India
1.  Tech-savvy militant is new Hizbul commander in Kashmir :  A day after the killing of Sabzar Bhat, Hizbul Mujahideen identified Riyaz Naikoo, at 29 the oldest surviving militant of the outfit, as its new commander in Kashmir, sources said on Sunday.
Tech-savvy Naikoo is considered a moderate among the hardline Hizbul militants, and speaks contrary to the deposed Hizb commander Zakir Musa.
2.  Yasin Malik in custody; people’s protest against Hizb chief’s killing draws tepid response :  Top separatist Yasin Malik was arrested on Sunday and taken to Central jail here in five-day judicial remand, a day after he visited the home of Sabzar Bhat, the Hizbul Mujahidden commander killed in an encounter by security forces.
3.  Kashmiri youth defy teror threats, Hurriyat call for strike, take Army recruitment test :  Nearly 1,300 Kashmiri youth defied terrorists' threats and the Hurriyat call for a strike on Sunday, and took the Army recruitment test at two centres: Srinagar's Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre and Baramulla's Pattan Army camp.
4.  Dalits ‘given soaps ahead of UP CM visit’, oppn alleges casteism :   A day after it was reported that dalit families in Kushinagar district received two bars of soap and a sachet of shampoo and were "instructed to bathe before the visit of UP chief minister Yogi Aditya Nath", the opposition was up in arms.
5.  PM Modi to hardsell India’s economic reform initiatives in Germany :  Summer has come late to Berlin this year. But while temperatures may not touch Delhi-like highs, PM Narendra Modi is likely to find Germany basking in the warmth of a summer evening when he touches down here on Monday evening.
6.  NHAI moves HC against U'khand allegations :  An FIR lodged in Uttarakhand, a day before the assembly poll results were out, naming NHAI officials for alleged irregularities in land acquisition has caused a crisis of sorts for the Centre and the newly elected Trivendra Singh government.
7.  Army fighting dirty war in J&K, need to be innovative: Gen Rawat :  Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said his force is grappling with a "dirty, proxy war" in Jammu & Kashmir, which has to be fought through innovative means, while once again defending the controversial use of a "human shield" by Major Leetul Gogoi to prevent bloodshed in Budgam district last month.
8.  Army kicks off raising of 2nd division under Mountain Strike Corps, plans exercise in Ladakh :  The 1.3-million strong Army has now kicked off the process to raise the second division of the new mountain strike corps for the "northern borders" with China despite an ongoing fund crunch, while it is also planning a high-altitude warfare exercise in Ladakhlater this year.
9.  Rahul Gandhi 'strongly condemns' cow slaughter in Kerala by party workers :  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condemned the public slaughter of a calf in Kerala by Youth Congressworkers and said the party did not not support it.
10.  Constructive criticism of govt strengthens democracy: PM Modi :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed constructive criticism of his government's performance and said such assessments "strengthened democracy" and would build an aware nation.
11.  Pathankot on alert after police find 'suspicious' bag near Mamun Army base :  Punjab's Pathankot was put on alert on Monday after police found a suspicious bag near Mamun Army cantonment last night, a police official said.


World
1.  North Korea fires missile in latest provocation :  North Korea test-fired a missile Monday into Japan's maritime economic zone — the latest in a series of provocative launches that have ratcheted up tensions over its nuclear weapons ambitions.
2.  Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners :  
      Europe "must take its fate into its own hands" faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday.
3.  Two dead, 18 hurt in China knife attack: State media :   A knife attacker killed two people and injured 18 in a rampage in southwest China, state media reported, the latest such attack in recent years.
4.  Sri Lanka monsoon toll climbs to 164 :  Sri Lanka's monsoon toll climbed to 164 with the discovery of more bodies of people buried in landslides triggered by intense rains, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said Monday.
5.  25-year-old arrested over Manchester attack: Police :  British police said they had arrested a 25-year-old man Sunday and were conducting a search of a house in connection with the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a Manchester pop concert.
6.  Pakistan's nuke tests created balance of power in region: Nawaz Sharif :  Nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan in 1998 created balance of power in South Asiaand gave a strong message to the "enemies" that aggressors would meet an exemplary fate, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif  said.
7.  New Russian jet takes to air in bid to rival Airbus and Boeing :  Russia on Sunday held a successful test flight of its new MC-21medium-haul passenger jet that it hopes will revive its troubled civil aviation industry and challenge giants Airbus and Boeing.
8.   Sri Lanka steps up relief as monsoon toll exceeds 150 :  Emergency teams rushed food and water Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced by the island's worst flooding for more than a decade, as the death toll climbed to 151.
9.  China denies 'unsafe' intercepting of US plane :  Accusing the Pentagon of distorting facts, China today denied its charge that an encounter between Chinese fighter jets and an American surveillance plane over the South China Sea was "unsafe and unprofessional".
10.  Bahrain sheikh sued for $42.5m as deal to meet film stars sours :  A member of the Bahraini royal family has been dragged to court in London by an international businessman in a fallout over an agreement on meeting Bollywood film stars.
11.  Pak woman, who alleged rape, sentenced to death by 'panchayat' :  A 19-year-old woman has been sentenced to death by village elders in Pakistan's Punjab province for allegedly having an illicit relationship with her cousin after she accused him of raping her at gunpoint.


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Prasad Geeta

29/05/2017 11:24 AM