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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicSarkaria Commission

Topic: Sarkaria Commission

Controversial UPA-era governor says time has come to appoint non-politicians to the post

H.R. Bhardwaj was accused of helping destabilise Karnataka’s BJP government in 2010. He denies the allegations and blames problems in BJP for the crisis then.

Karnataka’s Vala continues notorious tradition of governors taking risks with the courts

Time and again, the role played by state governors in independent India has invited adverse comments from court and government-appointed commissions.

Having cried foul in Goa, Manipur, Congress finds roles reversed in Karnataka

Party had emerged as single largest in both states but slammed governors after not being invited to form governments.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.