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Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Washington. Welch, who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place, fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant on Sunday injuring no one, police and news reports said. (Photo: AP)

Fake news, real effects

Teenagers in Macedonia and Georgia are making thousands of dollars per month creating fake news.

13 Dec 2016 1:37 AM IST

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed addresses the Hungarian-Bangladeshi Business Forum, during an official visit, in Budapest. (Photo: AP)

Bay of Bengal games'

Dhaka and Beijing have agreed to elevate ties to sort of a strategic partnership to cover defence or security-related...

13 Dec 2016 1:30 AM IST

A group of civilians pass close to the body of an Islamic State militant, while fleeing from Mosul due to ISIS heavy shelling in several areas under control of the Iraqi Army, Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

Don't pause war on ISIS

It appeared the war against one of modern civilisation's worst challengers was being gradually won.

13 Dec 2016 1:24 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AP/PTI)

India-US ties: Going to a whole new level?

Major defence partner and major non-Nato ally are the same in practical terms.

13 Dec 2016 1:22 AM IST

When Mayawati stepped out to address a function on B.R. Ambedkars anniversary in Lucknow, she never imagined that there would be another star attraction apart from her.

Maya's lookalike creates flutter

Knowing Ms Mayawati's nature, we are not sure if she would be equally happy to meet her lookalike.

12 Dec 2016 6:54 AM IST

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj addressing college students.

Dravidian parties have lost the plot

Tamil Nadu had a good industrial climate since it did not have labour problems and the tradition still continues.

12 Dec 2016 6:44 AM IST

Wise men? But weve had enough of experts.

Problems of sartorial and royal kind

Christmas is coming. Madame Tussauds' has just unveiled the royal family.

12 Dec 2016 3:21 AM IST

Pakistans army senior officer Lt. Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa attends a military exercise in Khairpur Tamiwali, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pak enters the Children of Zia' era

Successive chief justices have now left the system arguably worse than what they inherited.

12 Dec 2016 12:42 AM IST

Former IAF chief S P Tyagi (Photo: PTI)

AgustaWestland: Tyagi's arrest is intriguing

The arrest of SP Tyagi, who retired in 2007, is a moment of introspection not only for the retired officer but for the...

12 Dec 2016 12:13 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

H-1B visas: Don't blame Trump

The Trump phenomenon has caused ripples in many countries and organisations, from Pakistan through West Asia to Nato.

12 Dec 2016 12:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he delivers a speech after the awards ceremony of National Awards for Excellence in Journalism, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

A half government

The first casualty of the past 30 months are India's liberal and creative spaces.

12 Dec 2016 12:12 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati waves at crowd at a rally at Ambedkar Park in Lucknow on Tuesday on the occasion of death anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. (Photo: PTI)

In UP, Behenji's elephant fights for a comeback

If Mamata is the didi' of Bengal, Mayawati is affectionately called behenji'.

11 Dec 2016 2:48 AM IST