India
1.  Man tied to jeep was instigating mob: Major Gogoi :  Major Leetul Gogoi, who trussed up a civilian, Farooq Ahmad Dar, on his jeep's bonnet as a shield to prevent mobs from attacking Election Commission staff in J&K's Budgam last month, told TV channels on Tuesday that he had caught Dar on realising he was instigating a group of stone-pelters and could have been their leader.
2.  Award to Gogoi is murder of justice: Man used as shield :  Used as a human shield against stone-pelting mobs in Budgam district in Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad Dar, speaking to TOI on Tuesday, described the Army's award to the officer who tied him to a jeep's fender as "murder of justice".
3.  129 ‘deadwood’ govt officers shown the door in last 1 yr :  A total 129 Group A and Group B officers of the central government have been sacked over the past one year for non-performance, Union minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.
4.  Army’s ‘punitive strikes’ across LOC hit Pakistan bunkers :  India has cranked up military pressure along the 778-km Line of Control with "punitive fire assaults" against Pakistan army posts and terror launch pads, which have become fiercer after the beheading of two Indian soldiers in the Krishna Ghati sector on May 1.
5.  At ICJ, Pak seeks early hearing in Jadhav case :  Pakistan has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to expedite hearing into the case of Indian national Kulbushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court over charges of espionage and subversive activities, reported a leading English daily on Tuesday. 
6.  BJP comes to defence of Major for ‘human shield ploy’ :  On a day when the government took the unusual step to let Major Leetul Gogoi give out his version of the circumstances under which he used a man as a human shield to save 17 people from a stone-pelting mob, BJP came out strongly in defence of the young army officer.
7.  Stone-pelters, terrorists pose threat to yatris of Amanarth :  Attacks by stone pelters, apart from terror strikes, are seen as a potential threat to the annual Amarnath pilgrimage beginning June 29, a senior home ministry official said on Tuesday.
8.  Aiyar for dialogue with all stakeholders in Kashmir :  Veteran Congressman Mani Shankar Aiyarsaid that the Central government should talk to everyone in Kashmir because an enduring solutions would come only through dialogue.
9.  Germany supports India’s OBOR stand :  Germany shares India's concerns on China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative strategic programme as a "top down exercise", German ambassador Martin Ney said here on Tuesday, days before the fourth round of inter-governmental consultations to be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
10.  Jindal summoned as accused in coal block case :  Taking cognisance of a CBI chargesheet, a special court summoned on Tuesday industrialist Naveen Jindal and others as "accused" in a case pertaining to the allocation of the Urtan North coal block in Madhya Pradesh. 
11.  India considering punitive actions against Pakistan: US official :   India is moving towards isolating Pakistan diplomatically and is considering punitive actions against Islamabad for its alleged support to cross border terrorism, a top American defence intelligence chief has told lawmakers.
12.  Three years of Modi government: Foreign policy takes an unconventional route :  By doing foreign policy differently — as the Modi government completes its third year in office — India has challenged conventional thinking even though the effects of these actions in the longer term still need to be assessed.


World
1.  Duterte declares martial rule in besieged south Philippines :  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte cut short a visit to Russia and imposed martial law on the island of Mindanao on Tuesday after a fierce bout of fighting erupted during a raid by security forces at a hideout of Islamic State-linked militants.
2.  Former CIA chief confirms contacts between Russia and Trump campaign :  Former CIA Director John Brennan told a Congressional inquiry panel on Tuesday that he had personally phoned his Russian counterpart after he became aware of contacts between Russian officials and the Trump campaign.and warned that ties between the two countries would be damaged if Moscow did not stop interfering in US elections.
3.  UK to deploy troops after attack, risk now 'critical', says Theresa May :  Britain's armed forces will be deployed to boost security, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, as the country raised its terror threat to the highest level of "critical" after a suicide attack in Manchester that killed 22 people, including children.
4.  New arena of terror: Suicide bomber kills 22 leaving Manchester concert :  Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British man whose parents had emigrated from Libya, was identified by police on Tuesday as the suicide bomber who killed 22 people, including several children and teenagers, as an explosion tore through fans leaving an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena.
5.  Indian doctor, her daughter left venue 7 minutes before UK blast :  It was a ticking parking tab and Ariana's Grande's pre-published concert song menu that perhaps helped Sonal Pathak, a 41-year-old Indian woman, and her 13-year-old daughter Shreya and friend Anya make a narrow and almost providential escape from the ghastly terror attack on Monday night.
6.  Trump calls North Korea's Kim Jong-Un 'madman with nuclear weapons' :  President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a "madman with nuclear weapons" during a telephone call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a transcript of the conversation released by US media on Tuesday.
7.  Militant attack on Afghanistan army base kills 10 soldiers: Officials :  At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, the defence ministry said Tuesday, in the latest attack on Western-backed forces.
8.  Manchester concert suicide attack prompts security rethinks worldwide :  Countries from the United States to Japan and Singapore are considering tightening security ahead of major theatre and sports events following a suicide bomb attack in Britain that killed at least 22 people.
9.  Manchester bombing: One arrested, IS group claims responsibility for attack :  British police said on Tuesday they had arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a terror attack at a pop concert in Manchester which killed 22 people and injured dozens more.
10.  Pakistan harbouring terrorists in Afghanistan: US intel official :  Pakistan is "harbouring terrorists" and using them as "reserve" in Afghanistan, a top US intelligence official has told lawmakers.


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24/05/2017 11:40 AM