India
1.  Surgical strikes: First official details on how Indian soldiers targeted Pakistani bunkers :  In the first official details on cross-border surgical strikes carried out by Indian special forces last year, the army’s account of the action provides a broader picture of the gallantry of an officer who personally killed four targets in close combat, a sniper who got his targets by sharpshooting into a bunker and a team that inflicted heavy casualties on regular Pakistani soldiers.
2.  Now, withdraw Rs 24,000 from ATMs; no cap on current accounts :  Eighty-five days after demonetisation was announced on November 8, savings bank account holders will be allowed to withdraw up to Rs 24,000 from ATMs from February 1, while all withdrawal limits have been waived for current account holders.
3.  Why salaried class deserves standard deduction :  It's shocking but true only 1% of a billion plus Indians pay taxes. The reasons are manifold - such as a huge parallel economy, which the government is trying hard to tackle or that agricultural income is tax free in an agrarian dominant society.Contrast this: Super rich farmers don't have to cough up a single paise as tax, while the salaried class bear its full brunt.
4.  Sushma Swaraj to 90-year-old woman: You won't have to leave India if you don't want to :  If Union minister Sushma Swaraj has her way - she usually does, in such matters - 90-year-old US citizen Kantaben, who doesn't want to go back to the land of Donald Trump, won't have to leave India in her twilight years.
5.  Want stress-free exams? Download PM Narendra Modi's e-book :  Students looking for some light reading this exam season can now peruse an e-book of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Sunday 'Mann ki Baat' during which he offered insights on how to be stress free before tests.
6.  Anushka Sharma chosen as the female face of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan :  The actress will be championing the PM's Swachh Bharat initiative, focusing on women and open defecation.
7.  Modi likens stir against Trump to that against him :  Reports suggested former US president Bill Clinton made remarks on immigration not dissimilar to those of President Donald Trump, but it is the latter who seems to be bearing the brunt of criticism, PM Narendra Modi wryly remarked at a dinner with Lok Sabha members on Monday.
8.  Kingfisher probe extends to finance ministry officials :     The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is seeking documents from the finance ministry as it seeks to widen its probe related to loans extended to Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines to include the role of government officials as well as other lenders, who were part of the consortium, which controversially bailed out the now defunct carrier.
9.  Security guard arrested in Pune Infosys techie murder :  A 25-year-old engineer was strangled with a computer cable on the premises of software major Infosys here late Sunday night. A security guard was arrested for the killing, police said on Monday.
10.  Bhansali welcome to shoot in Rajasthan: Karni Sena :  Protests against Sanjay Leela Bhasali's 'Padmavati' were reported from Chittorgarh and Ajmer on Monday even as day-long talks over the title of the film ended with Rajput outfits agreeing to retract their demand of changing the name of the production.
11.  Ex-CBI chief Ranjit Sinha questions legality of probe based on visitors’ log :  Taking a cue from the Supreme Courtrefusing to give credence to diaries found with executives of Sahara and Birla allegedly noting pay-offs to politicians, former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha claimed a similar defence on Monday with regard to entries in the visitors' diary at his then official residence.
12.  BJP will win 202 seats in Uttar Pradesh assembly election, predicts Times Now-VMR survey :  According to the survey, the BJP will win 202 seats in the 403-member assembly with a voteshare of 34 per cent. In 2012, the BJP had managed 155 seats.
13.  NSA Doval in Russia, to hold strategeic talks :  NSA Ajit Doval is in Moscow to discuss with Russian authorities issues related to security and counter-terrorism, government officials said on Monday. Doval held talks on Monday with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, a key aide of President Vladimir Putin.


World
1.  Donald Trump likely to issue executive order to limit H1-B visas :  After imposing a travel ban on visitors from some Middle East and African countries, US President Donald Trump is preparing to issue executive orders on H1-B visas which are primarily used by technology companies like Infosys and TCS to send Indian professionals to America, his spokesperson Sean Spicer has indicated.
2.  Immigration ban: Donald Trump fires chief US lawyer who defied him :   US President Donald Trump on Monday fired the acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend his controversial immigration orders.
3.  26/11 plotter Hafiz Saeed, 4 others put under house arrest in Lahore :  Pakistani authorities, facing mountingpressure from the Trump administration , placed Mumbai attacks mastermind and Jamaat-udDawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and four others under detention on Monday night. The action was taken under an anti-terrorism act.
4.  Jihadists mock Donald Trump's travel ban, vow more attacks :  Supporters of Islamic Statemocked US President Donald Trump's decision to deny entry to citizens of seven Muslim- majority countries, saying it would fail to stop attacks in the United States and help win new militant recruits instead.
5.  Three men appear in court over 'gang rape live streamed on Facebook' :  Three men have been remanded in custody in connection with the alleged gang rape of a woman in Sweden, which was reportedly live streamed on Facebook. They were arrested after police were alerted to the on-going attack by witnesses who apparently saw it in a closed Facebook group, according to Swedish press.
6.  Mexico earmarks $50 million to back migrants in US :     Mexico's president said Monday his country will spend about $50 million to hire lawyers for migrants in the United States facing deportation.
7.  Boy Scouts will allow transgender children into programs :  The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys only programs.
8.  Barack Obama criticises Donald Trump over immigration policies :  Breaking his silence over his successor Donald Trump's immigration policies, former US president Barack Obama today said he disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion.
9.  Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warns US against including Pakistan in travel ban :  Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned the Trump administration against including his country in the list of travel ban nations, saying such a move will create a "host of hostilities" between the two countries.
10. H-1B visa reform bill introduced in US House of Representatives :  A legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives which among other things calls for more than doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to $130,000, making it difficult for firms to use the programme to replace American employees with foreign workers, including from India.
11. If Trump imposes visa ban on Pakistan it will help us: Imran Khan :  Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan today said he hopes US President Donald Trumpimposes visa restrictions on Pakistan as he believes that the move would help Pakistanis develop their own country.
12.  Reviving Gandhi's legacy in Malaysia :  When PM Narendra Modi called it "a homage in silence, expressed in action," many young Malay Indians, listening raptly to PM's community reception speech in Kuala Lumpur in 2015, had no idea of Mahatma Gandhi's rich legacy lying somewhere obscure in their own country, Malaysia.


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Prasad Geeta

31/01/2017 02:53 PM