India
1.  Isro unveils solar car made of desi resources :  The Indian Space Research Organisation(Isro) recently demonstrated a solar hybrid electric car, designed and developed using in-house resources, at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvanathanapuram. Isro made an announcement about this environment-friendly car on Monday.
2.  Massive anti-terror operation launched in J&K's Shopian :  Security forces today launched a massive anti-terror operation in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, in the wake of a surge in terrorist-related incidents in the past few days.
3.  In Pathankot, unidentified bag found day after manhunt for 3 'suspicious' persons :  A day after police launched a manhunt for three "suspicious" persons in Pathankot, police today found an unidentified bag near an army cantonment in the border town today.
4.  Beheadings of Indian soldiers prove Pakistan Army still the main destabilising force in South Asia :  Thebeheadings of Indian soldiers on the Indian side of the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir, while escalating India-Pakistan tensions, once again serves to underline the Pakistan military's role as the primary destabilising force in south Asia.
5.  Centre not keen on J&K guv's idea of talks with separatists :  The government is not too enthused about J&K governor N N Vohra's idea -aired during his meeting with home minister Rajnath Singh here on Tuesday -that a political dialogue be initiated with all stakeholders including separatists, with top home ministry officials pointing out how its outreach to separatist leaders had got the cold-shoulder only last year.
6.  June-July dates for PM Modi's US visit? India & America working on it :  India and the US are working on three sets of dates in June and July for PM Modi's possible state visit. Modi has engagements in Germany, Spain, Russia and Kazakhstan that will end by June 9. 
7.  AAP keeps Kumar Vishwas, suspends MLA Amanatullah Khan :  Aam Aadmi Party managed to pacify a vocal and defiant Kumar Vishwas on Wednesday by suspending Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan, whose public attack on the former had precipitated the crisis, and appointing Vishwas in-charge of Rajasthan. The MLA had earlier been forced to resign from AAP's political affairs committee to placate Vishwas.
8.  RSS Muslim Manch may adopt kids of talaq victims :  The Muslim Rastriya Manch national executive committee will discuss a proposal for adopting minor children of Muslim women divorced through triple talaq.
9.  China's OBOR initiative may create political and economic instability in South Asia :  India is closely watching China's growing influence over Southeast Asian countries. Although India has undertaken infrastructure and capacity building projects in these countries over the past three years, under the Narendra Modigovernment's Act East Policy.
10.  Yogi Adityanath may act against sand mafia soon :  A crackdown on illegal sand mining rampant in Uttar Pradesh could soon figure on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's agenda following a letter by Union Environment MinisterAnil Madhav Dave drawing his attention to the key issue and urging him to counter it by permitting 'adequate' sand mining leases.


World
1.  Le Pen, Macron clash in fiery final French debate :  French centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right presidential rival Marine Le Penclashed over terrorism, the economy and Europe in a bad-tempered TV debate on Wednesday, that laid bare their profoundly different visions for the country.
2.  Two dead in shooting at Texas college :  A gunman who opened fire on Wednesday on a college campus in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas, apparently killed one victim and committed suicide, police said, two days after a deadly stabbing occurred at another college in the state.
3.  Trump: Israelis, Palestinians appear willing to make peace deal :  US President Donald Trump told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday he was committed to working with Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace agreement, but he offered no clues about how he would break the deadlock between the two sides.
4.  British PM, queen mark end of parliament before June vote :  British Prime Minister Theresa May visited Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to mark the dissolution of parliament ahead of next month's surprise election.
5.  Putin says proposed Syria safe zones should be no-fly areas :  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said any proposed safe zones in Syriashould become no-fly areas if fighting on the ground stops entirely.
6.  UN to improve efficiency at Af-Pak border for refugees' return :  The UN has assessed the border management capacity at Afghanistan's two main border crossings with Pakistan after an unprecedented 600,000 Afghans returned from the neighbouring country last year.
7.  North Korea confirms latest detention of American citizen :  North Koreaon Wednesday confirmed the detention of another American citizen for alleged acts of hostility aimed at overthrowing the country.
8.  China to launch own encyclopaedia to rival Wikipedia :    China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival Wikipedia as a go-to information source for Chinese Internet users who Beijing fears are being corrupted by foreign influences.
9.  Rising Brexit 'bill' raises negotiating stakes  :  EUnegotiators have hiked possible payment demands for Brexit over recent weeks, officials say, widening the divide between Brussels and London, which questions whether it owes anything at all before talks start next month.


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Prasad Geeta

04/05/2017 10:46 AM