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Nirmala Sitharaman named defence minister, Piyush Goyal gets Railways No result found, try new keyword!Nirmala Sitharaman was named the new defence minister, only the second woman to hold the post since former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Piyush Goyal will have to walk a tight rope as railway minister Piyush Goyal. (File Photo | Reuters) NEW DELHI: As Piyush Goyal was appointed as the new Railway Minister, his cabinet colleague and fellow Mumbaikar Suresh Prabhu's nearly three year tenure as rail minister, which saw 346 accidents and the highest number of 193 passenger deaths in a decade in 2016-17, came to an end. Goyal is the third railway minister in NDA government tenure. Prabhu, who became railway minister in November 2014, had replaced Sadanand Gowda. But Goyal, who also holds portfolio of coal minister, will have to hit ground running in railways and focus on steps to improve freight earnings, complete pending projects and ensure passenger safety while passenger far

Hurricane Irma back to Category 2, but its track makes a pronounced turn Hurricane Irma became a Category 2 storm once more in the National Hurricane Center’s 5 a.m. update, but as its strength fluctuates, its track now shows a distinct northwestern turn. Irma is currently located about 1300 miles east of the Leeward Islands, and is moving west at 14 mph. It has maximum sustained winds of 110 mph with gusts up to 132 mph. While Irma has remained in a somewhat weakened state over the past day or so, it is expected to move into warmer waters and better wind conditions in about a day, and is expected to be a major hurricane again as it approaches the Lesser Antilles at the beginning of next week. It is expected to reach Category 4 status by next Wednesday, with forecast sustained winds of 132 mph and gusts over 160. The NHC track for Irma looks only five days out, but there are other, more speculative forecast models. No coastal watches or warnings have yet been issued for Irma. Watche

The Latest: Brush fire forces Burbank residents from homes The Latest on wildfires burning in U.S. West (all times local): 11:50 p.m. The Los Angeles Fire Department has issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents in Burbank as a raging brush fire threatens their homes. Residents in the Brace Canyon Park area of Burbank were ordered to leave their homes Friday night. The fire department says approximately 50 homes are being threatened. An evacuation center has been set up for displaced residents. The brush fire north of Los Angeles also has shut down both sides of key freeway for holiday weekend travel. The fire department says the blaze is burning on both sides of Interstate 210. The closure of a 12-mile (19-kilometer) stretch is expected to last all night. ——— 6:45 p.m. Firefighters are battling a brush fire just north of Los Angeles that has shut down both sides of a key freeway for holiday weekend travel. The Fire Department says high heat and shifting winds helped the fir

Michigan football analysis: Harbaugh rotating Wilton Speight, John O'Korn Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Michigan's Wilton Speight warms up before action against the University of Florida in the AdvoCare Classic Saturday, September 2, 2017 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington TX. Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press) ARLINGTON, Texas -- Florida has 91 total yards of offense and 17 points.  And as a result of some self-inflicted mistakes, Michigan trails the Gators at the half, 17-13, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  Join our live blog: Michigan vs. Florida in season opener • Live box score Here are a few halftime observations:  • The self-inflicted wounds have obviously been a killer for the Wolverines.  Wilton Speight's first interception of the game -- returned for a touchdown by Duke Dawson -- was a bit high, but also a ball receiver Kekoa Crawford could've hauled it in. Inste

Chase is on in college football, and Alabama leads the pack College football is back, and the start of the 2017 season looks very similar to the start of seasons past: many contenders, all of whom seem to be chasing Alabama. Week 1 isn't the be-all and end-all, though it might feel that way for Florida State and Florida fans. We can, however, now paint a more detailed picture of the season. Opening weekend is about finding signs of what a team can become. As we all know, it isn't how you start the season, it's how you finish it, but it looks like we might start with Alabama in Atlanta ... and finish with Alabama in Atlanta. Yes, there are plenty of weeks remaining, but a No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide team that lost so much on defense won in the most Alabama fashion: by owning the trenches and keeping No. 3 Florida State one-dimensional. The Tide looked like a seasoned, championship squad, while the Seminoles looked lost and overwhelmed for most of the second half of their 24

North Korea declares H-bomb test 'a perfect success' Click to expand UP NEXT N. Korea: Hydrogen bomb test successful In a "major announcement" on Korean Central Television, North Korea says it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. CNN's Will Ripley reports. Japan says N. Korea tremor was a nuclear test North Korea has conducted a sixth nuclear test, the Japanese government said, a move the United States and its allies in the region are likely to view as a major provocation. USGS: 6.3-magnitude 'explosion' in N. Korea A 6.3-magnitude "possible explosion" has occurred in North Korea, according to the US Geological Survey. UP NEXT (Video By Reuters) North Korea declared itself a thermonuclear power on Sunday, after carrying out a sixth nuclear test more powerful than any it has previously detonated, presenting President Donald Trump with a potent challenge. The North has tested a hydrogen bomb with "perfect success", a jubilant newsr