Chancellor of Germany Chancellor of Germany The title Chancellor has designated different offices in the history of Germany. It is currently used for the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (), the head of government of Germany. The term, dating from the Early Middle Ages, is derived from the Latin term "cancellarius". The modern office of chancellor evolved from the position created for Otto von Bismarck in the North German Confederation in 1867; this federal state evolved into a German nation-state with the 1871 Unification of Germany. The role of the chancellor has varied greatly throughout Germany's modern history. Today, the chancellor
The Statesman (India) the leading English newspapers in West Bengal, India. "The Statesman" is a direct descendant of two newspapers, "The Englishman" and "The Friend of India", both published in Calcutta (now Kolkata). "The Englishman" was started by Robert Knight, who was previously the principal founder and editor of The Times of India. Knight founded "The Statesman and New Friend of India" on 15 January 1875, which later adopted the current name. The "Statesman" was managed by a British corporate group until it transferred ownership to a consortium of companies with N A Palkhivala as Chairman in the mid-1960s. The first editor assigned