India
1.  India always believed in one God: PM :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday maintained that though there may be different forms of worshipping god, India has always believed that God was one.
2.  Violence of any kind can be disastrous for airlines: Aviation minister on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad's bad behaviour :   In yet another signal that all's not well between the BJP and the Shiv Sena, aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju today implicitly defended domestic airlines' ban on Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, whose loutish behavior on an Air India flight stunned the country.
3.  Aadhaar can't be made compulsory for welfare schemes' benefits: Supreme Court :  Having an Aadhaar card cannot be made mandatory by the government for giving out benefits from its welfare schemes, the Supreme Court said today.
4.  Top Uttar Pradesh officials spending sleepless nights under Yogi Adityanath's regime :  Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement in Gorakhpur on Sunday that “there is no place for those who give patronage to the goonda elements and mafia”, reflected his style of functioning.
5.  Yogi show in UP: 50 decisions in 150 hours, without first cabinet meet :  A week after assuming office and without a single cabinet meeting, chief minister Aditya Nath Yogi has taken 50 decisions that have drawn mixed response and produced varied results.
6. UP train derailment plot: Nepalese businessman met ISI handler in Dubai :  Nepalese businessman Shamsul Hoda, a key suspect behind the failed attempt to cause train derailment in Ghorasahan, had met his Pakistani handler Safi Shaikh, who is linked to ISI, in Dubai last January, just after news of the arrests in India and Nepal broke out.
7.  Tell us plan to tackle farmer suicides: SC to Centre :    The Supreme Courttoday asked the Centre to inform it about the line of action to be taken by states for dealing with the "serious issue" of farmers' suicide.
8.  Pakistan man pardons Indians who killed his son in UAE, court will accept offer of 'blood money' :  A Pakistani man has pardoned 10 Indians who are on death row after being convicted of killing is son in Abu Dhabi in 2015, BBC Urdu reported.
9.  India, Singapore to discuss ties amid uncertain US-Asia policy :  Amid mounting uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's Asia policy, India and Singapore will review their ties next month when Singapore foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan visits India.
10. BJP looks at Odisha with renewed hope, to hold national conclave in the state after 20 years :  The choice of Odisha as the venue for the next BJP National Executive Meet in April may appear to have been made in the wake of the recent impressive performance of the party in the local bodies elections but the party has been increasing its political footprint in the state for long through strong efforts on the ground that gives it plausible hopes of becoming a potent force against BJD, and replacing the Congress, in both the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls due in 2019.
11.  Gilgit-Baltistan part of J&K, Pakistan in illegal occupation: Resolution in British Parliament :  A motion was passed in the British Parliament condemning Islamabad's announcementdeclaring Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth frontier , saying the region is a legal and constitutional part of Jammu & Kashmir illegally occupied by Pakistan since 1947.


World
1.  India, Saarc countries pull up Pakistan, ask it to pay up $7.85 mn for South Asian University :  India and six other members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation have pulled up Pakistan, asking it to immediately pay up $7.85 million as its contribution to the South Asian University.
2.  Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters :  Russia: Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia on Sunday, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
3.  Eight school pupils feared dead in Japan ski resort avalanche :  An avalanche killed eight high school students on a mountain-climbing trip in Japan on Monday, with more than 30 people reportedly injured.
4.  South Korea prosecutors seek arrest of ex-president Park :  South Korean prosecutors sought an arrest warrant on Monday for ousted president Park Geun-Hye, they said, days after questioning her over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down.
5.  United Airlines bars teenage girls in leggings from flight :  Two teenage girls wearing leggingswere barred from boarding a United Airlines flight on Sunday because they did not meet a dress code for special pass travelers, a company spokesman said amid a furor on social media.
6.  Thousands evacuated as cyclone bears down on Australia :  Thousands of people including tourists were being evacuated on Monday as northern Australia braced for a powerful cyclone packing destructive winds with warnings of major structural damage and surging tides.
7.  Five dead in military helicopter crash in east Ukraine :  A Ukrainian military helicopter crashed in the war-torn east of the country on Sunday, killing all five people aboard after apparently hitting a power line, in what is believed to be an accident, the army said.
8.  Hong Kong gets first woman leader :  A committee dominated by pro-Beijing elites chose Hong Kong's next leader on Sunday in the first vote since huge pro-democracy protests erupted over the election system in 2014.
9.  Over 130 detained at Moscow anti-corruption rally: Rights group :  More than 130 people were detained Sunday in Moscowas thousands attended a rallyagainst government corruption, according to a rights group tracking arrests.
10.  US universities register drop in Indian student applications :   US universities have registered a sharp decline in the number of applications from Indian students after a spate of hate crimes and fear and anxiety about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump Administration.



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