India
1.  Govt mulls portal dedicated to Army, para-military bravehearts :  The Modi government is planning a portal dedicated to Army and para-military bravehearts honoured over the years with gallantry awards. 
2.  Three soldiers martyred, four injured after terrorists attack patrol party in J&K :  Three Army soldiers were martyred and 4 were injured - two, critically - after militants ambushed an army patrol party in the Shopiandistrict of Jammu and Kashmir this morning.
3.  Tax evader fugitive Vijay Mallya blames Indian media for 'blasting' him :  'Wilful' tax evader and fugitive Vijay Mallya, who owes India as much as Rs 9,000 crore, took to Twitter this morning to moan about the Indian media "blasting him" rather than lauding his spendy Formula 1 moves.
4.  Stone-pelters make security forces call off 2 anti-terror operations in Kulgam :  Security forces had to call off anti-terror operations against terrorists holed up in residential houses at two places in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Wednesday when sympathisers of the terrorists threw stones at their personnel to prevent them from taking on the terrorists, reports said.
5.  Burden of proof in Azhar case not on us: Jaishankar :  Foreign secretary S Jaishankar, in Beijing for bilateral talks, has countered China's demand for "solid evidence" against Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar, saying the "burden of proof" was not on India as the Jaish-e-Muhammed chief's actions were well documented.
6.  Another Super Hercules damaged in Ladakh, India now has only four :   C-130J 'Super Hercules' aircraft being flown by the commanding officer of the elite 'Veiled Vipers' squadron of IAF has been left badly-damaged after it crashed into a pole and other structures while taxing on the tarmac in the high-altitude Thoise airfield in Ladakh recently.
7.  Our hands are tied, Navy reads out bureaucratic rule book to Sushma :  External affairs minister Sushma Swarajwants Indians in a ship at Aden in Yemen to be rescued, reacting swiftly in a way she does all the time, but a spokesperson of the Indian Navy has read out the rule book to her in public.
8.  Delhi Police’s special cell officer Sanjeev Kumar Yadav recommended for police gallantry awards :  Delhi Police's special cell officer Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who was recently slammed by a city court for "shoddy investigation into the 2005 Diwali-eve blasts", leading to acquittal of two of the three key suspects, was recommended for the police gallantry awards announced on Republic Day eve this year. 
9.  'Azad Kashmir', among slogans chanted at Delhi University protests yesterday :  At the violent clashes in Delhi University's north campus yesterday, several protesters shouted slogans supporting independence for Kashmir, according to a video that can't be verified by TOI but is being circulated on social media. .
10.  I-T department attaches benami property worth Rs 55 crore :  The income tax (I-T) department has identified a large number of benami transactionsand has registered 235 cases up until February and attached properties worth more than Rs 55 crore.
11.  Will she pay for my treatment, asks cop mocked by Shobhaa De :  Daulatram Jogawat, 58, a police inspector with Neemuch police in Madhya Pradesh is fed up of being body-shamed on social media for the last three years. The latest assault came from Mumbai based columnist and author Shobhaa De, who on Tuesday posted the obese cop's photo with the tweet: "Heavy police bandobast in Mumbai today."
12.  7 Earth-size planets found orbiting star, may hold life :  For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single nearby star — and these new worlds could hold life.
13.  BMC election results 2017: Shiv Sena takes clear lead :  The Shiv Sena was leading from 91 seats while the BJP was leading from 56 seats. Unexpectedly, the MNS was leading from 10 seats in the city. The Shiv Sena swept the Marathi belt of Dadar-Naigaum-Parel-Lalbaug area and also broke into Congress strongholds of Dharavi and Naigaum.


World
1.  Donald Trump's immigration plans could impact 3 lakh Indian-Americans :  Nearly 300,000 Indian-Americans are likely to be impacted by the Donald Trumpadministration's sweeping plans that put the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation .
2.  Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance :  The Trump administrationhas ended federal protections for transgender students that instructed schools to allow them to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities.
3.  Kim autopsy 'illegal and immoral': North Korean state media :  Pyongyang's state media on Thursday blasted Malaysia for an "illegal and immoral" autopsy on a man believed be the half-brother of North Korea's leader, breaking a 10-day silence on the airport assassination.
4.  Japan Crown Prince vows to follow father's footstep :  Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has marked his 57th birthday with a pledge to follow in his father's footsteps as symbol of the nation when his father's abdication wish is realized.
5. Pakistan army goes hunting for terrorists across nation :  Following a wave of terrorist strikes across Pakistan, the army launched a countrywide offensive against militants on Wednesday, stating that the action was aimed at rooting out their scourge once and for all and consolidating the gains made through other military operations in recent years.
6.  Donald Trump's deportation plan: What's changed for illegal immigrants? :  US President Donald Trump has laid the groundwork to potentially deport millions of undocumented immigrants by issuing new policy memos that broaden the ways in which federal immigration laws should be enforced. Here's a look at how the new directives differ from existing laws and how they may impact illegal migrants:
7.  North Korea diplomat wanted over Kim killing: Malaysia :  Detectives probing the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother want to question a North Korean diplomat, Malaysia's top policeman said Wednesday.
8.  Bacha bazi: Afghan practice of child sex slavery :  Afghanistan is set to criminalise the practice of "bacha bazi", sexual exploitation of boys, with a slew of stringent punishments laid out for the first time in a revised penal code.
9.  South Sudan promises 'unimpeded' aid access amid famine :  Kenya: South Sudan's president said Tuesday his government will ensure "unimpeded access'' for all aid organizations, a day after famine was declared for more than 100,000 people in the country suffering from years of civil war.
10.  Banner 'Refugees Welcome' unfurled at Statue of Liberty :  A banner reading "Refugees Welcome" was unfurled atop the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.


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Prasad Geeta

23/02/2017 01:00 PM