Governor
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RBI Governor Urjit Patel nudges banks to reduce lending rates
Feb 11, 2017, 11:03 PM ISTReserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Saturday exhorted banks to reduce their lending rates to push credit demand in laggard segments, saying banks have benefited from influx of low-cost deposits and its
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'Sasikala betrayed Amma, playing dirty tricks to acquire CM post': Panneerselvam
National | Feb 09, 2017, 03:45 PM ISTAIADMK General Secretary and CM-designate VK Sasikala has alleged that her swearing-in as Chief Minister was being deliberately delayed by Rao.
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Meghalaya Governor in soup over molestation charges
India | Jan 26, 2017, 10:25 PM ISTAfter allegations by a woman job seeker that she was sexually molested by Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan during a personal interview, over 80 employees of the Raj Bhavan have written to Prime Minister’s Office and
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With Jayalalithaa’s recovery taking time, Tamil Nadu eyes interim CM
National | Oct 08, 2016, 09:41 AM ISTWith doctors saying that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa requires a longer stay at the hospital, AIADMK functionaries are discussing over placing a stand-in leadership to hold the reigns of the government.
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Najma Heptulla sworn-in as Manipur Governor
National | Aug 21, 2016, 06:29 PM ISTFormer Union minister Najma Heptulla on Sunday sworn in as the 18th Governor of Manipur at Raj Bhavan in Imphal. She was administered the oath of office by acting Chief Justice of the High
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Yuriko Koike to be named Tokyo's first female governor
World | Jul 31, 2016, 09:30 PM ISTTokyo is all to set get its first woman governor in form of Yuriko Koike, exit polls projected today. The former Japanese Defence Minister was forecasted as winner of the polls by the Japenese media.
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Nitish Kumar demands abolition of Governor's post; gets support from Mamata Banerjee
National | Jul 17, 2016, 07:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: Non-BJP ruled states raised the issue of misuse of Article 356 by the Central government on Saturday while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar went to the extent of demanding abolition of the post
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Six times when ministers goofed up while taking oath
National | Jul 05, 2016, 05:02 PM ISTsix times when politicians goofed up while being administered oath of office and secrecy
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Do not personalize RBI, it will survive any Governor: Raghuram Rajan
Jun 20, 2016, 06:52 AM ISTLondon: Its is important not to “personalize” the Reserve Bank of India as it is bigger than any Governor, Raghuram Rajan had said this to a magazine days before his announcement that he would not
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In a first, Kerala Governor, wife to cast vote
India | May 07, 2016, 06:07 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: 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 | Mar 15, 2016, 09:50 PM ISTBangladesh’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
National | Mar 04, 2016, 11:16 PM ISTJammu: 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 | Jan 25, 2016, 11:42 AM ISTLucknow : 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 | Jan 17, 2016, 08:56 PM ISTHyderabad: 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
National | Jan 07, 2016, 09:01 PM ISTSrinagar: 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
National | Dec 16, 2015, 06:15 PM ISTNew 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
Aug 03, 2015, 05:07 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 25, 2015, 06:03 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Jul 08, 2015, 04:20 PM ISTJaipur: 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
National | Apr 12, 2015, 01:50 PM ISTNew 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