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  In a first, Kerala Governor, wife to cast vote

  India | May 07, 2016 18:07 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam and his wife are all set to cast their votes in Kerala state assembly polls on May 16 -- a first for the southern state. Speaking to IANS, Thiruvananthapuram District

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  Bangladesh’s central bank Governor quits following $100 m cyber hack

  World | March 15, 2016 21:50 IST

  Bangladesh’s central bank Governor quits following $100 m cyber hack

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  Mehbooba says not afraid of criticism for going ahead with BJP, meets Governor

  Politics | March 04, 2016 23:16 IST

  Jammu: After suspense of two months, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti today hinted at going ahead with forming government with BJP, saying she was "not afraid" of criticism over it but wanted the Centre to send

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  UP Governor Ram Naik admitted to hospital

  India | January 25, 2016 11:42 IST

  Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik was admitted to a hospital here last night after he complained of dizziness and anxiety. Naik, 82, felt uneasy as his blood sugar level had fallen. He was admitted

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  Former Sikkim governor Rama Rao dead

  India | January 17, 2016 20:56 IST

  Hyderabad: Former Sikkim governor and senior BJP leader V. Rama Rao died here on Sunday, after prolong illness. He was 81.Rao breathed his last at a private hospital here, his family said.A former Jan Sangh

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  PDP writes to Governor, Mehbooba Mufti set to be first woman CM of Jammu & Kashmir

  Politics | January 07, 2016 21:01 IST

  Srinagar: Ruling PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is set to be the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who passed away on Thursday, with party MLAs unanimously electing

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  Arunachal row: Sonia Gandhi meets President, protests Governor's action

  Politics | December 16, 2015 18:15 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing the Modi government of trying to "oust" the Congress regime in Arunachal Pradesh with a "pre-planned design", Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders today met President Pranab Mukherjee and lodged

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  Government on backfoot over proposal to curtail RBI Governor's power

  August 03, 2015 17:07 IST

  New Delhi:  Going on the backfoot over a draft Bill proposing curtailing powers of RBI Governor on interest rate, the government today said it is not right to conclude that it wants to curtail the

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  Maharashtra Governor consults top officials on Yakub Memon's plea

  India | July 25, 2015 18:03 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao today held consultations with Home and Law Department officials on the mercy petition submitted by 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.The BJP-led government headed by Devendra Fadnavis had sent

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  'Adhinayak' praises British rule, drop it from national anthem: Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh

  India | July 08, 2015 16:20 IST

  Jaipur: Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh on Tuesday said that the term ‘adhinayak' in the national anthem should be replaced with ‘mangal' as it praises “Angreji Shashak” of pre-Independence period.“Jan-Gan-Man adhinayak jai ho… ‘adhinayak' for whom.

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  Govt's diktat to Governors: Don't leave states without President's consent

  Politics | April 12, 2015 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre has put restrictions on the travel of governors saying they have to stay in their respective states for at least 292 days in a year and not leave station until or

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  Najma Heptullah likely to be the next Bihar Governor

  Politics | February 09, 2015 8:50 IST

  New Delhi: Speculations are rife in political circles that senior BJP leader and Minority Affairs Minister, Najma Heptullah may well be the next Governor of Bihar.Heptuallah, who is turning 75 in just two months, will

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  J&K Governor meets Jaitley, Rajnath Singh

  Politics | January 30, 2015 20:59 IST

  New Delhi:  Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today held a series of meetings with the central leadership to help the state overcome the financial crisis due to last year's flood.During his separate meetings

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  Kalyan Singh to take additional charge as Himachal Pradesh Governor

  India | January 27, 2015 15:03 IST

  Jaipur: Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh will tomorrow assume additional charge as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.Himachal Pradesh's Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmed Meer will administer the oath of office to Singh at Shimla Raj Bhawan tomorrow

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  Rajan wins UK magazine's central bank Governor of the Year award

  January 13, 2015 18:43 IST

  Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has been named "Governor of the Year" by British magazine Central Banking.The magazine gave the award to Rajan for 2015 for "his deep understanding of the root

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  J-K Governor's report sent to PMO by Home Minister

  Politics | January 08, 2015 23:56 IST

  New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh has sent Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra's report recommending Governor's rule in the state to the Prime Minister's Office, official sources said tonight.  Singh has forwarded the

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  Jammu & Kashmir headed for governor's rule

  Politics | January 08, 2015 23:28 IST

  New Delhi/Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday appeared hurtling towards a spell of governor's rule with incumbent N N Vohra sending a report to the Centre on the political impasse after Omar Abdullah asked him

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  Education in Indian culture is no saffronisation: Karnataka Guv

  India | January 08, 2015 14:11 IST

  Mangaluru: Education in Indian culture and tradition was aimed at its refinement and it would be wrong to term it as 'saffronisation', Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala has said."Some people deem education in Indian culture

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  K K Paul sworn in as Uttarakhand Governor

  India | January 08, 2015 14:49 IST

  Dehradun:  Krishna Kant Paul was today sworn in as the sixth Governor of Uttarakhand.  Senior Justice of Uttarakhand High Court V K Bisht administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at a simple

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  New Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi to be sworn-in next week

  India | January 03, 2015 13:11 IST

  Aizawl: Newly-appointed Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi would be arriving in Aizawl on Thursday next.  Raj Bhavan sources said here today that he would be sworn-in on the same day at the Durbar hall of Raj