Suvendu Adhikari (File photo) NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Monday ordered all departments to immediately remove nominated members, directors and chairpersons serving in non-statutory bodies, boards, organisations and public sector undertakings functioning under them.The moves comes days after Suvendu Adhikari assumed charge as West Bengal chief minister following the BJP‘s massive victory in…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a fiery speech on Monday, framing his leadership as a “battle for Britain’s soul” amid growing unrest within his own Labour Party and calls by senior leaders to step down. With backbencher MPs issuing ultimatums and heavy losses in recent local elections fueling revolt, the address was positioned as…

BIJNOR: Fed up of their 32-year-old son’s drug addiction, his parents and younger brother allegedly hired a contract killer for Rs 5 lakh to get him murdered. To arrange advance payment for the murder, the mother also sold her jewellery for Rs 55,000.According to police, Dushyant Kumar of Amroha’s Nasirpur village was found dead in…

BUDAUN: At least one passenger died and over 30 others were injured after a sleeper bus overturned on the Ganga Expressway following a tyre burst, police said on Monday.The accident occurred near Sarai Piparia village in the Musajhaag area around 12.30 am. The bus was travelling from Khaga in Fatehpur district to Ludhiana, officials said.Senior…

One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has tested “mildly” positive for the virus, the US Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday.“One passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus,” the Department of Health and…

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday chaired the 5th meeting of IGoM in Delhi to review the existing risks to energy supply chains and domestic availability of essential commodities in the wake of the conflict in West Asia.“I urge people to remain calm and avoid any kind of panic as the govt is…