India
1.  From India, with love: The South Asia communication satellite :  In May 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked ISRO scientists to develop a SAARC satellite that can be dedicated to neighbouring countries as a "gift from India."  The South Asia Communication Satellite (GSAT-9), built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), will blast off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 4:57pm today.
2.  Pakistani, Saudi channels beam into Kashmiri homes, stoke 'azadi' rage :  Saudi clerics and Pakistani news anchors are being beamed direct to Kashmiri homes, and are stoking the fires of 'azadi'. Over 50 Saudi and Pakistani channels, including Zakir Naik's banned Peace TVpreaching Salafist Islam, and others indulging in anti-India propaganda are running without necessary clearances via private cable networks in Kashmir.
3.  India’s growth must reflect in Army upgrade: Army chief :  Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday that India needs to spend much more on military modernisation to ensure its economic growth continues unhindered, while announcing that his force has prepared a national security strategy and a military strategic policy to deal with emerging security challenges.
4.  Massive door-to-door search operation conducted for 1st time since '90s in Kashmir :  Helicopters and drones circled the air andover 4,000 troops fanned out across south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday in a massive operation to flush out militants.
5.  Confident that SC will give justice to our daughter: Nirbhaya's parents :  The Supreme Court will decide today whether to uphold the death penalty for the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhayagang-rape and murder case even as Nirbhaya's parents said that it is time she got justice.
6.  Left wing terror: Plan to choke funds for naxals in the works :  Where do Maoists get funds from to carry out massacres like the one in Sukma that killed 25 CRPF men? The Centre has identified illegal mining, poppy cultivation, extortion among the activities funding the Maoists and on May 8, the government, after consultation with stakeholders, is expected to come up with ways to choke their funding. 
7.  Presidential poll: No contest if NDA persuades Pranab, concludes Opposition :  After initial rounds of discussions on the presidential poll, Opposition leaders have concluded that they will be forced to back off from the resolve to field a joint Opposition candidate only if the government 'persuades' incumbent Pranab Mukherjeefor a second term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, many leaders involved in the deliberations have said.
8.  Wary Congress quietly effects changes in party :  Congress officially announced on Thursday that party vice-president Rahul Gandhi has initiated the much-awaited surgery in the organisation in which youth and experience were being balanced to run the AICC and state units.
9.  Haryana MLA under tax lens after raid on food facility :  The income tax department is probing a sitting Haryana MLA for alleged links with a food processing unit in Jind, where recent raids have unearthed Rs 8 crore in cash and jewellery worth Rs 2 crore.
10.  Congress MP: Judiciary is crossing the Laxman rekha :  Congress MP Shantaram Naik has asked the government to convene a special, three-day session of Parliament to discuss increasing "judicial activism" in the country, including recent verdicts on liquor bars and dance bars.


World
1.  Donald Trump celebrates healthcare bill win with jubilant Republicans :  Declaring it "an unbelievable victory,'' President Donald Trumpdelayed his first trip home to New York as president to celebrate House passage of legislation undoing much of former President Barack Obama's health law, a top campaign promise and a long-sought GOP goal.
2.  EU President Donald Tusk warns rows could make Brexit talks 'impossible' :  EUPresident Donald Tusk warned Thursday that Brexittalks could become "impossible" if London and Brusselsfail to calm a bitter war of words over the negotiations.
3.  Trump announces trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Vatican :  President Donald Trump says his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican, where he will meet with Pope Francis. Then he'll move on for visits to NATO and a summit in Italy.
4.  Contradictory views on Kashmir emerging from China :  Contradictory views are emerging from the Chinese officials on the Kashmirdispute with the official media and government experts contradicting the foreign ministry.
5.  Russia, Turkey, Iran ink deal on safe zones in Syria :  Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey on Thursday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan to create safe zones in Syria to bolster a fragile truce.
6.  The Vault holds the cards as Gibraltar weighs Brexit effect :  Deep inside the Rock of Gibraltaris a room known as The Vault. Dug by the British army in World War Two, the room now houses servers that power the websites of dozens of international online gambling companies.
7.  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says chat with Xi was at Trump's request :  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday his telephone conversation this week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss the Korean peninsula crisis was at the behest of his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
8.  Former Afghan warlord Hekmatyar returns to Kabul after 20 years :  A former warlord branded the "Butcher of Kabul" returned to the Afghan capital Thursday, met by uneasy residents two decades after leaving the city where he stands accused of killing thousands of people.
9.  California family with 2 toddlers booted from Delta flight :   Delta Air Lines is offering refunds and compensation to a California family that says they were forced off a plane and threatened with jail after refusing to give up one of their seats on a crowded flight.
10.  Isro begins countdown for South Asia satellite launch :  A 28-hour countdown for the launch of the "South Asia" satellite or GSAT-9 began at 12.57pm on Thursday.


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Prasad Geeta

05/05/2017 12:12 PM