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London Mayor says Southern rail passengers have been abandoned by the government

In a video posted on Twitter Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said Southern rail passengers pay too much for delays, cancellations and disruption.

Dec 13, 2016

Transport Secretary condemns Southern rail strike as unnecessary

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said that no jobs are being lost and no pay is being cut so Southern rail strike action is needless.

Dec 13, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir: PDP-BJP govt decides to build parking lot by destroying school in Jammu

Students are protesting against the state government's decision to make a parking lot by destroying a government school.

Dec 13, 2016

Why did Chidambaram do a major U-turn on demonetisation and call it a big scam, like Rahul Gandhi?

The change in his remarks can be attributed to a number of reasons, like toeing the party line and also vote-bank politics.

Dec 13, 2016

Who is Rex Tillerson? Donald Trump’s controversial choice for Secretary of State

Rex Tillerson, 64, is an American businessman and CEO of energy giant Exxon Mobil, the fifth largest company by market capitalisation. Tillerson is U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of State.

Dec 13, 2016

2013 Hyderabad Blasts: Special court convicts Yasin Bhatkal, 4 others in Dilsukhnagar twin blasts case

Prime accused Riyaz Bhatkal, who is the founder of IM, is still absconding.

Dec 13, 2016

Britain to decrease international student visas by half

Britain is already witnessing a sharp fall in the number of international students coming to the UK.

Dec 13, 2016

Bengaluru: CBI arrests RBI official for allegedly converting old Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes with new Rs 2000 ones

More than a dozen banking officials have already been arrested for their involvement in the conversion of old currency notes.

Dec 13, 2016

Supermoon December 2016: Facts, time, venue, tips and live streaming links

What makes this last Supermoon of 2016 more amazing is its occurrence with another astronomical event, the Geminid meteor shower.

Dec 13, 2016

Cyclone Vardah: Second arm of storm more destructive than the first, says meteorologist

Cyclone Vardah hit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Monday afternoon, claiming the lives of at least 10 people.

Dec 13, 2016

PM Modi, other politicians pay homage to martyrs of 2001 Parliament terror attack

On December 13, 2001, five terrorists with links to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed had attacked trying to enter Parliament.

Dec 13, 2016

Legion says it will now hack government website sansad.nic.in

In the past two weeks, the group targeted Barkha Dutt, Ravish Kumar, Vijay Mallya and Rahul Gandhi.

Dec 13, 2016

DRDO's Astra missile test-fire a 'near-hit success'; will IAF go for early induction?

DRDO officials are upbeat about the Astra weapon system after testing its aerodynamic characteristics and endurance capability.

Dec 13, 2016

Ignoring Russia ties, Donald Trump picks ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state

Trump's selection of Tillerson may cause a possible tussle in Congress due to his Russian connections.

Dec 13, 2016

Morning brief: Cyclone Vardah weakens, Antonio Guterres new UN Chief, Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or, and more

Also read about a 66-year-old seabird getting pregnant and Sonam Kapoor being molested when she was young.

Dec 13, 2016