India
1.  J&K floods: Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls Mehbooba Mufti, offers Centre's help :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Muftito offer any and all help from the Centre to deal with the flood-like situation in the Kashmir Valley.
2.  Yet again, Ravindra Gaikwad tries to book AI tickets and yet again, he's blocked :  If for nothing else, Shiv Sena MPRavindra Gaikwad ought to get full marks for tenacity. Yes, he again booked tickets on Air India (AI), and, yes, the airline again blocked him, agencies reported today.
3.  Reply on why cow vigilante groups shoudn't be banned: SC to Centre, six State governments :  About a week after a 55-year-old Rajasthan man was killed, allegedly by 'cow vigilantes', the Supreme Court today asked the Centre and six state governments to respond to it regarding why such vigilante groups should not be banned.
4.  Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad finally regrets assaulting Air India officer :  Grounded Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad finally expressed regret on Thursday for assaulting an Air India staff member during a flight last month, describing it as an "unfortunate incident", and asked for the lifting of a flying ban imposed on him by airlines.
5.  Boost for India, Bangladesh inland water transportation :  With the Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, giving its approval for the agreement between India and Bangladesh to develop fairways on the Ashuganj-Zakiganjstretch of the Kushiyara river and the Sirajganj-Daikhawa stretch of the Jamuna rivers, officials here said these steps will expedite the process of using the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers as viable inland water routes.
6.  NGO pays Rs 4 lakh fine to release Pakistan woman with India-born daughter from Amritsar jail :  A fine of Rs four lakh was paid to the Indian court by Batala-based NGO 'Sarbat Da Bhala' to save a Pakistani mother and her India-born daughter.
7.  Three soldiers trapped in J&K avalanche found dead :  All three soldiers trapped in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Batalik were found dead this morning. The three bravehearts were from Bihar.
8.  Draw victory chart from 'Kashmir to Kanyakumari', Amit Shah tells party members :   BJP chief Amit Shah addressed the parliamentary party meeting on Thursday in the absence of PM Narendra Modi who was travelling, underlining his unofficial number two position in the hierarchy.
9.  No Dangal in Pakistan as it wants flag scene cut :  Pakistan may have reopened its doors to Bollywood after a brief spell of suspension following cross-border tensions, but 'Dangal', the film that smashed all box-office records to become the highest-grossing Indian movie ever, will not make it to the neighbour's screens.
10.  I am ready to dance & enjoy Scotch, says Chetan Kumar Cheetah :  I am rocking," Chetan Kumar Cheetah responds when asked how he is doing. The 45-year-old CRPFcommandant, who recovered from a coma after weeks, was being wheeled out of AIIMS in Delhi on Wednesday to continue his long journey to recovery.
11.  Mix-up forces Air India plane to do high-speed reject at Delhi Airport :  The capital's busy IGI Airport saw an aircraft rejecting take off at high speed on Friday morning as another plane was landing on a merging runway at the same time. Parallel operations are not allowed on merging runways due to safety fears.


World
1.  Putin says US strikes on Syria illegal, harm US-Russia ties :  PresidentVladimir Putinbelieves that US cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base broke international law and have seriously hurt US-Russia relations, Russian news agencies cited the Kremlin as saying on Friday.
2.  EU to start checks at external borders :  Europeans will face systematic checks at the external borders of the EU's Schengen border area from Friday under legislation designed to tackle "foreign fighters" returning from Iraq and Syria.
3.  Somalia roadside bomb kills at least 10 in minibus :   A roadside bombexploded and killed at least 10 people in a minibus in Somalia's Lower Shabelleregion Thursday evening, a local official said.
4.  Pope to wash feet of inmates at mafia turncoat prison :  Pope Francis will wash the feet of inmates at a prison known for housing mafia turncoats in an Easter week ritual meant to show his willingness to serve.
5.  Israel says Assad ordered 'chemical attack' :  Israeli defence minister Avigdor Liebermanon Thursday said he was "100 per cent sure" Syrian President Bashar al-Assadordered a suspectedchemical attack this week that provoked international outrage.
6.  Escalating US role in Syria, Trump orders strikes on Assad airbase :  US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he ordered missile strikes against a Syrian airfield from which a deadly chemical weapons attack was launched , declaring he acted in America's "vital national security interest" against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
7.  Bezos selling Amazon stake to fund race to space :  Standing against the backdrop of his New Shepard rocket booster and a full-scale mock capsule for carrying humans into space, Jeff Bezos revealed on Wednesday that he was selling about $1 billion in Amazon stock a year to finance his Blue Origin rocket company.
8.  Speak up for India, British lawmaker tells diaspora :   British lawmaker is urging members of the Indian diaspora to lobby their Members of Parliament to support a motion introduced by him last month condemning Pakistan’s announcement that Gilgit-Baltistan was its fifth frontier, warning that MPs were continually lobbied by “separatists” and the “right of self determination lobby”.
9.  Kremlin lashes out at U.S. :  The Kremlin on Thursday said US allegations that Syrian forces carried out a deadly chemical attack are not based on “objective” information.
10.  N. Korea warns U.S. against provocation :  North Korea is ready to deliver the “most ruthless blow” if provoked by the United States, its ambassador to Moscow said Thursday, after President Donald Trump pledged to keep building up defences against Pyongyang.


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