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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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