-21 academic year.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit tests positive for Covid-19, advised home isolation

Doctors said 80-year-old Purohit is asymptomatic and clinically stable. He was on self-isolation since 29 July after three people in the Raj Bhavan tested positive for Covid.

Tamil Nadu governor must not let Raj Bhavan become a den of political activity

The Tamil Nadu governor’s review meetings with district authorities overstep constitutional boundaries.

Powerful men harass, infantilise and dismiss women reporters all the time

Can women journalists afford to antagonise an influential old man only because he pulled or patted our cheek or casually asked us if we’re married?

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.