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RMT, the UK’s largest transport union, is demanding better pay and shorter working hours.Published On 8 Sep 20258 Sep 2025Members of the United Kingdom’s largest transport union have gone on strike in London, bringing the city’s underground train system to a halt as tube services are suspended.The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said about 10,000 members walked off their jobs on Sunday night for the first of five days of strikes over working hours and pay.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe London Underground, which carries an estimated 5 million people daily, showed on its…

 The 30-share BSE Sensex edged higher by 76.54 points or 0.09% to settle at 80,787.30 despite profit-booking by investors in the last hour of the session. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed with gains on Monday (September 8, 2025), tracking a firm trend in global markets amid hopes of a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this month. The 30-share BSE Sensex edged higher by 76.54 points or 0.09% to settle at 80,787.30 despite profit-booking by investors in the last hour of the session. The barometer opened higher and later jumped 460.62…

Leni Riefenstahl shooting Olympia in 1936, alongside Nazi leaders Joseph Goebbels and Hermann Göring. Vincent Productions hide caption toggle caption Vincent Productions BERLIN – What is perhaps most striking about Leni Riefenstahl is that by now, more people may have seen films about her than have sat through her actual films. There have been no fewer than six documentaries to date, quite aside from the countless cameos in other documentaries and films about the Third Reich. She has been valorized and vilified in equal measure throughout her life. Andres Veiel’s Riefenstahl, which screened in Germany last year and is appearing…

On September 2, the United States conducted a sensational military strike on a speedboat in the southern Caribbean Sea in violation of both international and US law. The extravagant attack killed 11 civilians on board, whom US President Donald Trump had magically intuited to be drug traffickers affiliated with Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang.The spectacle was staged amid the ongoing deployment of US warships off the Venezuelan coast under the pretence of fighting “narcoterrorists” whose ringleader, according to the current Trumpian narrative, is Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro – no surprise given the country’s lengthy role as a thorn in the…

The Pazhayangadi police in Kannur have registered a case against around 30 people, including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kannur north district president K.K. Vinod Kumar, in connection with a protest held at Madayipara on Sunday evening (September 7, 2025). The case was registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for obstructing public transport on the Madayipara road and raising provocative slogans allegedly intended to create social unrest. The protest was organised under the leadership of the Madayi mandala committee of the BJP. Inaugurating the protest, Mr. Vinod Kumar had alleged that attempts were being made by fundamentalist forces to…

As the name suggests, the Amazfit Balance 2 is one of the amazing digital smartwatches available today in the market. I have been using the watch for a month, and can clearly say that it is one of the perfect hybrid smartwatches. Priced at ₹24,999, the Amazfit Balance 2 offers 21 days of battery life, setting a benchmark for smartwatches under this range. Now, let’s dig deep to find out what all the new Amazfit Balance 2 has to offer.Design and ControlsThe Amazfit Balance 2 strikes a rare balance between rugged toughness and everyday sophistication. The moment you strap it…

Israeli police and rescue teams respond at the scene of a shooting attack where several people killed and injured in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption toggle caption Mahmoud Illean/AP JERUSALEM — Paramedics said at least five people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after two attackers opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem. Paramedics said an additional 15 people were injured, including six in serious condition. Police said the attackers shot people waiting at a bus stop, while Israeli media reported the attackers also boarded a bus and…

With economic ministries rushing towards the September 22 deadline to rollout the GST 2.0 reforms, Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan today chaired an inter-ministerial meeting on the implementation hurdles. The meeting, which began at 11 AM, is being attended by officials from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Department of Fertilisers, and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises among others. The GST 2.0 implementation issues range from the automobile sector to textiles and fertilisers. The auto sector is grappling with the problem of adjusting the cess charged on vehicles which…

Typhoon is the 16th to hit Guangdong province and causes closures of schools, public transport and cancels flights.Published On 8 Sep 20258 Sep 2025Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as Typhoon Tapah has made landfall in southern China, causing flight disruptions and school closures.State broadcaster CCTV said the storm made landfall on Monday morning in the city of Taishan in Guangdong province, unleashing powerful winds and torrential rain.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listThe Guangdong Meteorological Bureau raised a yellow alert, the third highest in China’s four-tier warning system, and forecast thunderstorms and gale-force winds.Authorities said an…

A French doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, went on trial on September 8, saying before the hearing he was not responsible for the “distress” of his alleged victims and their families.Frederic Pechier, 53, worked as an anaesthetist at two clinics in the eastern city of Besançon when patients went into cardiac arrest in suspicious circumstances between 2008 to 2017. Twelve could not be resuscitated.He is accused of triggering heart attacks in patients so he could show off his resuscitation skills and discredit co-workers. Pechier’s youngest alleged victim, a four-year-old identified as…