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Evening wrap: Manipur violence continues, Margot Robbie gets secretly married, doctor's gender affects survival, and more

Read about Pervez Musharraf being helped by former chief of Pakistan Army to escape, and India pulling out of regional conference in Pakistan.

Dec 20, 2016

US underwater drone: What is the 'classified' Ocean Glider all about? And what did China learn?

China has been accused of militarising the South China Sea and claiming the whole region as its Exclusive Economic Zone.

Dec 20, 2016

Telangana Minister drives past road accident victim, says 'was in a hurry'

"I am sure the minister... must have noticed the body. It was quite inhuman on his part to ignore the accident victims," a youngster said.

Dec 20, 2016

Demonetisation effect: This Rs 20 trillion industry hit due to Modi govt's move, and we're thrilled

Demonetisation has hit the dark underbelly of flesh trade in India as possibly all transactions in this unorganised industry happen in cash.

Dec 20, 2016

Taimur Ali Khan: 5 reasons why Saif and Kareena's baby's name is so controversial

People have been quick to point out to Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan how inappropriate the name of the baby boy is in the historical context.

Dec 20, 2016

Petra Kvitova attack: Czech tennis star injured in random knife attack

The 26-year-old, who won the bronze in Rio 2016 Olympics, is out of risk, her publicist has informed.

Dec 20, 2016

Russian amabassador assassination: Turkey detains 6 people over envoy's murder

The Turkish capital is on a high alert after a series of deadly attacks in Ankara.

Dec 20, 2016

Pervez Musharraf claims ex-Pak army chief Gen Raheel Sharif helped him leave the country

The Pak SC had ordered the government to place Musharraf on the ECL to ensure that he did not leave the country.

Dec 20, 2016

US Electoral College formally makes Donald Trump next US president.

The US Electoral College met on 19 December, casting its ballots to officially confirm Republican Donald Trump as the next president. Usually the vote is a formality but protests and campaigns for the college to vote for someone else have been prominent. Meetings were held in every state capital and the District of Columbia. The electors reached the minimum 270 votes, meaning Trump will be the 45th President of the United States when he takes office on 20 January 2017.

Dec 20, 2016

India, Bangladesh and Iran refuse to participate in key regional conference held in Pakistan

India had also boycotted the SAARC Summit that was supposed to be held in Islamabad in November 2016.

Dec 20, 2016

Manipur crisis update: Church burnt down, more vehicles set afire as state fails to control violence

There is a complete breakdown of law and order in Manipur with the government failing to control arson and vandalism.

Dec 20, 2016

Hajj 2017 registration: India launches website for 2017 online registration — and it is in four languages

The Hajj Committee of India will start receiving application for Hajj 2017 from January 2, 2017.

Dec 20, 2016

South China Sea dispute: After spat with Trump, China returns US Navy drone

The underwater Ocean Glider drone was reportedly handed over to a US Navy destroyer by the same Chinese Navy ship that seized it last week.

Dec 20, 2016

Demonetisation: Pakistan Senate passes resolution to withdraw Rs 5,000 notes from circulation

Demonetisation was proposed by the senate members to stop the flow of illicit money in the country and to halt money laundering.

Dec 20, 2016

TMC MLA runs away with Tripura speaker's mace, halts House proceedings [VIDEO]

"I am ashamed. Roy Barman is a senior member of the house. What message has he given to his juniors?" said speaker Ramendra Chandra Debnath.

Dec 20, 2016