India
1.  J&K: Top LeT militant killed in ongoing Pulwama encounter :  One militant was killed in a fierce gun battle broke out on Thursday morning between security forces and Lashkar-e-Toiba militants in south Kashmir's Padgampora area of Pulwama district.
2.  At 9.2km, country's longest tunnel to be opened for traffic in J&K this month :  The country's longest tunnel connecting Chenani and Nashri in Jammu & Kashmir will be opened for traffic later this month.
3.  He is a traitor, won't accept body for last rites: Slain terrorist's father :  The father of terror suspect Saifullah, killed in a 12 hour operation in Lucknow on Wednes day, said his son was a traitor and refused to accept his body for last rites. Saifullah is suspected to be linked to Tuesday's Ujjain train blast in which 10 people were injured.
4.  Intel squad from Hyderabad helped MP and UP police nab suspected ISIS terrorists :  Were it not for a small group of intelligence experts in Telangana dedicated to tracking individuals and groups inspired by the so-called Islamic State, central agencies and Madhya Pradesh police might still have been scrambling to track down the terrorists behind the Ujjain train blast.
5.  Uri attack: NIA releases Pak 'guides' :  The NIA released on Wednesday the two suspected guides from Pakistan-occupied Kashmirarrested in the wake of the Uri terror attack in September last year.
6.  Bring Taliban to the table to nip Islamic State: Afghan NSA Hanif Atmar :  The so-called Islamic Stateterror group (or Daesh) and the Taliban in Afghanistan are not opposed to each other. 
7.  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal obsessed with me: Robert Vadra :  Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of the Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, on Thursday took on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over his "Vadra will eat him alive" remark.
8.  Assam on edge after attack on Aasu office :  Assam Police have stepped up vigilance in select places as the state, fuelled by widespread Assamese subnationalism sentiments, stayed on edge for over 24 hours after an office of All Assam Students Union (Aasu) was ransacked in Dhemaji district on Monday .
9.  PAC mulls privilege action against home secy for skipping its meeting :  Members of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are contemplating privilege action against Union home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi for "not appearing" before the panel despite being in the city.
10.  Role of women critical to nation-building, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that protecting the girl child was everyone's "social, national and human responsibility", and urged women sarpanchsto prevent female foeticide.
11.  After Sukhoi 'mistake', India to go for Russian 5th-generation fighter only on full-tech transfer pact :  India will go in for the multi-billion dollar joint development and production of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) with Russia only if there is full-scale transfer of technology as well as "benefits" for the indigenous effort to build a futuristic stealth fighter.


World
1.  Women go on strike in US to show their economic clout :  Many American women stayed home from work, joined rallies or wore red Wednesday to demonstrate how vital they are to the US economy, as International Women's Day was observed with a multitude of events around the world.
2.  Fire hits Guatemala children's shelter, killing at least 22 :  A fireswept through the female section of a crowded children's shelter near Guatemala Cityearly Wednesday and officials said at least 22 girls died and dozens more were injured.
3.  GOP health care bill is critical first test for Donald Trump :  As conservatives revolt over Republican health care legislation, Donald Trumpfaces a crucial first test of his presidency: Can he translate his popularity with conservative voters into a legislative win?
4.  US says 'all options on table' to deal with North Korea :    The United States on Wednesday said "all options are on the table" to deal with North Korea and dismissed China's suggestion of a "dual suspension" of US and South Korea military drills and Pyongyang's missile and nuclear tests.
5.  China says Korean peninsula is on brink of war :  Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi today painted a war-like situation in the Korean peninsula saying that North Korea as well as the US and South Korea were like "two accelerating trains coming towards each other with neither side willing to give way."
6.  South Korea court to rule Friday to remove or reinstate Park :  South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether impeached President Park Geun-hye should permanently leave office over a corruption scandal or be reinstated, a decision that could radically reshape the country's political landscape.
7.  Warplanes bomb east of Damascus after truce declared there: Monitor :  Warplanes bombed a rebel-held area east of Damascus on Wednesday where Russia had declared a ceasefire less than 24 hours earlier, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
8.  China will never allow SCS stability be disturbed again: Foreign minister :  China on Wednesday claimed that the South China Seadispute has "calmed down" and said it will not allow the "hard-won" stability of the region to be "disturbed" again by outside forces.
9.  China wants 'BRICS plus' to include 'friendly' countries, plan might hurt India's interests :  China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has come up with the idea of extending the remit of BRICS by inviting other developing countries under a new banner, BRICS Plus.
10.  China developing stealth drones to evade anti-aircraft missiles :  China's largest missile maker is developing military drones with stealth abilities that can evade anti-aircraft weapons, the official China Daily said on Thursday, in another advance for the country's ambitious military modernisation programme.


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