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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Raj Bhavan ‘Peace Room’ ahead of Bengal panchayat polls draws mixed reactions, ‘unconstitutional’ says TMC

Governor Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose's move has been appreciated by members of BJP, Congress & CPI(M), but they point out that his powers are limited.

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'.

Should the office of Governor be removed? Bad idea to give CM more executive power

In 'Heads Held High', authors say it is more promising to reform the Governor's office than doing away with it.

Minority outreach, LS & assembly polls, caste balance — key factors for Governor appointments 

Six Governors appointed, seven others reshuffled. This comes in the wake of President Murmu accepting the resignations of Koshyari as Maharashtra Governor and Mathur as Ladakh L-G.

An American general in a saffron bikini & how Koshyari can escape ennui

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

Kerala, WB V-C row: State laws make governors university chancellors, Modi govt tells Parliament

Removal of Kerala Governor as chancellor of state universities has turned contentious. Similarly, Pinarayi & Mamata governments had face court heat on V-C appointments.

Arif Mohammad Khan vs Kerala govt isn’t a new faceoff. Old cases show Governor wears two hats

Under UGC provisions, a search committee is appointed to find suitable candidates for the V-C post. Governors make their selection from among these names.

Governor Ananda Bose — lauded by 2 PMs, Malayali by birth & emotionally connected to Bengal

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’.

Ex-J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik hosts first ‘At Home’ as Meghalaya state head — in pictures

ThePrint's National Photo Editor Praveen Jain brings you snapshots from the 'At Home' reception at Raj Bhavan in Shillong on 72nd Republic Day.

Bengal governor & home dept in Twitter spat after former claims state saw 223 rapes in August

Home department called the claims ‘baseless, misguided’, to which Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar took exception and demanded an apology.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.