India
1.  PM Modi asks ministers to furnish details of tours undertaken in last 3 months :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his ministerial colleagues to give details of tours, if any, undertaken by them during the last three months, an exercise aimed at ascertaining whether they promoteddemonetisation  and other initiatives, sources said.
2.  Kashmir valley encounter leaves 2 soldiers, 4 militants and 2 civilians dead :  In the fiercest encounter in the Valley this year, seven people — two soldiers, four terrorists and a civilian sympathiser of the militants — were killed during a 10-hour gunbattle in Frisal village of militant-infested Kulgam district, 60km from J&K's summer capital, on Sunday.
3.  Suspected spy detained near Indo-Pak border in Jaywalkers :  A man, alleged to be a spy was on Sunday detained by the intelligence wing of Rajasthan police near Indo-Pak border from Jaisalmer district.
4.  Demonetisation 'biggest scam of 2016', says P Chidambaram :  Terming demonetisation as the "biggest scam of 2016", former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said the country is likely to grow by 6-6.5 per cent in 2016-17, much lower than what have been predicted by the CSO and RBI, due to the impact of note ban.
5.  Money laundering case against defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari :  After initiating investigation under forex rules against controversial defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now slapped criminal charges of money laundering against him.
6.  Attack me but don’t question integrity of our armed forces: Modi :  Addressing his final two rallies in Uttarakhand before the state goes to the polls on February 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday raised the emotive issue of national pride in the context of the surgical strikes.
7.  Pakistan PM's adviser on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz blames India for nuclearisation of Indian Ocean :  Pakistan would go all out to contain grave threats to peace and security in the Indian Oceanprimarily due to nuclearisationstarted by India, saidSartaj Aziz, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 's adviser on foreign affairs, on Sunday.
8.  BSF sends back Pak man who inadvertently entered India :   In a goodwill gesture, BSF has handed over a 65-year-old Pakistani national, who had inadvertently crossed into the Indian territory two days ago, back to his country.
9.  Vyapam scam: CBI scans records of 9.5 lakh aspirants, traces 121 impersonators :   In a major breakthrough in a case related to rigging of medical entrance examinations in Madhya Pradesh, the CBI has identified 121 impersonators after scanning details of over 9.5 lakh medical students across the country.
10.  Snow bounty for J&K, Himachal, but Uttarakhand misses out :  Heavy snowfall in the western Himalayashas been making news since early last month but its distribution across the three hill states has been far from uniform. Rain/snow data for January reveals that while snowfall smashed records in J&K and was way above normal in Himachal Pradesh, it remained below average in Uttarakhand.
11.  In a first, Chinese delegation at Aero India :  In a first, a Chinese delegation will be participating at Aero India, and what the delegation may look for is already a topic of discussion.
12.  Panneerselvam dares Sasikala: Stop shedding crocodile tears, set AIADMK MLAs free :  On a day when AIADMK general secretaryVK Sasikala presented the MLAs in a press conference and claimed that they were free, Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam on Sunday dared her to let the legislators return to their constituencies.
13.  Justice C S Karnan fails to appear before Supreme Court over contempt notice :  Calcutta high court judge C S Karnan, who was charged with contempt of court by the Supreme Court, has defied the order by refusing to appear before the apex court on Monday.
14.  ITBP jawans get snow scooters for border patrol :  
To facilitate smooth patrolling in the Himalayas along the 3,488km India-China border, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has given snow scooters to its jawans. Officials said this was the first of its kind procurement by ITBP and was aimed at reducing travel time and increasing efficiency.


World
1.  Former Pakistan envoy to US questions Islamabad's Kashmir policy :  Questioning Pakistan's decades-old Kashmir policy, a former top envoy of the country has said even resolving the issue would unlikely address the challenge of terrorism, sectarian conflict or the Taliban abandoning its goal of establishing an "old Islamic order" in Afghanistan.
2.  Pakistan lawmakers threaten to boycott US after visa denial :  Pakistani lawmakers have threatened to boycott their American counterparts and the US itself after a Pakistani legislator was denied a visa to attend a UN-sponsored International Parliamentary Union (IPU) being held in New York.
3.  Crackdown on 'illegal criminals' part of election promise: Trump :  US President Donald Trump today defended the ongoing crackdown on 'illegal criminals,' saying he is merely fulfilling his election promise and only removing gang members and drug dealers.
4.  Thousands told to leave their homes near huge California dam :  California: Thousands of northern Californians were told to leave their homes on Sunday evening, as an emergency spillway in the country's tallest dam was in danger of failing and unleashing uncontrolled flood waters on towns below.
5.  United Airlines pilot replaced after intercom rant :  United Airlines replaced a pilot before takeoff on Saturday after she boarded in civilian clothes and told passengers over the intercom that both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were liars and that she was getting a divorce, witnesses said.
6.  Rights group raps Pakistan for 'forced' repatriation of Afghan refugees :  Pakistan is conducting mass repatriation of Afghan refugeesthrough coercion, threats and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a scathing report Monday, accusing the UN refugee agency of complicity in promoting the exodus.
7.  Buckingham Palace offers £30,000-a-year to run Queen's Twitter :  Buckingham Palace is offering a 30,000 pounds annual package for a job to run QueenElizabeth's personal Twitter account, having 2.77 million followers.
8.  Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as new president :  Billed as Germany's "anti-Trump", centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new ceremonial head of state.
9.  Chinese soldier Wang Qi not sure if he will stay back in China :  A Chinese soldier who had inadvertently crossed over to India in 1963 after the 1962 war finally returned to his hometown in Xianprovince after 50 years. Wang Qi, 77, was kept in captivity till 1969.
10.  North Korea says new nuclear-capable missile test successful :  North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day, claiming further advancement in a weapons programme it is pursuing in violation of United Nations resolutions.


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13/02/2017 02:48 PM