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Jayalalitha dead: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Randeep Hooda and other Bollywood celebs mourn Amma's demise

Jayalalitha passed away on December 5 at 11.30 pm at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai.

Dec 6, 2016

Tim Farron: Lib Dem leader refuses to rule out going into coalition with Tories

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has refused to rule out taking his party back into a coalition government with the Conservatives. “Any serious politician who rules out going into power isn’t a serious politician,” he told IBTimes UK on Monday (5 December). The comments come just days after Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney beat independent candidate and former Conservative MP in the Richmond Park and North Kingston by-election on 1 December.

Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalithaa buried with full state honours next to her mentor MGR

Jayalalithaa has been buried at MGR Memorial in Chennai, which was built in memory of her political mentor MGR.

Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalitha's death: Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Samantha, Rakul Preet and other Telugu celebs pay tributes

Jr NTR, Mohan Babu, Rakul Preet, Trisha and many other Telugu celebs are saddened by the death of Jayalalitha (Jayalalithaa).

Dec 6, 2016

Morning brief: Jayalalithaa passes away, INS Betwa tips over, Guns 'N' Roses 2017 tour dates and more

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Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalithaa dead at 11:30 pm, last rites on Tuesday; Panneerselvam sworn in as chief minister with 31 ministers

The state has already declared seven days of mourning, commencing from December 6.

Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalithaa: An enigma until the end

The Tamil Nadu chief minister passed away in Chennai on December 5 at 11 30 pm at Apollo Hospitals at the age of 68 after a brief illness.

Dec 6, 2016

Dakota Access Pipeline: What you need to know

The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced it will halt construction on the controversial pipeline after months of protests by environmentalists, Native Americans and so-called ‘water protectors’.

Dec 5, 2016

Man and dog airlifted as flash flooding hits Malaga

Torrential downpours hammered the Costa del Sol on 4 December, sparking flash flooding in Malaga. Officials in the popular tourist town at one point issued red alerts and one woman was reportedly killed in the town of Estepona. Footage shared by the Seville emergency services shows the Spanish Civil Guard saving a man and his dog trapped by the flooding.

Dec 5, 2016

India’s cherished Jayalalithaa Jayaram suffers cardiac arrest

Former actress and leader of India’s southern Tamil Nadu State Jayalalithaa Jayaram is being treated for a cardiac arrest suffered on 4 December. Jayalalithaa was admitted to hospital in September with a severe respiratory ailment. Large crowds of supporters gathered outside of the hospital, crying and praying for her recovery.

Dec 5, 2016

India’s cherished Jayalalithaa Jayaram suffers cardiac arrest

Former actress and leader of India’s southern Tamil Nadu State Jayalalithaa Jayaram is being treated for a cardiac arrest suffered on 4 December. Jayalalithaa was admitted to hospital in September with a severe respiratory ailment. Large crowds of supporters gathered outside of the hospital, crying and praying for her recovery.

Dec 5, 2016

Jayalalithaa dead: Chennai turns ghost town, people panic fearing riots in Tamil Nadu

With Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's died on Monday night, Chennai has come to a standstill and commoners fear riots.

Dec 5, 2016

Priyanka happy with People's Choice Awards nomination, but Jayalalithaa follower is not

The actor, who plays Alex Parrish on Quantico, was on Twitter asked to "cut the crap" after she put out a video.

Dec 5, 2016

Russia loses Sukhoi Su-33 off Syrian coast, pilot ejects to safety

Russia has stationed aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov off Syrian coast in the Mediterranean.

Dec 5, 2016

Protests staged by Bexit rivals as historic Article 50 appeal begins

Tens of pro-Brexit and Eurosceptic activists staged rival demonstrators outside the Supreme Court in London on 5 December. The protests coincided with the first day of the government appealing a ruling from the High Court in November. The decision meant MPs would have to vote on triggering Article 50, the mechanism to split from the EU. The British government, led by Attorney General Jeremy Wright, had unsuccessfully argued that Theresa May and her ministers had the legal authority – residual prerogative powers – to make such a move.

Dec 5, 2016