Naidu govt has approved plans for new Raj Bhavan to be built at a cost of Rs 212 cr, with similar complex for CM in the pipeline. YSRCP has questioned its ‘misplaced priorities’.
The four-page section that appears in the second part of the Social Science textbook under the chapter Democracy: An Indian Experience, describes the governor not as an elected authority, but a 'nominal figure'.
Both UDF & LDF claim Arlekar is trying to convert Raj Bhavan into 'RSS office' by insisting on paying tribute to Bharat Mata holding saffron flag, widely used symbol of nationalism by Sangh.
Latest episode comes just weeks after Agriculture Minister P Prasad boycotted another Raj Bhavan event on World Environment Day objecting to presence of Bharat Mata portrait.
CPI leaders criticised the portrayal of ‘Bharat Mata’ holding a saffron flag, stating that the Governor’s office should not be used to promote the ideological agenda of the RSS.
The BJP is accustomed to justifying its actions by harking back to the rule of Indira Gandhi when then-Andhra Pradesh Governor Thakur Ram Lal dismissed the Telugu Desam government in 1984.
54-year-old CPI(M) leader Kelu, who belongs to a tribal community in Wayanad, replaced K Radhakrishnan, who resigned after being elected to the Lok Sabha.
Set to complete his fourth year in office, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha claims Kashmir has 'changed' since 2020. ThePrint looks at his life in Raj Bhawan.
Kolkata police have booked governor's OSD, pantry staff & peon for allegedly trying to stop woman from filing sexual harassment complaint against governor.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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