India
1.  OBC MPs to felicitate PM for constitutional status to NCBC :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be felicitated by OBC MPs in Parliament next week over the Centre's decision to accord constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes.
2.  Workaholic Adityanath keeps bureaucracy, mediapersons on toes :  There were not many takers when new Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanathwarned that he was a workaholic and only those who can work 18-20 hours a day can keep pace with him.
3.  Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina accorded ceremonial welcome :  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
4.  Centre to use Champaran anniversary to boost Swachh drive :  The anniversary of the Champaran Satyagraha this month will be leveraged by the Centre to give a fillip to its Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.
5.  Assam CID official held for leaking info :   In an unexpected twist, top CID official N Rajamarthandan, who was heading the special investigation team (SIT) formed to probe the Silapathar ransack case, was arrested on Thursday night.
6.  Supreme Court asks HCs to compel states to allot prosecutors for Pocso cases :   In a first of its kind order, the Supreme Courtasked chief justices of 11 high courts to initiate suo motu proceedings against state governments and force them to appoint special public prosecutors in cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.
7.  Sex ratio in Haryana touches 950 mark for first time: Khattar :  For the first time in the history of Haryana, the sex ratio in the state has touched the 950 mark.
8.  HC seeks Punjab’s view on Sidhu’s TV career :  Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu from acting in a TV comedy show, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday sought the state advocate general's opinion on the propriety of a cabinet minister appearing in the television programme.
9.  Dalai Lama reaches Tawang amid rousing welcome by hundreds :  Overcoming bad weather, the Dalai Lama finally arrived in Tawang, the second most important seat of Tibetan Buddhism after Lhasa, amid rousing welcome by hundreds of people to the spiritual leader on Friday.
10.  Govt, opposition parties clash in House over political violence in Kerala :  The government and opposition parties (Left and Congress) clashed in Lok Sabha on Friday over political violence in Kerala.


World
1.  US readying more sanctions against Syria :  The US will soon impose more sanctions on Syria in response to a chemical attackblamed on PresidentBashar al-Assad's regime after an "overwhelming" successful military operation, the Trump administration officials said on Saturday.
2.  Trump presses Xi on trade, North Korea :  US President Donald Trump pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping to do more to curb North Korea's nuclear program and help reduce the gaping U.S. trade deficit with Beijing in talks on Friday, even as he toned down the strident anti-China rhetoric of his election campaign.
3.  Myanmar ferry capsizes; 20 dead, scores missing :  At least 20 people were killed when a boat carrying scores of wedding guests collided with a river barge at night in western Myanmar, authorities said Saturday, with more feared drowned as rescue workers renewed their search in daylight.
4.  Malala to become youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace :  Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is to become the youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace, the organisation's chief said on Friday.
5.  Trump ordered Syrian air strike before dinner with Xi Jinping :  In a secure room at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, President Donald Trump's top military advisers presented him with three options for punishing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a poison gas attack that killed dozens of civilians.
6.  Trump to visit China in 2017: Chinese state media :  Chinese state media say US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit China later this year.
7.  Senate confirms Trump pick Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court :  The Senateconfirmed Neil Gorsuch to become the newest associate justice on the Supreme CourtFriday, elevating Donald Trump's nominee following a corrosive partisan confrontation that could have lasting impacts for the Senate and the court.
8.  ETA weapons 'handed to civil society' in France :  The Basque separatist group ETA, which has promised to give up all its remaining arms by Saturday, has handed over the weapons to members of "civil society" in France, one of them told AFP.
9.  Fury in Damascus, Moscow as US strikes Syria airbase :   Damascusand its ally Moscow furiously condemned an American air strike on a Syrian airbase Friday that marked the first direct US assault on President Bashar al-Assad's government.
10.  US strike in Syria: Russia warns of serious consequences :  Russia warned on Friday that US cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have "extremely serious" consequences, as President Donald Trump's first major foray into a foreign conflict opened up a rift between Moscow and Washington.


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Prasad Geeta

08/04/2017 02:51 PM