India
1.  Late night quake jolts North India : North India was jolted late on Monday night following an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale with its epicentre at Baron Basti in Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.
 2.  No casualties in Uttarakhand earthquake :  No major damage to property or loss of life was reported from the earthquake that jolted Uttarakhand late on Monday , state government officials said on Tuesday.
3.  ISI agent Shamshul Huda, mastermind of Kanpur train derailment, arrested in Nepal :  Shamsul Huda, the alleged Dubai-based mastermind behind an alleged ISI-backed plot to causetrain accidents in India by planting IEDs on the railway tracks, has been arrested in Nepal.
4.  SC attaches Sahara’s Aamby Valley :  Unhappy with Sahara’s ‘road map’ to repay duped investors by July 2019, the Supreme Court on Monday attached the group’s jewel-in-the-crown asset in Maharashtra, the Aamby Valley township.
5.  Maternal deaths hit surgeries at Niloufer Hospital :  Five deaths in the last 10 days have forced Niloufer Hospital’s operation theatres (OT) to shut down and led to a probe into the unusually high rate of maternal mortality. All the newborns, however, survived.
6.   AIADMK leader PH Pandian raises suspicions over Jayalalithaa's death :  AIADMK founding leader PH Pandiandropped a bombshell on Tuesday, raising suspicions over former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's death, hinting it did not occur under natural circumstances.
7.  Nobel Prize replica stolen from Kailash Satyarthi's home :  Social activist Kailash Satyarthi's house in south Delhi has been burgled and his Nobel prize replica is among the objects that have been stolen, police said on Tuesday.
8.  Mizoram village moves from arrack to agriculture :  At the height of prohibition in Mizoram, this village on top of a hill in Aizawl district ensured that the tipplers stayed in high spirits. 
9.  59 commandos give themselves break to visit home, probe ordered :   Fifty-nine newly recruited commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stunned the brass of India's largest paramilitary force when they abandoned their journey to the headquarters in Biharand went home without informing anyone.
10.  Army duped of Rs 6 lakh in rent for land in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir :   Local officials, an Army officer as well as some private people conspired to dupe the Indian Army into paying rent for land located in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and a case of cheating has been registered by the CBI to look into the matter.
11.  Honest citizens will not be harassed by income tax department: CBDT chief :  Assuring law-abiding citizens that they will not be harassed by the income tax department, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Sushil Chandra said only those who have deposited more than Rs 2.5 lakh in demonetised notes in banks and have not filed their returns will be served notice for scrutiny.
12.  24 Dreamliner pilots seek NOC from Air India to quit :  In a blow to Air India, 24 co-pilots of its "turnaround vehicle", the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, sought no objection certificate (NOC) to quit the airline over alleged lack of career progression on Monday.
13.   2,200 Kalaburagi women lose uterus to doctors' greed :     A major racket involving removal of uteruses of nearly 2,200 women belonging to the Lambani and dalit communities has come to light, with four hospitals involved continuing to function despite losing their licences.


World
1.  US makes changes in export control laws to benefit India :  Recognising India's status as a 'Major Defence Partner', the US has made necessary changes in its export control laws that would benefit India by facilitating smoother transfer of technologies and arms to it.
2.  Melania Trump re-files Daily Mail lawsuit in New York :   First lady Melania Trumphas re-filed a libel lawsuit against the corporation that publishes the Daily Mail's website, this time in New York.
3.  US think tanks call for tougher line on Pakistan by Trump administration :  A group of South Asia experts in U.S drawn from various think tanks has recommended to the Trump administration a hardening of Washington's stance towards Pakistan if it does not stop the use of terrorism in Afghanistan and India. 
4.  Israel passes law legalizing thousands of settlement homes :  Israel's parliament on Monday passed a contentious law meant to retroactively legalize thousands of West Bank settlement homes built unlawfully on private Palestinian land, a step that is expected to trigger international outrage and a flurry of lawsuits against the measure.
5.  Attempts to get Wang back have failed: China :  China said on Monday that it has not been able to persuade Indian authorities to allow its stranded soldier, Wang Qi, to return home despite persistent efforts.
6.  Afghan diplomat killed by guard in Karachi :  A security guard deputed inside the consulate building in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi gunned down a senior Afghan diplomat on Monday .
7.  Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees' won't release in Pakistan :  Pakistan's censor board has not cleared Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan-Mahira Khanstarrer "Raees" for release in the country after finding the film's content and theme objectionable.
8.  Saudi Arabia celebrates its first ever Women's Day :  Saudi Arabia has celebrated its own Women's Day, a first for the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom. A three-day gathering was held at the King Fahd Cultural Centre in the capital of Riyadh.
9.  Just fat? Doctor removes 130-pound tumor from Mississippi man :  BAKERSFIELD, California: A California doctor removed a 130-pound tumor from a Mississippi man who had been told by other physicians that he was just fat.
10.  Kremlin says it wants apology from Fox News over Putin comments :  The Kremlin said on Monday it wanted an apology from Fox News over what it said were "unacceptable" comments one of the channel's presenters made about Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with US counterpart Donald Trump.


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Prasad Geeta

07/02/2017 01:20 PM