India
1.  Arvind Kejriwal trolls Narendra Modi on Twitter, says he appears 'nervous' :  AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal yesterday trolled Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter saying he looked "nervous" at his state elections' campaign rallies.
2.  Dual centres: Two men who may run Tamil Nadu :  Edappadi K Palaniswami's stars are showering blessings on him. It may be a while before it dawns on him that he occupies the chief minister's chair , a position he got purely as a fallout of AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala's convictionin the disproportionate assets case .
3.  'After Sasikala verdict, corrupt better watch out' :  In recent days, we have seen a Congress Minister, Congress MLC, Congress MLA, a Congress woman leader and middle level bureaucrats linked to the top leadership of the government in Karnataka being nabbed with unexplained quantum of cash and income.
4.  Army chief didn’t declare war on Kashmiris :  Let us get the context clear for those not fully aware. The Indian Army leads the counter-terror operations in J&K with the invaluable support of the CRPF and J&K police.
5.  Karachi hub of anti-India jihadists supported by Pakistan army: Report :  The Pakistan port city of Karachi is a hub of anti-India jihadist groups and criminals who often enjoy the support of the Pakistani army, says a report released by the Brussels-based think tank, International Crisis Group.
6.  Resetting ties: Pakistan may appoint new India envoy :   India and Pakistan are likely to press the reset button in bilateral relations with Islamabad looking to appoint a new high commissioner to India, top diplomatic sources said.
7.  PM could head to US to meet Trump in May :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump could have their first meeting as early as May, as both governments explore plans for Modi to travel to Washington DC.
8.  Gaps in material given by ATS in 2008 Malegaon blast case: NIA :  The National Investigation Agency (NIA), opposing a bail plea by 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Purohit, revealed that it had not found sufficient evidence against six co-accused, and was thus dropping the prosecution against Sadhvi Pragya Singh and five others in the case.
9.  ISRO aided by India’s entry into elite MTCR club :  Here's the not-so-well-known reason behind Indian Space Research Organisation's recent and immensely successful run. Isro, which launched a world-record 104 satellites at one go on Wednesday, has been able to upgrade its efforts thanks to India's recent entry into an elite global club — the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
10.  BJP gets ready to do business with Palani government :  BJP is preparing to do business with Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami even as it feels that he will lead a fragile AIADMK government, with its driving force VK Sasikala in jail.
11.  Decide legality of both triple talaq, polygamy: Centre asks Supreme Court :  The Centre requested the Supreme Courton Thursday to widen the scope of scrutiny of constitutional validity of triple talaq as a mode of divorce among Muslims to include examining the legality of the practice of polygamy. 
12.  ED arrests Zakir Naik aide in PMLA case :  Aamir Gazdar, a close aide of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, was on Thursday arrested by ED in connection with its probe in a money laundering case against him and others.
13.  Centre to impose President’s Rule in Nagaland? :  Amdist the ongoing protest bandh by Naga groups demanding Nagalandchief minister TR Zeliang's resignation which has paralysed the state administration for a month, Zeliang, along with Nagaland Governor PB Acharya arrived in New Delhi late this evening to appraise the Centre about the factual prevailing condition in the State and to insist with the Centre not to impose Central Rule in Nagaland.
14.  Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami to seek vote of confidence on Saturday :  Ending more than a week of political uncertainty, AIADMK chief Sasikala's loyalist Edappadi Palaniswami was sworn in chief minister of Tamil Nadu by governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday. TOI had reported on Thursday thatPalaniswami was likely to be sworn in. With Sasikala's clan, including nephew and party deputy general secretary T T V Dinakaran and brother V Divakaran, taking front seats, Palaniswami took oath along with a 31-member cabinet.


World
1.  Showdown with Donald Trump: University of Michigan refuses to release immigration status of international students :  The University of Michigan on Saturday defied US President Donald Trump's executive order on Muslim immigrants and refugees and refused to release the immigration status information of its international students.
2.  Blast at Pakistan Sufi shrine, Islamic State claims responsibility :  An explosion claimed by terrorist group Islamic State ripped through a Muslim shrine in Sehwan town in Pakistan's Sindh province, killing at least 100 people and wounding scores, Reuters reports.
3.  IS claims blast that killed 72 at Sindh Sufi shrine :  In the eighth terror attack in Pakistan in last five days, 72 people were killed and 250 injured when a suicide bomber struck at the shrine of one of the country's most famous Sufi saint, Lal Shabaz Qalandar, in Sehwan Sharif town of Sindh.
4.  Pakistan asks India to suspend work on Kishanganga, Ratle hydro power projects in Jammu and Kashmir :  Pakistan's two parliamentary committees in a joint resolution asked India to immediately suspend the ongoing construction of the Kishanganga and Ratle hydro power projects in Jammu and Kashmir, Dawn reported.
5.  Al-Qaida using US preoccupation with IS to spread to India: US lawmakers :  Al-Qaida has used America's "preoccupation" with the Islamic State to regain strength in South Asia and preparing to spread its ideology in India from its "home" in western Pakistan, top US lawmakers have warned.
6.  UN wants to negotiate with US, Canada to resettle Rohingya refugees :  The United Nations' refugee agency has asked Bangladesh to allow it to negotiate with the United States, Canada and some European countries to resettle around 1,000 Rohingya Muslims living in the South Asian nation, a senior official at the agency said.
7.  Baghdad car bomb claimed by Islamic State kills 45 :  A car bomb in Baghdad killed at least 45 people and wounded nearly 50 others on Thursday, Iraq's interior ministry said.
8.  Egypt swears in 9 new Cabinet ministers in limited shuffle :  Egypt has sworn in nine new ministers to the cabinet of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail.
9.  Iranian morality police beat and detain 14-year-old girl ‘for wearing ripped jeans’ :  A 14-year-old girl alleges that she has been beaten and detained for wearing ripped jeans in Iran, in the latest report ofpolice brutality against women and girls.
10.  China holds 'anti-terrorism' mass rally in Xinjiang's Uighur heartland :  of armed officers through the region's southern city of Hotan in a shock and awe campaign against what it says is the rising threat of terrorism and ethnic separatism.
11.  7 Hong Kong policemen jailed over attack on democracy protester :  Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years today for what the judge described as a "vicious" attack on a protester during pro-democracy rallies in 2014, captured on film and beamed around the world.
12.  Lahore blast: Pakistan announces Rs 1 million reward for info on suspect :  Pakistan's Punjab police on Thursday announced Rs one million reward for any information about the identity of suspected facilitator of the Lahore blast, even as elite commandos killed six militants belonging to a faction of the Taliban that claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
13.  Donald Trump: 'I inherited a mess' :  President Donald Trumpinsisted there was "zero chaos" in his crisis-buffeted White House and railed against enemies in the media, politics and the courts Thursday, in a meandering first solo news conference.
14.  Trump defence chief to Nato: Pay up or we reduce support :   US Defence Secretary James Mattis bluntly warned Nato allies on Thursday that Donald Trump's administration would "moderate its commitment" to the transatlantic alliance unless members met their spending pledges.
15.  Samsung chief Lee arrested as South Korean corruption probe deepens :  Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested early on Friday over his alleged role in a corruption scandal rocking the highest levels of power in South Korea, dealing a fresh blow to the world's biggest maker of smartphones and memory chips.


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Prasad Geeta

17/02/2017 02:37 PM