India
1.  3 Lashkar terrorists killed in encounter in south Kashmir :  Security forces on Thursday gunned down three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in an encounter that lasted for over six hours in Pulwama district of south Kashmir.
2.  Top Hizb ultra among 2 killed in Sopore :  Two terrorists, including a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, were killed in an encounter in Baramulla's Sopore town on Wednesday.
3.  Samjhauta Express blasts: UPA ‘cover-up’ questioned :  Samjhauta Express blasts has created ripples across political circles with Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad pointing fingers at the shoddy investigations conducted under the UPA government and floating of the "Hindu terror" theory.
4.  Jaitley asks Russian defence sector firms to 'Make in India' :  Defence minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday invited Russian firms to join hands with Indian companies through joint ventures and other means to develop and produce top-notch military platforms and weapons systems under the "Make in India" framework.
5.  Wanted for rioting, UP neta shares yoga stage with minister, DM, SSP :  Facing non-bailable warrants (NBWs) for their alleged role in communal clashes, BJP Saharanpur MP Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma's brother Rahul Lakhanpal and the party's city president Amit Gagneja performed yoga sitting near UP agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi, the district magistrate, SSP and other officials at Ambedkar stadium in the city on Wednesday. 
6.  US President Donald Trump's aide to be next US envoy to India :  A senior official of the National Economic Council, which advises the US President on economic policy, is likely to be named the US ambassador to India, according to aWashington Post columnist.
7.  4 farmers end life, one lights own pyre in Maharashtra :  Four farmers allegedly committed suicide in different parts of Nashik district on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 53 in the last six months.
8.  GJM under pressure from outside and within to be ‘flexible’ on bandh :  The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) is facing increasing pressure from within and outside the outfit to take a "more flexible view" on its indefinite bandh and go for "some sort of relaxation" before Eid, which comes up next week.
9.  Prez poll: Mulayam, Akhilesh’s different stands stump SP cadre :  Who in the Samjwadi Party will decide its stand on the Presidential election? With the two top leaders — patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and national president Akhilesh Yadav — sending out contradictory signals, confusion prevails among the party cadre on the issue.
10.  India to airlift its citizens stuck in blockade-hit Qatar from next week :  In yet another "airlift", India will operate special flights for its citizens to return from blockade-hit Qatar.
11.  Doors open for Ravi Shastri? BCCI widens its search for new coach :  The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), who is entrusted to find Anil Kumble's successor would be looking beyond the current list of applicants, a development which may pave the way for the entry of Ravi Shastri, who has remained as a top choice of captain Kohli.
12.  Countdown for launch of PSLV-C38 carrying 31 satellites begins :  The 28-hour countdown for the launch of Cartosat-2 series satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh began at 5.29 am today.
13.  In one fell swoop, India slams Pakistan, as well as UN, US inaction on terror safe havens there :  In one fell swoop, and without once mentioning Pakistan or the US, India yesterday came down heavily on both countries, as well as on the UN, for their collective inaction on Islamabad's continued safe haven for terrorist groups.


World
1.  In high-level talks, US asks China to do more to rein in North Korea :  The United States pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programs during a round of high-level talks in Washington on Wednesday.
2.  Canadian man charged in stabbing of airport officer in Flint :  A police officer was stabbed in the neck at the Flint airport by a man with a knife Wednesday in what authorities are investigating as a possible act of terrorism.
3.  Australia lifts suspension of airstrikes against ISIS in Syria :  Australia said on Thursday it had lifted a suspension of its airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria that was imposed amid tensions with Russia after a US fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane this week.
4.  Islamic militants take hostages at Philippine school: Army :   Islamic militants occupied a primary schooland took hostages in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday, a few hours drive from a city where other jihadists were fighting a month-long war, authorities said.
5.  German teenagers shoot at Thai king with rubber pellets :   Thailand's king was targeted by two teenagers firing rubber pellets while he was cycling in southern Germany's Bavaria, prosecutors told AFP on Wednesday.
6.  ISIS blows up Mosul mosque where Baghdadi became 'caliph' :  Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2014 declared himself "caliph" in his only public appearance, an Iraqi commander said.
7.  World population to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, UN says :  The world's current population of 7.6 billion will balloon to 9.8 billion in 2050, with India's numbers to surpass China's in just seven years, a UN report said on Wednesday.
8.   Trump's new idea — a 'solar wall' on Mexican border :  US President Donald Trump pitched a new concept to his supporters Wednesday for the wall he intends to erect on the Mexican border: cover it with solar panels — and use the energy to cover construction costs.
9.  US watchdog decries pricey woodland uniforms for Afghan army :  The Pentagonwasted millions of dollars buying the Afghan army a woodland camouflage uniform that was apparently chosen on a whim and may have made soldiers easier to spot, a US government watchdog said Wednesday.
10.  Myanmar forces kill 3 in raid on 'terrorist training camps' :   Myanmarsecurity forces have killed three people in raids on "terrorist" training camps run by Rohingya Muslim militants in the north of Rakhine state,  on Thursday.


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