Manipur CM Biren Singh quits amid rumblings within state BJPNongthombam Biren Singh resigned as Manipur chief minister after almost eight years in office amid demands for his removal due to ethnic vi...
10 Feb, 2025, 04.48 PM IST
Satyapal Malik suggests restoration of statehood, holding elections in JK during interaction with RahulFormer governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satyapal Malik, has suggested the restoration of statehood and holding elections in the region during...
25 Oct, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
Manipur government warns organisation or individuals not to make attempt of renaming Districts, Sub-DivisionsThe Manipur government has issued a warning against individuals or organizations attempting to rename districts, subdivisions, places, inst...
08 Oct, 2023, 02.12 PM IST
Manipur violence: Ex-High Court chief justice will probe ethnic violenceUnion home minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced a judicial probe into the ethnic violence in Manipur by a retired high court chief just...
02 Jun, 2023, 02.56 PM IST
Prospective CEC Ashok Lavasa soon to join as vice president of Asian Development Bank, a year after ‘dissent’Chief Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa will become the first EC to forego a chance to become the next CEC Sushil Chandra likely to take o...
16 Jul, 2020, 08.23 AM IST
Manipur CM says no threat even as opposition set to move no-confidence motionChief Minister N Biren Singh says there is no trouble for his three-year old government and is confident that the BJP, along with its allie...
19 Jun, 2020, 09.15 AM IST
View: Governor cannot encourage defections or mergersAfter the results are announced, the governor has to select the “party” or “combination” which will form a stable government. It is not eno...
19 May, 2018, 08.52 AM IST
Pro-tem Speaker’s appointment & functions not clearly spelt out in the ConstitutionThe Chairman or Speaker, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the ...
19 May, 2018, 07.28 AM IST
Protest in Meghalaya seeking removal of Governor V ShanmuganathanStaff of Raj Bhavan, Meghalaya has written a letter to Prime minister of India, Narendra Modi demanding removal of the Governor.
26 Jan, 2017, 07.12 PM IST
After Uttarkhand, Congress leadership on alert in ManipurKapil Sibal called the development “murder of democracy”, “violation of Constitutional rules” and part of Modi’s war cry for a “Congress-mu...
28 Mar, 2016, 02.45 AM IST
AIR in trouble over criticising government notices to media over coverage of Yakub caseLast week, the government had issued notices to three TV channels for their coverage of the controversy surrounding the hanging of Yakub Me...
13 Aug, 2015, 12.48 AM IST
Government plans to appoint 6-7 Governors in coming weeks: Rajnath SinghThe NDA govt has so far appointed Governors in states like UP, Bengal, Rajasthan, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Nagalan...
18 Jan, 2015, 09.25 AM IST
Why frequent shuffling of governors in Mizoram is causing resentment among peopleThanks to the NDA govt’s overdrive to get rid of governors appointed by UPA, Mizoram ended up having four governors in less than two months.
31 Aug, 2014, 04.25 PM IST
Manipur Governor Vinod Kumar Duggal resigns, 9th Guv to go after NDA comes to powerVinod Kumar Duggal resigned as Manipur Governor becoming the ninth governor appointed by the UPA regime to quit since the NDA Government ca...
28 Aug, 2014, 10.31 PM IST
Government finalises Governors for Rajasthan, Karnataka, Goa, MaharashtraFormer UP CM Kalyan Singh was appointed Governor of Rajasthan. Mridula Sinha, former President of BJP's Mahila Morcha, was appointed as Gov...
26 Aug, 2014, 04.05 PM IST
Political parties in the past as well have used governors to dispense their patronageThe resignation of Nagaland governor has once again brought this question to the fore: whether his successor will once again be a uniformed...
27 Jun, 2014, 08.26 AM IST
- Manipur govt decides to extend Armed Forces Act
Manipur government has decided to extend the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958 in the state for one more year from...
20 Nov, 2010, 01.10 PM IST