India
1.  33 hours in airplane mode for PM Narendra Modi :  In the trip totalling a little more than 95 hours, Modi would have spent more than a third of his time — 33 hours to be precise — flying in his Air India Boeing. In the rest of the time at his disposal, he would have attended to 33 back-to-back engagements and meetings in the US, Portugal and the Netherlands.
2.  With Sonia Gandhi by her side, Meira Kumar files nomination for Presidential election :  In the presence of several opposition leaders, including the Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, the joint opposition's candidate Meira Kumar on Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the upcoming Presidential election.
3.  US-India bonhomie rattles China, Pakistan :  New Delhi's purported adversaries clearly feel the pinch of the US-India clinch. Both Beijing and Islamabad reacted sharply on Tuesday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump explicitly and implicitly identifying Pakistan and China respectively as nettlesome adversaries.
4.  India's largest container port JNPT hit by ransomware :  The government on Wednesday confirmed that one of the terminals at the JNPT port has been impacted by the latest malware attack.
5.  With eye on China, Modi-Trump bhai bhai :  The US having endorsed India's position on China's One Belt-One Road (OBOR) initiative is being seen by the government as a significant takeaway from the first Modi-Trump summit.
6.  Aadhaar-PAN linking must from July 1, govt notifies rules :  The government has made it mandatory for taxpayers to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN cards with effect from July 1.
7.  Pakistan accuses US of 'speaking India's language' and of 'dual standards' on Kashmir issue :  A miffed Pakistan has accused the US of "speaking India's language" and of "dual standards" on the issue of Kashmir, reported Pakistani media.
8.  NIA detains Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son-in-law in terror fund probe :  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday detained Altaf Ahmed Shah, son-in-law of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in connection with its probe into the funding of terror and subversive activities in Kashmir.
9.  Pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar only after border stand-off is resolved, says China :  
The Chinese foreign ministry held India responsible on Tuesday for the border stand-off in Sikkim and said it would not allow pilgrims from India to visit Kailash Mansarovar, in Tibet, if the situation was not resolved.
10.  China justifies construction of road in Sikkim sector :  China has justified the construction of a road in the Sikkim sector, saying the area "undoubtedly" is located on its side of the border as per the 1890 Sino-British Treaty.


World
1.  How a hashtag on Wednesdays is fighting Iran's dress code for women :  Before she begins her Wednesday morning, Iranian activist Masih Alinejad spends hours sifting through scores of videos and photos sent to her of women in Iran wearing white headscarves or white clothing as part of a growing online protest.
2.  'GoldenEye' cyber attack goes global, exploits known code flaws :  A major global cyber attack dubbed "GoldenEye" or "Petya" on Tuesday disrupted computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware virus that last month infected more than 300,000 computers.
3.  Indonesia imposes travel ban on Trump's business partner :  Indonesian authorities have imposed a travel banon tycoon and politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo, who is building resorts to be managed by Trump hotels, over an investigation into allegations he threatened a prosecutor via a text message.
4.  Facing revolt on healthcare bill, US Senate Republicans delay vote :  US SenateRepublican leaders postponed a vote on a healthcare overhaul on Tuesday after resistance from members of their own party, and President Donald Trump summoned Republican senators to the White House to urge them to break the impasse.
5.  China navy launches latest generation destroyer :  China's increasingly powerful navy has launched its most advanced domestically-produced destroyer at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India.
6.  Japan: Ex-bosses to go on trial over Fukushima disaster :  Three former executives at Fukushima's operator stand trial this week on the only criminal charges laid in the 2011 disaster, as thousands remain unable to return to homes near the shuttered nuclear plant.
7.  Making Ivanka Trump shoes: Long hours, low pay and abuse :   A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands. An angry manager had hit him with the sharp end of a high-heeled shoe.  Second man, who said he quit his job at Huajian because of the long hours and low pay.
8.  Islamabad faces challenges in building economic corridor with China: Pak minister :   Pakistan faces some challenges in steering an ambitious plan to build an economic corridor with China despite the economic benefits for the country, planning minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Wednesday.
9.  Declare Pakistan state sponsor of terrorism: US lawmaker :  The Trump administration should cut off military aid to Pakistan, declare it a "state sponsor of terrorism" and revoke its non-NATO ally status, a top American lawmaker has said.
10.  Iran accuses US of 'brazen' plan to change its government :  Iran is accusing US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of "a brazen interventionist plan" to change the current government that violates international law and the UN Charter.


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Prasad Geeta

28/06/2017 10:41 AM