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TopicRaj Bhavan

Topic: Raj Bhavan

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.

‘500+ calls in 48 hrs’ — inside Bengal governor’s ‘Peace Room’ to monitor panchayat poll violence

A 24/7 helpline was set up Saturday by CV Ananda Bose to aid those facing threats in run up to polls. Opposition has questioned its legality, says EC should have set up such a helpline.

Brouhaha over Kanpur V-C Pathak ensnares another V-C. AKTU’s PK Mishra relieved of duties

AKTU V-C Pradeep Kumar Mishra submitted his resignation Tuesday, days after he was relieved of duties in backdrop of ordering probe against Kanpur University V-C Vinay Pathak.

At British-era bunker under Mumbai’s Raj Bhavan, PM Modi opens gallery of freedom fighters

Gallery will feature exhibits on revolutionaries from Maharashtra, from Tilak to Savarkar. Congress says it's an attempt to 'showcase history of freedom movement through right-wing prism'.

CM Mamata Banerjee has put Raj Bhavan under surveillance, Bengal Governor Dhankhar alleges

Governor Dhankhar has said papers that shouldn’t go out of Raj Bhavan without his sanction are ‘getting circulated outside’. He has initiated a ‘serious probe’.

Raj Bhawans becoming embarrassment to Indian democracy. Time to revisit their relevance

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Governor Koshyari shifts to Nagpur, officials say Covid cases in Mumbai Raj Bhavan not reason

25 staff members tested positive in last few weeks. Officials claimed Governor’s Nagpur visit not due to Covid but said Nagpur Raj Bhavan better equipped for isolation.

16 staffers at Maharashtra Raj Bhavan test Covid positive, governor says he’s not in self-isolation

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari said his tests have come out to be negative and that he was discharging his duties by strictly adhering to coronavirus protocols

Bengal Governor says he’s not a rubber stamp as another clash begins with Mamata govt

Trinamool Congress sees “ulterior motive” of Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in keeping important bills pending over which assembly was adjourned Tuesday.

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TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.