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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi walks out of Assembly again. ‘National anthem insulted, mic switched off’

In response, Chief Minister MK Stalin calls the Governor’s action a 'direct insult to the Assembly, its traditions, and the democratic mandate of the people of Tamil Nadu'.

‘Fluctuations happen’: RBI Governor pushes back on exchange rate policy-tweak speculation

New Delhi: India’s policy of managing the exchange rate’s volatility hasn’t changed, central bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra said, quashing speculation that it was allowing...

PM Internship Scheme is floundering. Fewer candidates, higher attrition

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Timelines for Bills, Governor’s discretion & separation of power—what SC dealt with in Presidential reference

A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai also said that a Bill does not automatically become a law if the Governor or the President delay action on it.

Why a report by Stalin-appointed panel on state autonomy may trigger fresh Centre-TN faceoff

Prof M. Naganathan, 1 of 3 members of panel headed by retired SC judge Kurian Joseph, said panel expected to submit interim report in January 2026, months before state elections.

‘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.

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.

On Camera

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

The challenge of translating the AI wave into livelihoods is a bigger governing test for PM Modi than collecting selfies with Silicon Valley’s elite.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.