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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…

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ajendra Singh’s inflammatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked row on Monday with the Bharatiya Janata Party calling on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to take action against him.“Disgraceful rant by Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh. This reflects the debased and diseased mindset of the SP leadership. Does Akhilesh…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday met DMK president and former chief minister MK Stalin at his Alwarpet residence in Chennai, in what was officially described as a “courtesy call”. He also called on PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss at his residence in a high-profile political outreach days before the newly…

Vinesh Phogat (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Monday hit back at the Wrestling Federation of India and said the federation wants her to quit the sport. Vinesh insisted that she is fully eligible to return to competitive wrestling, rejecting several of the federation’s claims regarding timelines and rule violations.After arriving…

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…

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: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday released a detailed report on the alleged sexual harassment case at TCS Nashik, flagging major violations of the POSH Act and describing the workplace as “deeply toxic.” The report said that young and vulnerable employees, particularly Gen Z women, were frequently subjected to sexual and…

NEW DELHI: The AIADMK, once the unquestioned pole of Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu, is showing visible signs of strain after its disappointing performance in the 2026 assembly elections. Just days after the party was reduced to 47 seats in the 234-member assembly, internal divisions have burst into the open, exposing disagreements over leadership, strategy…

The government on Monday addressed concerns related to India’s energy supplies amid the tightening situation in the Strait of Hormuz and reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to all citizens to reduce their consumption of petrol and diesel. At an inter-ministerial meeting, Sujata Sharma, joint secretary for ministry of petroleum & natural gas, said, “I…

NEW DELHI: Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar took a sharp swipe at the Congress over its failure to decide on a chief minister face, joking that even the BJP appeared “split” over whether Congress leader KC Venugopal should remain in Delhi or move to Kerala.This comes as Congress, despite the UDF alliance securing a sweeping…