India
1.  Venus mission: Isro invites proposals for space experiments :  This week, India's mission to Venus moved a step closer to reality with Isro inviting proposals for space-based experiments from scientists across the country.
2.  Mehbooba meets PM Modi, discusses security situation in J&K :  Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and pressed for dialogue.
3.  PM Modi backs January-December fiscal year :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday indicated his backing for a January-to-December fiscal year, a move that could entail a reworking of dates for budget presentation and your financial calendar, including filing of tax returns.
4.  Joint anti-terror operations: FBI may give India ‘encrypted’ data on terror :  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has told Indian agencies that the US could share with India "encrypted data" on the internet and social media platforms pertaining to terror suspects, organisations and other criminals through legal channels.
5.  300 WhatsApp groups were used to mobilise stone-pelters at encounter sites in Kashmir: Official :   Nearly 300 WhatsApp groups were being used to mobilise stone-pelters in Kashmir to disrupt security forces' operations at encounter sites, of which 90 per cent have been shut down, a police official said on Sunday.
6.  Focus on 2019? Modi, Shah meet BJP Chief Ministers :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah held a three-hour brainstorming meeting with 13 party CMs and five deputy CMs on Sunday evening to discuss political challenges and the need to focus on delivering on key programmes ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
7.  No coordination between blood banks and hospitals, 6 lakh litres of blood wasted in five years :   In the last five years, over 28 lakh units of blood and its components were discarded by banks across India, exposing serious loopholes in the nation's blood banking system.
8.  Lack of uniformity in decisions poses danger to public faith in judiciary :  A change of CJI completely reversed the line of judicial scrutiny of PILs that were pending in the Supreme Court seeking repatriation of the Kohinoor to India nearly 170 years after it left our shores to become part of the riches of British royalty.
9.  Reach out to Kashmiri students: PM to states :   PM Narendra Modi asked states to reach out to students from Jammu & Kashmir in response to CM Mehbooba Mufti's suggestion at a meeting of the Niti Aayog's governing council.
10.  Karnataka Youth Congress Polls: Caste to play a big role :  The Youth Congress elections in Karnataka, scheduled for May 9, will also be the decider for who heads the parent party in the state, as chief minister Siddaramaiah and the senior leadership are keen to get the caste-combination of the top posts right in the runup to the 2018 state assembly elections.
11.  Won’t protest again, says Srinagar girl injured in stir :  On a hospital bed in a solitary room, a pink stuffed doll lies next to the pillow on which 17-year-old Iqra's fractured head, wrapped in gauze, rests while her almond-shaped bruised eyes search for the reason she was hit grievously by a stone.


World
1.  Japan's PM Shinzo Abe agrees to keep close contact with US on North Korea :  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he and US President Donald Trump had agreed to maintain close contact over North Korea, while demanding Pyongyang show restraint as tensions in the region rise.
2.  France votes in high-stakes presidential election :  French voters flocked to the polls under heavy security Sunday in the first round of a cliffhanger presidential election seen as vital for the future of the ailing European Union.
3.  North Korea detains third US citizen :   North Koreadetained a US citizen on Friday as he attempted to leave the isolated country, bringing the total number of Americans held by the isolated country to three.
4.  Zardari looting Pakistan for years, will expose his graft: Imran :  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan today alleged that Asif Ali Zardari had been "looting" the nation's wealth for years and asserted that he would expose the former President's corrupt practices.
5.  New Zealand considering extra security on Middle East flights :  New Zealandis considering additional security checks on flights from some countries in the Middle East, its transport minister said on Sunday.
6.  Iran's Ahmadinejad says won't endorse other candidates :  Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that he won't endorse other candidates in next month's election, after he and his deputy were barred from running.
7.  Saudi king's air force pilot son named US envoy :  Saudi Arabia on Saturday named an air force pilot son of King Salman as ambassador to its major ally Washington, with which ties are improving under President Donald Trump.
8.  Donald Trump says he'll mark 100 days with Pennsylvania rally :  President Donald Trump says he'll mark his 100th day in office with a "BIG" rally in Pennsylvania.  Trump hits 100 days on April 29 next Saturday.
9.  Infosys, TCS, Cognizant violating H-1B visa norms: US official :  The US has complained that Indian blue chip IT firms Tata Consultancy Services, Infosysand Cognizant unfairly get the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets into the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a 'merit-based' immigration policy.
10.  38 Indians detained in UK for visa breach in factory raids :  Britain's immigration officials have detained 38 Indians, including nine women, for overstaying their visas or working illegally after conducting raids in two clothing factories in the city of Leicester.


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Prasad Geeta

24/04/2017 03:51 PM