India
1.  11 SIMI Operatives, including its former chief Nagori sentenced to lifetime imprisonment :  Convicted on the charges of treason, banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Safdar Nagori has been awarded life imprisonment along with 10 other accused by a CBI court in Indore on Monday.
2.  Go digital, be a soldier against graft: PM Modi :  Appealing to people to opt for digital payments as a tool to fight corruption and black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that each and every individual doing so would be part of a "new anti-corruption" cadre in the country.
3.  Terror finance watchdog puts Pakistan on notice :  International terror financewatchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has virtually put Pakistan on a threemonth notice to demonstrate that it has blocked financial routes of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Jaish-e-Mohammed and their affiliates.
4.  US killer asked visa status of Indians before shooting :  US Navy veteran Adam W Purinton, who shot dead Indian-American Srinivas Kuchibhotla and injured Alok Madasani at a Kansas bar last week, had asked their visa status before shooting them besides enquiring if the duo were staying in the USA as illegal migrants, reflecting the mindset of a section of American population whose 'concerns' have been outlined by the current administration in Washington.
5.  ED issues fresh summons to Zakir Naik in money laundering case :  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to controversial Islamic preacherZakir Naik in connection with its money laundering probe case against him and others.
6.  'Trump, Brexit mere aberrations. No let-up in Indian students heading to the US’ :  Some actions of the Donald Trump administration have caused a fair amount of alarm among Indian immigrants to the US, and with those who are looking to immigrate there. 
7.  Indian officials are cynical: Chinese media :  India's foreign affairs officials are "pessimistic" and "cynical" despite the "positive" results of last week's foreign secretary level talks, said a newspaper run by the Communist Party of China.
8.  No third party tampered with RK Pachauri’s emails to victim :  The communication exchanged between RK Pachauri and his former female research analyst was not tampered with by any third party. 
9.  Judicial appointment: SC-govt consensus on national security clause? :  The Supreme Court collegium is likely to come around to accept the Centre's stance that it can turn down names of judges recommended for appointment to the high courts and Supreme Court on grounds of national security on the condition that the reasons are recorded in writing.
10.  Shankaracharyas multiply, so do legal tangles :  The recent episode of a Haridwar-based sadhu, Swami Achyutananda, who anointed himself as shankaracharya of the Dwarka Sharda peeth on Mahashivratri day has brought into focus the proliferation of shankaracharyas across the country.
11.  Counter-terror ops: CRPF back to its ‘mandate’ in J&K :  The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), is moving back to its old mandate in Jammu and Kashmir, when it was sent there in 1989 for carrying out counter-insurgency operations aggressively.
12.  BJP capable of winning majority on its own: PM Modi :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said "definite defeat" was staring at both the ruling Samajwadi Party(SP) in Uttar Pradesh and the opposition Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and predicted the BJP would win with "huge majority".


World
1.  Was happy to risk life: American who intervened in Kansas shooting that killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla :  A Kansas man wounded when he intervened in a bar room shooting that killed an Indian engineer and injured another said on Sunday he was glad he risked his life in an incident U.S. authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime.
2.  China's top diplomat on first official US visit in Trump era :  China's top diplomat will be in the US this week on the first official visit from the country since President Donald Trump took office, amid signs of strain in ties over trade relations and growing tension in east Asia.
3.  Trump toasts nation's governors ahead of health care talks :  President Donald Trumptoasted the nation's governors Sunday night, welcoming state leaders to a black-tie ball at the White House ahead of discussions about his plans to repeal and replace the so-called Obamacare law.
4.  China bird flu death toll hits at least 108 this winter :  China reported another 8 fatalities from H7N9 bird flu since mid-February, the government said, taking the death toll so far this winter to at least 108 and stirring further concerns about the spread of the deadly virus.
5.  Hijab-wearing White House staffer quits Trump administration in 8 days :  A bold Hijab-wearing Muslim ex-White House staffer of Bangladeshi-origin has said she quit her job after US President Donald Trump announced his controversial travel ban, lasting just eight days in the new administration.
6.  Islamic State planning attacks in Britain: Anti-terrorism lawyer :  Islamic Statemilitants are planning "indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians" in Britain on a scale similar to those staged by the Irish Republican Army 40 years ago, the head of the country's new terrorism watchdog said.
7.  Iran holds naval war games amid rising tensions with US :  Iran launched naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean on Sunday, a naval commander said, as tensions with the United States escalated after US President Donald Trump put Tehran "on notice".
8. Kim Jong Nam died within 20 minutes of poisoning: Malaysia health minister :  Malaysia's health minister says thedose of poisongiven to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's half brother was so high that it killed him "within 15-20 minutes."
9.  Oscar Blunder: ‘La La Land’ wrongly declared as Best Picture Winner over ‘Moonlight’ :  Hollywood's biggest night, the 89th Academy Awards, ended on a rather dramatic note after presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway wrongly announced Damien Chazelle's musical 'La La Land' as the winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, and later called on stage the team of 'Moonlight' to accept their award.
10. Kansas City marches to celebrate life of Indian techie killed in the US :  Hundreds of people in Kansas Cityjoined a peace march and prayer vigil, celebrating the life of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla cut short in a senseless triple shooting incident at a pub in an apparent hate crime.


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Prasad Geeta

27/02/2017 01:33 PM