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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicGovernor vs Government

Topic: Governor vs Government

Fears of India’s founders are coming true. Governors are acting like viceroys

In a Constituent Assembly debate, Rohini Kumar Chaudhary argued governor’s powers could tarnish the Constitution ‘just as a piece of cow dung may spoil the whole vessel of milk’.

Raj Bhavans aren’t just about pomp, privilege but power too. They are now BJP war rooms

Mumbai's Malabar Hill Raj Bhavan was essentially the Buckingham Palace of the East. Running these are like looking after a white elephant: with a budget worth crores.

Governor vs CM spats once did the impossible — unite CPI(M) and BJP

While ‘discretionary powers’ are given to the Governor to ensure that the state’s laws fall within the framework of the Constitution, it is often used as a political tool.

Proposals to ban hookah bars & empower TN govt to appoint V-Cs: 13 bills DMK says governor Ravi is ‘stalling’

Tamil Nadu assembly has passed a formal resolution urging the Union govt and President Droupadi Murmu to fix a time limit for 'governors to give assent to bills passed by legislatures'.

’40 suicides in 3 yrs’: As DMK & governor clash over ban, online gambling takes deadly toll in TN

Chennai: On 3 March, 36-year-old Vinoth Kumar took a day off from his job as a medical representative in Chennai. He spent some time...

Governor vs govt not new in India but Constitution doesn’t guarantee a solution

Two features about the post of the Governor are important to note when considering the relations between his office and the respective elected government.

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

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

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.