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DC Edit | TN governor’s actions a travesty of democracy

Given the quintessential behaviour of governors appointed in the southern states not ruled by the BJP, what R.N. Ravi...

13 Feb 2024 6:40 PM GMT

Nation

Gov Approves Change of Portfolios

Chennai: Governor R N Ravi approved the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin in reallocating the portfolios held...

21 Dec 2023 7:57 PM GMT

Opinion

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of governors: How Centre...

The post of the governor remains a constitutional anomaly. The governor is supposed to head the executive of the state...

27 Nov 2023 6:08 PM GMT

Opinion

DC Edit | TN govt tries to salvage democracy from Ravi

Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin took the bull by the horns on Saturday when the state’s politics was...

19 Nov 2023 6:35 PM GMT

Opinion

DC Edit | In Tamil Nadu & elsewhere, governors can't block

Article 159 of the Constitution prescribes the oath a person takes as he/she enters the office of governor. It states...

11 July 2023 7:59 PM GMT

Opinion

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Check governors trying to exceed their powers

Tamil Nadu governor R.N. Ravi’s decision to summarily dismiss V. Senthil Balaji, a state minister without...

2 July 2023 6:35 PM GMT

Opinion

DC Edit | Why governors need to study the Constitution

There are still a few people in this country who are unaware of the fact that India is a democratic republic governed by...

30 Jun 2023 6:35 PM GMT

Nation

TN Governor puts Senthil Balaji's dismissal order on hold

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Thursday took back a contentious order, announcing the dismissal of Minister V...

30 Jun 2023 5:56 AM GMT

Opinion

DC Edit | TN gov steps over the line with moves to sack Balaji

Tamil Nadu governor R.N. Ravi has plumbed a new low in his gubernatorial assignment marked by attempts to...

18 Jun 2023 6:40 PM GMT

Nation

Governor okay with others taking VSB's portfolios

CHENNAI: Governor R N Ravi, while not agreeing to Minister V Senthil Balaji continuing as Minister, gave his assent to...

16 Jun 2023 6:32 PM GMT

Opinion

Dilip Cherian | Should officers prioritise Centre over the cadre of...

Tamil Nadu governor R.N. Ravi has trodden on many toes in the state government and the ruling party, be it withholding...

12 April 2023 6:45 PM GMT

Opinion

DC Edit | Time to lay down norm, define role of governor

The resolution the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed on Monday urging the Union government and the President to...

11 April 2023 6:35 PM GMT