India
1.  Army arrests 12-year-old PoK boy along LoC in Rajouri :  A 12-year-old boy from Pakistan- occupied Kashmir has been arrested by the Army after he crossed over into the Indian territory along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, an Army official said on Saturday.
2.  After robberies, J&K Bank asked to stop dealing in cash :   In the wake of frequent bank robberies by terrorists in south Kashmir, the Mehbooba Muftigovernment issued an advisory on Friday to J&K Bank to immediately stop cash transactions in at least 40 branches across Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir.
3.  Rein in J&K cable firms illegally beaming Saudi, Pakistani news channels, says government :   The Centre said on Friday it is monitoring the situation in Jammu & Kashmir where cable service providers were illegally beaming news channels and propaganda material from Pakistan and Saudi Arabiaand had issued an advisory to the state government to confiscate equipment of such operators.
4.  Supreme Court awards death sentence to four convicts in Nirbhaya case :  The Supreme Court on Friday awarded death sentence to four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape-cum-murder case saying that the brutal, barbaric and diabolic nature of the crime shook the conscience of humanity and they deserved the extreme punishment.
5.  Nirbhaya case should be eye-opener for society to bring gender equality: Supreme Court :  Concerned over increasing crime against women, the Supreme Court hoped on Friday that the Nirbhaya verdict would be "an eye-opener for a mass movement" to end such violence and sensitise people on gender equality and justice.
6.  Video surfaces showing Hizbul terrorists torturing ‘informers’, goes viral :   A video showing two youths being tortured and their hair being shaved by terrorists went viral across Kashmir valley on Friday. The two youths were tortured and humiliated by Hizbul Mujahedeenterrorists after being branded as police informers in the video.
7.  PM Narendra Modi's space diplomacy turns satellite launch into mini-Saarc summit :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a new chapter in neighbourhood diplomacy by launching a South Asiasatellite on Friday. It's the fulfilment of a promise made in 2014, but it is the larger progress towards regional integration that might show lasting benefits.
8.  Forces redeployment to be on table at meet on Naxals :   A more judicious deployment and distribution of central forces among naxal-hit states, including their possible diversion from "now peaceful and zero-violence" areas of West Bengal to Maoists' dens like Abujhmaad in Chhattisgarh, is likely to be deliberated at a meeting of 10 chief ministers convened by Union home minister Rajnath Singh here on May 8.
9.  Skipping meet will isolate India, says China :   India's refusal thus far to send any representative to attend the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) summit next week has not gone down well in Beijing, which believes New Delhi would be "isolated" with its absence from the massive transnational connectivity exercise.
10.  Assam pension plan for triple talaq victims draws criticism :  The BJP-led Assamgovernment's decision to provide pension to Muslim women divorced through triple talaqcame in for severe condemnation from Congress and Communist Party (M) on Friday even as Bharatiya Janata Party maintained that there was nothing wrong with the move.


World
1.  Trump signs $1 trillion spending bill, keeps government open :  President Donald Trumpsigned his first piece of major legislation on Friday, a $1 trillion spending bill to keep the government operating through September.
2.  Michelle Obama accidentally tweets phone number of ex-staffer :  Having former first lady Michelle Obamatweet your telephone number is one way to get a lot of attention.
3. As bitter French campaign ends, Macron's team hit by hack :  French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's team blasted a "massive and coordinated hacking attack" against his campaign after a flood of internal documents were released online late Friday, barely 24 hours before the election.
4.  Boko Haram attack in Chad kills nine troops, 40 jihadists :  Nine Chadian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on an army post in the Lake Chadregion on Friday, local and security sources told.
5.  US military member killed in Somalia, 1st death since 1993 :  A US service member has been killed in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group al-Shabab the first US combat death in the country in more than two decades as the United States steps up its fight against the al-Qaida-linked organization in a country that remains largely chaos.
6.  Infighting near Damascus kills 169: Monitor :  A week of infighting killed nearly 169 people in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region Ghouta region outside Syria's capital Damascusbefore calm returned on Friday.
7.  Trump says 'all worked out' with Turnbull over telephone spat :  US President Donald Trump met Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for a patch-up meeting and said all issues had been "worked out" after a January telephone spat between the leaders had soured ties.
8.  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.
9.  China's presence creating anxiety in Indian Ocean Region: US :  Terming the Indian Ocean as a "sea of stability", the US on Friday publicly questioned the intent of China's OBOR (One Belt One Road) initiative in the maritime domain.
10.  Enhanced vetting of 'potential radicals' applying for US visas to begin May 18 :  Know your travel history during the last 15 years, including source of funding for travel? And your address history and employment history over the same time? How about your social media platforms and handles, and all phone numbers and email addresses used during the last five years?


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Prasad Geeta

06/05/2017 02:49 PM