India
1.  PM Modi greets nation on Maha Shivratri :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the holy occasion of Maha Shivratri. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister said, "Heartfelt greetings and best wishes on the occasion of Maha Shivratri."
2.  Nation celebrates Maha Shivaratri :  Maha Shivaratri which means the 'Great Night of Shiva' is being celebrated today as it is a festival celebrated annually in honour of lord Shiva.
3.  Solo fight helps BJP, party claims Cong has lost its pro-poor plank :  BJP's big gains in the Maharashtra urban civic polls, particularly its success in checkmating Shiv Sena in Mumbai, came as a boost to the saffron party which quickly proclaimed that the verdict would be replicated in wins in UP and other states going to polls.
4.  Modi returns Akhilesh’s jibe: ‘Donkey inspires me to work hard’ :  Hitting back at CM Akhilesh Yadavover his donkey jibe, PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he took inspiration from the animal to work tirelessly for the people even under adverse conditions.
5.  Jayalalithaa's nephew backs OPS; ready to pay Rs 100 crore fine :  Dealing a major blow to the Sasikala clan, the late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's nephew Deepak Jayakumar, who was perceived to be supporting the Sasikala faction, lashed out at TTV Dinakaran, terming him unfit to be AIADMK's deputy general secretary. 
6.  'I am shocked': Sushma Swaraj on Indian's killing in US :  External affairs minister Sushma Swarajsaid on Friday that two Indian embassy officials have rushed to Kansas where an Indian engineer was killed and two others injured when an American man opened fire on them after allegedly yelling "get out of my country".
7.  NIA in Nepal to probe ISI hand in train derailments :  In what may unravel Pakistan ISI's alleged role in recent train derailments across India, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team reached Nepal on Thursday to interrogate prime suspect Shamsul Hoda, who was arrested by the Nepal police earlier this month, and three others in custody there.
8.  Maha rout adds to Cong misery :  Bad news continues to come by the bagful for Congress, with a rout in urban body polls in Maharashtra deepening the perception of a decline following the Lok Sabha whitewash of 2014.
9.  Jammu & Kashmir sees rise in number of locals joining militancy :  The emboldened nature of militancy in Jammu & Kashmir hit home yet again on Thursday, with a virtually military-style ambush of an Army column in Shopian leading to the death of three soldiers, even as the security establishment's estimate of the number of terrorists in the state has undergone a sharp upward revision in recent times.
10.  Naval war room leak case: Supreme Court upholds sacking of two officers :  The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Centre's decision to sack two senior naval officers -- Commander Vijendra Rana and Commander V K Jha -- for alleged involvement in the Navy war room leak case.
11.  With Sukhoi-30 firing BrahMos in April, India can conduct surgical strike 300 km away :  While the first carriage flight of Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft with BrahMos missile—only a dummy drop—was successfully achieved in June 2016, the firing of the actual supersonic missile is now scheduled for April. This integration will allow India to order surgical strikes destroying targets about 300 km away.
12.  If PM likes UP so much, let us swap seats: Akhilesh Yadav :   "Agar pradhan mantriji ko Uttar Pradesh itna achha lag raha hai toh kaho adla-badli kar lete hain hum ... (We can swap seats if the Prime Minister likes Uttar Pradesh so much)," UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav told TOI in an exclusive interview on Thursday.


World
1.  Indian shot dead by American spewing racial slurs in Kansas :   An Indian engineer was killed and two others injured when an American man opened fire on them after allegedly yelling "get out of my country", with the local police calling it as a "possible hate crime".
2.  VX nerve agent was used in murder of Kim Jong Nam: Malaysia :  The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was killed with a highly toxic chemical weapon known as VX nerve agent, Malaysian police said on Friday, citing a preliminary report.
3.  I want US nuclear arsenal to be 'top of the pack': Donald Trump :  President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to ensure the US nuclear arsenal is at the "top of the pack," saying the United States has fallen behind in its weapons capacity.
4.  Islamic State forcing children, disabled into suicide cars: US general :  Islamic Statejihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at Iraqi security forces in Mosul, a general from the US-led coalition has said.
5.  Donald Trump reverses Barack Obama ban on private prisons :  President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday reinstated the use of private prisons for federal inmates, saying commercial prison operators are needed for the correctional system's "future needs."
6.  Aware of US carrier in South China Sea: China military :  China's defense ministry said on Thursday it was aware of the presence of a US aircraft carrier strike group in the South China Sea and China respected freedom of navigation for all countries in the waters there.
7.  Two senior Samsung Group executives offer to resign: Report :  Two senior Samsung Group executives have offered to resign to take responsibility for the conglomerate's involvement in the graft scandal involving South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Yonhap news agency said on Friday, without citing sources.
8.  US, EU rift: Trump White House to rescue Indian-origin CIA agent :  The Trump White House is coming to the rescue of a CIA agent of Indian-origin who is being extradited from Portugal to Italy following a conviction for her role in kidnapping an Egyptian cleric, igniting another flashpoint in the growing rift between the United States and the European Union.
9.  Indian-origin philanthropist felicitated for community service :  An Indian-American has been felicitated by the Indian Consulate here for his contribution towards the community and starting a mission that provides education to millions in tribal India.
10.  China says it's pleased with strategic talks with India :  China said on Thursday that the strategic dialogue with India, which took place on Wednesday, proved to be hugely successful resulting in "extensive agreements". The upgraded strategic dialogue involved two teams of officials with the Indian delegation led by foreign secretary S Jaishankar and China's executive vice foreign minister Zhang Yesuileading a group of Chinese officials.


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Prasad Geeta

24/02/2017 02:10 PM