India
1.  Pakistan's plea for rehearing of Kulbhushan Jadhav case may cut no ice with ICJ :  While Pakistan is said to have sought a rehearing by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, it is unlikely that this will in any way lead to an annulment, or even dilution, of the interim relief already granted to India.
2.  Jaitley slaps fresh Rs 10cr defamation suit on Kejri :  Union minister Arun Jaitleyfiled on Monday a second second civil defamation suit of Rs 10 crore against CM Arvind Kejriwal over objectionable language used by his lawyer Ram Jethmalani last week.
3.  Shatrughan defends Lalu, Kejri, draws BJP ire :  Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinhamight have breached the party's leadership's patience when he came out with a flurry of tweets in support of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and RJD chief Lalu Prasad -two leaders under attack by BJP for alleged corruption.
4.  ATS to probe if Indian held in Pak joined LeT in 2006 :  The Maharashtra police anti-terrorism squad (ATS) has initiated a probe to ascertain if Sheikh Nabi Ahmed, a 33-year-old Indian national detained by Pakistan, is the same suspect who had allegedly joinedLashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in 2006.
5.  PM Modi condemns pop concert blast in UK's Manchester :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condemned the blast in Manchester in the UK which killed at least 19 people and injured around 50.
6.  Kashmiris brave all odds to top exams, says Mehrishi :   "We should take pride in the fact that these Kashmiris, with no access to coaching and coming from an area where there is a lot more uncertainty than rest of India, did so well in these exams," Mehrishi said adding that the threats to them were essentially a bid to challenge anything identified with the Indian establishment.
7.  Army moves in as RBI begins note verification :  Sources said over 500 soldiers will this week provide security and vigilance at RBI and other offices at 17 locations with currency verification and processing system (CVPS) machines. "The Army has been requisitioned under the mandate of aid to civil authorities, to basically cater for the effect of demonetisation and the double-shifts being done for currency verification," said a source.
8.  Lynchings new normal for country, says Congress :  Congress lamented on Monday that lynchings were the idea of "New India" and the "new normal" for the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ruling BJP, alleging that mob justice, communal violence and atrocities against Dalits have spiked in saffron-ruled states.
9.  Coalgate: Former coal secretary, 2 other ex-officials get 2 years’ jail :  In what might be a first, a special CBI court on Monday awarded a two-year jail term to three former coal ministry officials, including former Union coal secretary H C Gupta, in connection with a Coalgate case.
10.  Army rewards ‘human shield’ Major, declares intent :  Major Leetul Gogoi, in the eye of a storm after he controversially decided to truss up a civilian on his jeep's bonnet as a "human shield" to rescue over a dozen security and election personnel from a stone-pelting mob in Jammu & Kashmir in April, has been awarded by Army chief General Bipin Rawat. Gogoi is a deliberate statement of intent by the government and the Army about their hard-nosed policy in dealing with the worsening situation in the Kashmir Valley. 
11.  Defence gets its aim right, but still far from hitting reforms target :  Well begun, it is said, is half done. There has been a flurry of new initiatives and policy decisions on several fronts in the gigantic defence ministry, with all its national security imperatives and complexities, since the Modi government assumed office three years ago.


World
1.  19 killed in terror attack at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester :  Nineteen people have been killed in a suspected terrorist attack during a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande in the northwest English city of Manchester, police said on Tuesday.
2.  19 dead, 50 injured in a blast at Ariana Grande concert in British arena :  A blast on Monday night at a concert in the English city of Manchester where US singer Ariana Grande had been performing left at least 19 people dead and about 50 injured in what British police said was being treated as a terrorist incident.
3.  North Korea says ready to deploy, mass-produce new missile :   North Koreasays it's ready to deploy and start mass-producing a new medium-range missile capable of reaching Japan and major US military bases there following a test launch it claims confirmed the missile's combat readiness and is an "answer" to US President Donald Trump's policies.
4.  2012 attack on Malala was scripted: Pakistani woman lawmaker :  A Pakistani woman parliamentarian has claimed that the 2012 Taliban attack on Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzaiwas "scripted".
5.  Bomb on coup anniversary wounds 21 at Thai Army hospital :  A bomb struck a Bangkok military hospital on Monday and wounded 21 people, one seriously, three years to the day after the Thai Army seized power in the politically unstable kingdom.
6.  Trump proposes to convert US grant to Pakistan into loan :  US President Donald Trump has proposed in his annual budget to the Congress to convert US' grant to Pakistan for purchase of military hardware into a loan, the White House said.
7.  Americans advised to postpone non-essential travel to Pak :  The US has asked its citizens to postpone all their non-essential travel to Pakistan in wake of the increased and continued terror threat in the country.
8.    Trump embraces Israel, but Russian ties still trail him :  
    President Donald Trumpenthusiastically embraced Israel's leader. He solemnly placed a note in the ancient stones of Jerusalem's Western Wall on Monday. He sent a signal of solidarity to an ally he's pushing to work harder toward peace with the Palestinians.
9.  Yemen raid kills seven al-Qaida terrorists: US military :  The United States military said a raid against an al-Qaia compound in Yemenon Tuesday morning (local time) killed seven terrorists, with two US officials saying the primary objective of the raid was to gather intelligence.
10.  Islamic State supporters celebrate Manchester attack online, no official claim :  Islamic Statesupporters celebrated on social media on Tuesday after a blast at a concert venue in the north of England killed at least 19 people, although the militant Islamist group has not formally claimed responsibility.


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Prasad Geeta

23/05/2017 11:02 AM