India
1.  Srinagar bypoll: 1 killed, 5 injured in clashes :  One person was killed and five others were injured in clashes between security forces and protesters as polling for by-election to theSrinagar parliamentary constituency began here, leading to abysmally low voting in many parts.
2.  President calls for strong poll reforms to boost democracy :  President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday called for strong electoral reforms to strengthen the democratic structure and said it was time to look at legal provisions for increasing the number of parliamentary seats.
3.  Alwar lynching: Lalu Prasad trolls PM Narendra Modi on Twitter :  After news broke of a terror attack in Stockholm on Friday, many world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, condemned the attack and said their thoughts and prayers are with the families that had lost a loved one in the terrorist strike.
4.  PM Modi takes a veiled swipe at Pakistan :  As India and Bangladesh took their "fraternal friendship" to another level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a veiled swipe at Pakistan for acting as a roadblock on the route to development in South Asia.
5.  Internet ban: Don't act in haste, J&K CEO tells police :  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral OfficerShantmanu on Saturday asked state police not take any hasty decision on banning internet services for by-poll to Srinagar Parliamentary constituency.
6.  PM Modi promises Sheikh Hasina early solution to vexed Teesta water dispute :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised an early solution to the vexed Teesta water dispute with Bangladesh.
7.  After Income Tax raids, Tamil Nadu bypoll may be countermanded :  The R K Nagar byelection may be countermanded with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) submitting its report to the Election Commission on Saturday on the extensive raids conducted by the Income Taxinvestigation wing on health minister C Vijayabaskar, his relatives and partymen in Chennai, Pudukottai and Trichy districts.
8.  Tested high before flying from IGI, Air India pilot grounded for three months :  An Air India pilot was grounded for three months on Saturday when he reportedly arrived at Delhi Airport in a tipsy condition to operate a flight to the Gulf.
9.  In triple murder, Supreme Court awards life term, avoids capital punishment :   In a major boost to the campaign against death penalty, the Supreme Court refused to confirm the capital punishment for a man who burned his pregnant wife and son for dowry, saying extreme punishment militated against the reformative theory of jurisprudence.
10.  China fooling citizens about my visit, Dalai Lama says :  The Dalai Lama on Saturday hit out at China, accusing it of fooling its own people by spreading falsehood about his journey to Tawang, which the Communist country claims as its own.
11.  Indian, Chinese navies rescue hijacked merchant ship in Gulf of Aden :  The Indian and Chinese navies rescued a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden after the vessel was hijacked by pirates.
12.  In touch with US agencies over Punjab youth killed in Washington: Sushma Swaraj :  A 25-year-old Indian was shot dead in the city of Yakima in Washington state of USA on Thursday. Two-hooded assailants robbed Vikram Jaryalat the store where he was employed. Though he cooperated with the assailants when they demanded cash, he was shot point blank.


World
1.  US navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula :  The US Navy said Saturday it had sent a carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against North Korea's "reckless" nuclear weapons programme.
2.  US vows to keep up pressure on Syria after missile strikes :  The United States is vowing to keep up the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from US ships, despite the prospect of escalating Russian ill will that could further inflame one of the world's most vexing conflicts.
3.  Warplanes strike Syrian town hit by chemical attack :  Warplanes on Saturday struck the Syrian town where a chemical attack had killed scores of people earlier this week, as Turkey warned that a retaliatory US missile strike on a Syrian air base would only be "cosmetic" if greater efforts are not made to remove President Bashar Assad from power.
4.  Congress goes on break, Donald Trump awaits big progress on agenda :  President Donald Trump is approaching the end of his first 100 days in office without having signed a single major bill into law.
5.  Turkish President Erdogan holds giant rally week ahead of referendum :  Tens of thousands packed one of Istanbul's biggest public spaces Saturday as Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a giant rally seeking votes in next week's referendum on enhancing his powers.
6.  Pak political parties slam last two Army chiefs :  In an intriguing development, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Imran Khan-led opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) slammed two previous army chiefs, Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and Gen Raheel Sharif.
7.  Panic, damage as three strong quakes hit Philippines :  A trio of strong earthquakes damaged buildings and caused panicked tourists to flee a popular dive resort near the Philippine capital on Saturday, officials and eyewitnesses said.
8.  Swedish police suspect arrested man was driver in truck attack :  Swedish police said on Saturday that a man arrested on "suspicion of terrorist crime" was likely to be the driver of a truck that ploughed into a crowd of people in central Stockholm a day earlier.
9.  Normal for China to give political colour to my spiritual visits: Dalai Lama :  Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Saturday accused China of spreading wrong information about his trip to Arunachal Pradesh , saying it is normal for Beijing to give "political colour" to his spiritual visits.
10.  For 'all-weather friend' China, Pakistan to ramp up breeding of donkeys :  China is investing as much a $50-odd billion in Pakistan for CPEC, so Pakistan, which will do anything for its 'all-weather' buddy China, is ramping up donkey breeding for China.


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