Qadri said the Governor should have satisfied himself by seeking additional documentation in support of the claims made in letter for government formation.
Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed on Wednesday recommended to the Centre revocation of President's rule, a day after Jharkhand Mukti Morcha staked claim to form a new government in the state.
Some people expressed apprehension that governor's rule might lead to lack of transparency and worsen the situation in the state
Yeddyurappa would take the oath alone as the chief minister and once the majority is proved on the floor of the assembly, cabinet members would be inducted.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday urged Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed, who has recommended placing the assembly in suspended animation, to dissolve the house to pave the way for mid-term polls in the state.Outgoing Chief Minister Arjun Munda had recommended dissolution of the House, following a cabinet decision to the effect before tendering his resignation to the governor on January 8, after coalition partner Jharkhand Multi Morcha withdrew support.
Kaine said: "as we begin the healing process, I feel that my place is here with our citizens, and I deeply regret that I am unable to travel to India for this trade mission."
The majority votes came at a time when Subbarao had been holding the repo rate in the last four monetary policy reviews.
The principal challenge for Rajan's successor is to work with the Bank Board Bureau and the finance ministry to complete these processes of banking reform.
Urjit Patel panel wanted all members to be appointed by RBI
It remains to be seen whether the Governor goes by the AG's advice for a floor test by the two competing claimants for chief ministership or invites Palanisami to form the government.
There were unconfirmed reports that the AIADMK would even parade the MLAs before the President.
This was the first meeting between the RBI Governor and Chidambaram following his taking over the charge of the Finance Ministry last week.
The CM thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his support to Jallikattu, an emotive issue which triggered mass protests across the state.
Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna Saturday signed an ordinance aimed at regularising illegal buildings in Ulhasnagar township of neighbouring Thane district.
The Centre said the reports of the governor mention that law and order situation has been deteriorating every passing day and there was 'total collapse' of the law and order machinery.
The governor enquired "about the general administration of the affairs of the government," a Raj Bhavan release said.
Home Minister P Chidambaram has agreed to consider the two demands of medical and secretarial allowance raised by governors at an informal meeting chaired by President Pratibha Patil during the three-day governors' conference that ended on Sunday.
The Gujarat High Court, faced with an unprecedented situation with the state government challenging appointment of Lokayukta made by the Governor, on Monday asked the state to remove name of the Governor as respondent in the case.
Illinois State Governor Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Palatine Mayor Rita Mullins have proclaimed October 20 as "Sri Guru Granth Sahib Day."
The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to be invited to form a government in Delhi with Lt Governor Najeeb Jung sending a report to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking permission to call the single largest party to take a shot at power though it is well short of majority in the assembly.
The political situation in Karnataka is expected to be action-packed on Friday, with the state Congress deciding to lead a delegation to the prime minister at New Delhi, urging him to act on the report recommending President's rule in Karnataka.
With Press Council chief Markandey Katju asking Maharashtra governor to pardon film star Sanjay Dutt in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, government on Friday indicated that the matter will be looked into and an "appropriate" decision taken once such a plea is made by the actor.
The central bank and Indian government has reached a "broad consensus" on the composition of a rate-setting panel.
The chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, K V Thomas, on Monday said a meeting with finance ministry officials has been deferred to February 10 in view of the Budget preparations.
Strongly condemning Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj's sanction to prosecute Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said it was constitutionally improper and politically motivated.
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Monday asked Governor B L Joshi to take cognisance of the prevailing law and order situation in the state and recommend the imposition of President's rule. "Under the prevailing dismal law and order situation and corruption, I would request the governor to himself take cognisance as per the constitutional provisions and recommend imposition of President's rule in the state," Mayawati said.
"It would have been appropriate if, instead of writing a letter to me on the basis of media reports, you (governor) had spoken to me to clarify the situation," Mayawati said in a letter to the Uttar Pradesh governor.
"Purely from a management point of view, it is far easier to manage a liberalised capital account than a capital account controlled. We have to recognise that trade is getting more and more open, and if we have more and more open trade, more and more current account, it is very difficult to manage the capital. We have to recognise that," Reddy said.
A Bharatiya Janata Party delegation, led by party chief Nitin Gadkari, on Wednesday met President Pratibha Patil todemand the removal of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal, alleging that she had grabbed agricultural land worth Rs 600 crore in Rajasthan.
In a startling development, a Union minister and Congress leader has dashed off a letter to the Andhra Pradesh governor, urging him to take action against the state government ruled by his own party
Rediff.com takes its readers through the various moods of Raghuram Rajan.
Stalin disapproved of the act of some his party legislators sitting in the chair of Speaker P Dhanapal in the assembly.
Two days after staking claim with him to form the government amidst political turmoil in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala on Saturday sought an appointment with Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to parade MLAs supporting her before him.
Nearly 100 Raj Bhavan staff petitioned President Pranab Mukherjee, the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking their intervention to remove the Governor and restore the dignity of Raj Bhavan.
Rajan's appointment will be perceived as a positive development.
Karnataka high court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation, charging Governor H R Bhardwaj, Home Minister R Asoka, Bharatiya Janata Party member of parliament Ananth Kumar and former Lokayukta Santosh Hegde with conspiring to unseat former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa when he was in power.
Unfazed by the high court verdict on the Gujarat Lokayukta appointment issue, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said though the case will now go to a three-judge bench, politically the governor's decision is untenable as she is bound to act as per the advice of the Council of Ministers.
CBI on Monday started a preliminary enquiry to probe the mysterious death of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh whose name had figured in the multi-crore rupee MPPEB scam, also known as Vyapam.
The new Congress government in Karnataka on Monday slammed the five-year Bharatiya Janata Party rule, saying public money has been swindled and esteem of the state lowered by scams and corruption cases.
Indian American ex-White House tech czar Aneesh Chopra has received backing from the Richmond city mayor in his bid for Virginia's lieutenant governor.
