Chancellor of Germany was not even re-installed. In the 1871 German Empire, the imperial chancellor ("Reichskanzler") served both as the emperor's first minister, and as presiding officer of the Bundesrat, the upper chamber of the German parliament. He was neither elected by nor responsible to Parliament (the "Reichstag"). Instead, the chancellor was appointed by the emperor. The federal level had four organs: Technically, the foreign ministers of the empire's states instructed their states' deputies to the federal council (Bundesrat) and therefore outranked the chancellor. For this reason, Prince Bismarck (as he was from 1871 onwards) continued to serve as both prime minister and
The Statesman (India) Ravindra Kumar and former publisher Anand Sinha of "The Statesman" were arrested on the charges of "hurting the religious feelings" of Muslims. BBC reported that the Muslims were upset with "The Statesman" for reproducing Johann Hari's article "Why should I respect these oppressive religions?" from the UK's "The Independent" daily in its February edition. The Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally has been held annually since 1964. The Statesman (India) The Statesman is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper founded in 1875 and published simultaneously in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Bhubaneswar. It incorporates and is directly descended from The