India
1.  PM Narendra Modi conveys to US India’s unease over likely H-1B curbs :  PM Narendra Modi has urged the US to take a "reflective, balanced and far-sighted" perspective on the movement of skilled professionals, indicating India's discomfort with the Trump administration's intent to curb H-1B visas .
2.  No plan to introduce new Rs 1,000 note: Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das :  There are no plans to introduce new Rs 1,000 notes, said Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das today, putting an end to speculation on the issue.
3.  Several trains cancelled due to agitation in Assam :  A "Rail Roko" agitation called by two adivasi militant outfits has paralysed rail communication in Assam. At least 12 long-distance trains, including three Rajdhani trains have been affected.
4.  Ex-CBI chief says chats with Qureshi 'personal, harmless' :  A day after the CBI booked him for alleged corruption, former director of the agency A P Singh told TOI that his exchanges on Blackberry Messenger (BBM) with meat exporter Moin Qureshiwere "mostly personal and innocuous in nature as between friends".
5.  Indian doctor from AP freed by ISIS in Libya, Sushma Swaraj announces :  : A doctor from Eluru in Andhra Pradesh who was abducted by ISIS in Libya has been freed. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted late on Tuesday night announced saying: "We have rescued Dr. Ramamurthy Kosanam in Libya. 
6.  Taxmen stop arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari from selling assets abroad :  In a rare action, income tax has restrained defence dealer Sanjay Bhandarifrom disposing of properties abroad, including London and Dubai, and served him a provisional attachment order on Monday.
7.  I-T dept to crack whip on those who fail to verify cash deposits of over Rs 5 lakh :  The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to crack the whip on those who fail to verify cash deposits of Rs 5 lakh or more during the demonetisation drive, while deciding to go easy on "low-risk cases". It has also asked officers to act against those who have offered or repaid loans in cash, which attract 100% penalty.
8.  IPL scam: CBI arrests former ED jt director on bribery charges :  The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested on Tuesday arrested former Enforecement Directorate Joint Director J P Singhand three others on charges of bribery to dilute probe in the IPL spot fixing scandal.
9.  Ganga promise: Walk the ghats, but don’t take a dip :  Clean Ganga may not be the top political issue in Varanasi this election, but it surely is a promise strong enough to find resonance in conversations of a meditative city that suddenly has to cope with construction activity round every second bend.
10.  Jet scare: Pilots told to adhere to ATC norms :  Following the scare caused over European skies last week when one of its planes went incommunicado for a few minutes and led to rushing of fighter planes, Jet Airways sent a stern reminder to all its pilots on Tuesday over radio communication.
11.  Top Chhattisgarh officer held for Rs 1.5cr bribe to hide graft :  The CBI arrested senior Chhatisgarh bureaucrat B L Agrawal on Tuesday for allegedly paying Rs 1.5 crore in bribe to settle two CBI cases against him.
12.  Apex maritime security body still missing, nine years after 26/11 terror strikes :  The government is yet to get cracking on a national maritime authority (NMA), which was strongly recommended after the 26/11 terror strikes in 2008 and promised by the NDA government soon after it came to power in 2014, even as Phase-II of the coastal surveillance network (CSN) was finally approved on Tuesday.
13.  Hopes rise for early extradition of Vijay Mallya after India-UK talks :  The extradition of Vijay Mallya may happen sooner than expected. After a meeting between officials from UK and India on extradition and mutual legal assistance, Indian sources said they received a "positive" response from UK.


World
1.  North Korea diplomat wanted over Kim killing: Malaysia :  Malaysian investigators are seeking to question a North Korean diplomat over the killing of Kim Jong-Un's brother at a Kuala Lumpur airport, national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Wednesday.
2.  Donald Trump's new deportation plan decoded :  The Trump administration launched a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigrants, leaving nearly 11 million undocumented foreigners vulnerable to deportation. 
3.  Millions targeted for possible deportation under Trump rules :  Millions of people living in the United States illegally could be targeted for deportation, including people simply arrested for traffic violations, under a sweeping rewrite of immigration enforcement policies announced Tuesday by the Trump administration.
4.  Pakistan's army chief Qamar Bajwa blames India for his country's terrorist menace :  Pakistan's army chief is now blaming India for Islamabad's inability or unwillingness to act against terror that's been grown and nourished on its own soil .
5.  Hafiz Saeed, 4 others challenge their house arrest :  Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed and four others on Tuesday challenged their house arrest in the Lahore high court.
6.  US, China discuss measures to counter North Korea threat :  The US and China have agreed on a constructive bilateral relationship to address the threat posed by North Korea due to its repeated ballistic missile tests despite a UN ban.
7.  Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters in San Jose :  Calif.: Rescuers chest-deep in water steered boats full of people, some with babies and pets, from a San Jose neighborhood inundated Tuesday by water from an overflowing creek.
8.  UNICEF, French president urge protection for children of war :  Child soldiers, underage sex slaves, orphaned adolescent refugees _ France's president and UNICEF are urging the international community to do more to protect the more than 200 million children of today's conflict zones.
9.  Israel court sentences soldier to 18 months for killing Palestinian :  An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for shooting dead an injured Palestinian assailant.
10.  Bodies of 74 migrants wash ashore on Libyan beach :  The bodies of 74 migrants have been found washed up on a beach near the western Libya city of Zawiya, a Red Crescent spokesman said on Tuesday.
11.  Pakistan bowing to Trump-Modi pressure on terrorism, says US President's Indian-American acolyte :  Pakistan's abrupt defanging of terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed is a result of behind the scenes effort by the Trump administration led by a "new and tough sheriff in town" and a "skilled and receptive partner" in New Delhi who, together form a "mortal threat to Islamist terrorism everywhere," US President Donald Trump's Indian-American acolyte Shalabh Kumar has said.
12.  India, China gear up for tough negotiations during strategic talks :  Foreign secretary S Jaishankar set the stage for the upcoming strategic dialogue in Beijing by saying that India remained "strongly committed" to maintaining good relations with China. India wants to maintain its ties with China without making any compromises on its stand on major issues of differences between the Himalayan neighbors.


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Prasad Geeta

22/02/2017 01:33 PM