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‘I’m neither one to fear nor one to bow down’—Satyapal Malik, one of Modi govt’s fiercest critics

New Delhi: The former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satyapal Malik passed away Tuesday at 79. He had also served as the Governor of...

Oblique challenge to SC’s own verdict? What Kerala govt said against presidential reference

Kerala has urged the Supreme Court to declare the presidential reference on Governor’s and President’s bill assent powers as non-maintainable.

Can courts set deadline for President’s assent to bills? SC seeks response from Centre

This was after Centre, through Rashtrapati Bhavan, sought review of SC’s 8 April ruling in which it held that governors cannot sit over bills passed by state legislatures.

President Droupadi Murmu appoints new governors for Haryana, Ladakh & Goa

The President has appointed Prof Ashim Kumar Ghosh as the new governor of Haryana, Kavinder Gupta as Ladakh's governor & Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju as the governor of Goa.

Power play in Manipur again, 10 NDA MLAs meet governor, staking claim to form govt

The group of 10 MLAs claimed that they have the support of 44 MLAs from among the 60 members of the Manipur assembly.

‘Consideration can’t be ground to justify inaction’—SC says President must clear state bills in 3 months

Earlier this week, SC set timelines for Governors to decide on state bills in its ruling in TN govt's case against Governor RN Ravi. The timeframe for President comes in the same order.

Midnight’s grown ups & getting the short end of titanic tariffs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

As SC sets deadline for governors to clear bills, a look at 4 Oppn-ruled state vs Raj Bhavan standoffs

SC ruling, arising from a case filed by Tamil Nadu govt against Governor RN Ravi’s repeated delays, comes as a shot in the arm for non-BJP states like Kerala & Bengal.

Rajasthan Governor Bagade’s public calls to castrate, beat rapists seen as signal to his own BJP govt

Governor Bagade has of late been repeatedly flagging rape and 'religious conversion' incidents in Rajasthan, in what comes across as an indirect critique of the Bhajan Lal-led BJP govt.

Why DMK & BJP are sparring over Tamil Nadu icon Thiruvalluvar

DMK has accused BJP and governor R.N. Ravi of 'saffronising' the poet with its images of Thiruvalluvar dressed in saffron with holy ash on his head.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

New Delhi: Amid heightened tensions between New Delhi and Washington, and a growing synergy between the Pakistan government and US President Donald Trump, Indian...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.