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Governor of Uttarakhand is the constitutional head of the state and occupies an important position within India's federal system. Appointed by the President of India, the governor serves at the President's pleasure and functions as the nominal executive head of the state government. Although all executive actions are formally carried out in the governor's name, the day-to-day administration is conducted by the elected Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister, who exercises the state's real executive authority.

London — Number 10 Downing Street in London, with its famous glossy black door, has had its fair share of occupants in its nearly 300-year history as the official home of Britain’s prime minister. The building was home to Winston Churchill for a total of nine years; and then the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher for nearly 12, spanning the 1980s. Tony Blair lived there for a decade, from 1997 until…

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s defense and foreign ministers resigned Wednesday following an announcement by the country’s interim president to defer the decision on a $3.5 billion deal for U.S. F-16 fighter jets to his successor who will emerge from a presidential runoff vote in June. Last week, interim President José María Balcázar said he lacks the legitimacy as a temporary leader to make the commitment…

Access the Editor’s Summary without charge Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, chooses her preferred articles in this periodic publication. UK government officials are poised to instruct the leadership of High Speed 2 to investigate final efforts to curb the expenditure of the railway initiative, such as decreasing the velocity of its rolling stock. Mark Wild, chief executive of HS2, was anticipated…