India
1.Card transaction at petrol pumps possible post January 13 without fee: Centre.Credit and debit cards will continue to be accepted at petrol pumps even after January 13 without customers having to pay transaction charges, the Central government said today.
2.Demonetisation issue hit PBD delegates.The issue of demonetisation raised its head again during the last media briefing of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), here on Monday.
3.Ex-IAF chief Tyagi's offence shamed country: CBI to Delhi HC. CBI today alleged in the Delhi High Court that former IAF chief S P Tyagi, accused in the AgustaWestland chopper scam case, has committed a serious offence which "shames the country" and the order passed by the trial court granting him bail was "illegal". 
4.Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu government urges Centre to promulgate ordinance.: Amidst growing chorus for holding the bull taming sport of Jallikattu this year, Tamil Nadu government today urged the Centre to consider promulgating an ordinance for "removing the legal impediments" to enable the conduct of the sport next week in the state.
5.No dispute between Akhilesh and me, says Mulayam.Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said there were no differences between him and his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
6.Court to pronounce verdict in Salman Khan case on January 18.A court here today fixed January 18 for pronouncing the verdict in the Arms Act case against Salman Khan and asked the actor to be present on that date.
7.MEA comes to aid of Indian sailors in abandoned ships. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that India will help out its sailors stuck in merchant ships at Ajman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Abandoned by their employer in leaking ships, at least 41 Indian sailors found support from the External Affairs Minister, who stepped in to help them following a SOS.
8.Government seeks EC approval for Swachh Bharat ​ads in poll states.With the model code of conduct coming into effect in five states following the announcement of poll dates, the Ministry of Urban Development has approached the Election Commission (EC) to allow it to continue its advertisement campaign for the government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission.
9.Public Accounts Committee can call PM on cash ban if RBI's reply not satisfactory.The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament can call Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation if it is not satisfied with the answers given by top finance ministry officials and the RBI Governor Urjit Patel, to whom a detailed questionnaire has been sent.
10.SC to hear Nirbhaya gangrape convicts' appeal challenging Delhi HC verdict .


World
1.Indus Waters dispute: Pakistan asks World Bank to resume arbitration process. Pakistan has urged the World Bank to resume the process of arbitration in its Indus water dispute with India despite the latter’s objection.
2.Four dead after Chile plane crash.A plane crash in southern Chile killed four people Sunday, according to local officials.The accident occurred near the Laquecahue airfield in the Bio Bio region at approximately 1700 GMT.Four passengers -- a woman and three men -- died after the plane had a troubled landing, said Humberto Toro, the governor of Arauco, noting the region's high winds.
3.Annual No Pants Subway Ride hits cities around the world.Subway riders around the world got an eyeful when their fellow transit users stripped down to their underwear on Sunday for the annual No Pants Subway Ride.
4.Police in West Virginia fatally shoot knife-wielding suspect.West Virginia state police say officers fatally shot a man who threatened them with a knife.State police spokesman Lt. Michael Baylous says in a news release that 25-year-old Daniel Scott Giberson of Bluefield was shot Saturday night.
5.Russia 'tired' of 'amateurish' US hacking claims: Kremlin.The Kremlin on Monday branded a hacking report by US intelligence as baseless and amateurish, saying Moscow is growing tired of denying claims the Russian government meddled in the US election.
6.TNA to support Sri Lanka’s constitution-making despite internal dissent.The Tamil National alliance (TNA), which is the official Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament and the ruling party in the Northern Provincial Council, will continue to support the ongoing process to draft a new constitution for Sri Lanka despite internal dissensions.
7.Police arrest 16 over Kardashian Paris robbery.The French police arrested 16 people in raids on Monday over the armed robbery of US reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris last year based on DNA found at the crime scene, police sources said.
8.Terror bid foiled in Pakistan, 15 kg-bomb defused.Pakistani security forces today foiled a terror bid by defusing a 15 kg-bomb planted in a cart in a market in this northwestern city.
9.Trump and his cabinet-elects prepare for public grilling.President-elect Donald Trump and his Cabinet picks are preparing to face public questioning over their business conflicts, their approach to Russia and other issues during a crucial week that will including a slew of confirmation hearings and Trump's first news conference in nearly three months.
10.Truck bomb leaves at least eight policemen dead in Egypt.A truck bomb attack on an Egyptian security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula killed at least eight policemen on Monday, officials and state media said.



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Prasad Geeta

09/01/2017 02:26 PM