Raj Bhavan observed 20 June as statehood day in line with home ministry circular. Ruling TMC wants it on Bengali new year day as 20 June is 'reminder of 1947 communal holocaust'.
The governor had previously opened a ‘Peace Room’ at the Raj Bhavan to address violence-related complaints from people in districts during the recently-held panchayat elections.
Governor CV Ananda Bose Monday gave election commissioner Rajiva Sinha 48 hours to rein in violence. Ruling Trinamool says Bose should be in 'BJP's double-engine government'.
Former DGP Virendra, said to be handpicked by Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, took oath as state CIC Monday, leading to fresh criticism against Governor C.V. Ananda Bose from Adhikari.
Development comes weeks after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari had named IAS officer Nandini Chakravorty in a tweet, calling her ‘special emissary of state government’ in Raj Bhavan.
Governor CV Ananda Bose praised CM Mamata Banerjee after she was awarded her 2nd doctorate of literature. BJP disagrees with comparison to APJ Abdul Kalam, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
West Bengal Governor’s zeal to learn Bengali triggers a political fight between the BJP and TMC as the ruling Trinamool government amends its tie with Raj Bhavan.
An IAS officer from the Kerala cadre, Bose was named after Subhas Chandra Bose by his father. He retired from civil service in 2011 and has since been ‘upholding India's heritage’.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
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.
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.
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.
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