India
1.  Dalai Lama's visit seriously damaged ties with India: China :  China said today that it will lodge a diplomatic protest to India for "obstinately" allowing the Dalai Lama to visit the "disputed" Arunachal Pradesh, causing "serious damage" to bilateral ties.
2.  Attacks on Nigerians: Sushma Swaraj says not all attacks are racial :  External affairs minister Sushma Swarajsaid that "not all attacks are racial" after opposition members raised concern over the attacks on Nigerians in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
3.  India has never used me against China: Dalai Lama :  The Dalai Lama today asked Beijing to give Tibet a meaningful autonomy for the mutual benefit of both his homeland and China.
4.  Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, fourth incident of unprovoked firing in less than 48 hours :  Pakistani troops on Wednesday again resorted to mortar shelling and firing by automatic weapons along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the Army to retaliate.
5.  Pakistan should stop backing militancy: Mehbooba Mufti :  Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti asked Pakistan on Tuesday to stop supporting militancy in the state and allow peace to return.
6.  Over 2,000 Anantnag youths take tests to join Army :  Over 2,000 youths in their twenties travelled all the way from South Kashmir's Anantnag to take part in the Army recruitment drive that was held on Tuesday at Haiderbeig camp in Pattan in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. 
7.  All agricultural assets to be geo-tagged by ISRO's NRSC; MoU to be signed tomorrow :  In order to keep a track of agricultural assets in the country through online recording and monitoring, the Centre has decided to geo-tag all such infrastructure in a phased manner. The agriculture ministry will on Thursday sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to do this job.
8.  Vigilantes set fire to alcohol outlets, beat up staff in Rajasthan, UP :  While the Supreme Court has ordered closure of liquor shops near the highways, protests demanding shifting of liquor shops from villages and towns have intensified across the north India.
9.  It is partial relief for farmers: Rahul on UP loan waiver :   Congress vice president Rahul Gandhitoday said the UP government's decision to waive off farm loan was a "partial relief" but a step in the "right direction" and asked the Centre to evolve a national response to the widespread distress.
10.  Railways developing 400 A1 and A category stations :   Railways have planned to redevelop about 400 'A-1' and 'A' category stations, including Delhi, with private participation, Lok Sabha was informed today.


World
1.  Lahore blast: 4 Pakistan army soldiers, 2 civilians dead :  At least six people, including four soldiers, were killed on Wednesday in what is believed to be a suicide blast targeting a census team on Lahore's Bedian road, Pakistan media reported.
2.  Chemical attack kills dozens in Syria, US blames Assad :  A chemical weapons attack in an opposition-held town in northern Syria killed dozens of people on Tuesday, leaving residents gasping for breath and convulsing in the streets and overcrowded hospitals. 
3.  North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of Trump-Xi meeting :   North Korea fired a ballistic missile into its eastern waters Wednesday, US and South Korean officials said, amid worries the North might conduct nuclear or long-range rocket tests ahead of the first summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week.
4.  Donald Trump, Xi Jinping will be 'odd couple' at first summit :  When US President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, their summit will be marked not only by deep policy divisions but a clash of personalities between America's brash "tweeter-in-chief" and Beijing's cautious, calculating leader.
5.  Syria 'chemical' attack perpetrators must be 'held to account': UK :  British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday condemned a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 people in a rebel-held town in Syria, saying those responsible should be "held to account".
6.  'Gas' attack kills 58 in rebel-held Syria town :  Warplanes carried out a suspected toxic gas attack that killed at least 58 people including several children in a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, a monitoring group said.
7. Pak welcomes US offer to de-escalate tensions after India rejects it :  Pakistan has welcomed the US offer to help de-escalate tensions with India, saying "any positive role" America plays to bring peace and stability in South Asia can serve the region well, according to a media report today.
8.  India may have underestimated Beijing's resolve: Chinese media :   India is using the Dalai Lama as a diplomatic leverage to challenge China's "bottom line", Chinese state media said today, threatening that New Delhi may have "underestimated" Beijing's determination to protect its core interests.
9.  St. Petersburg subway blast was suicide attack: Officials :  A 22-year-old suicide bomber born in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan was behind a blast on the St. Petersburg subway that killed 14 people, Russian investigators said Tuesday.
10.  Ian McKellen reveals why he turned down the role of Albus Dumbledore in the 'Harry Potter' :  Veteran actor Ian McKellen has revealed the reason behind turning down the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore in the 'Harry Potter' series after actor Richard Harris passed away in 2002.


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05/04/2017 11:50 AM