India
1.  No threat to annual Amarnath Yatra: Syed Ali Shah Geelani :  Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani has said that there was no threat to the annual Amarnath Yatra, scheduled to begin later this month, stressing that the pilgrims were "our revered guests", who would be received as per the age-old traditions.
2.  First flight marks new air cargo link between Afghanistan and India :   An aircraft packed with 60 tons of Afghan plants with medicinal uses marked the opening of the first air cargo corridor between Afghanistan and India on Monday.
3.  Presidential poll: Why PM Modi chose Ram Nath Kovind over senior ministers :  Sources said Modi told that sparing members of the Cabinet — home minister Rajnath Singh, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj or social justice minister Thaawarchand Gehlot — would weaken him.  PM is learnt to have mentioned the departure of Manohar Parrikar, who quit as defence minister to take over as chief minister of Goa , as well as the death of environment minister Anil Madhav Dave , to argue that he needed to hold on to senior members of his team.
4. PM Modi picks 71-year-old saffron loyalist who is now Bihar governor :  Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind, a known Dalit figure in BJP circles, is set to take over as the 14th President after the incumbent Pranab Mukherjee retires on July 24. Kovind, 71, will be the second Dalit, after the late K R Narayanan, to be President, and the first one from UP.
5.  Made-in-India F-16? Lockheed inks JV with Tatas in fight for Indian skies :  The world's largest armament company Lockheed Martin on Monday signed a pact with Tata Advanced Systems to produce the latest version of its F-16 fighter jets in India if the joint venture actually bags the multi-billiondollar project.
6.  India wants to be a trade, transit hub; inks UN pact in bid to counter China’s OBOR :  India became the 71st country on Monday to join the United Nations TIR Convention, the international customs transit system, to position itself as a regional trading and transit hub.
7.  India at BRICS meet: There’s no ‘good’ terrorist :  India has sent out a clear message to the BRICS countries, including China, that they should not believe in the Pakistani narrative about making a distinction between "good" and "bad" terrorists. Pakistani leaders have been trying to propagate this theory to protect a section of extremists, and China has shown no signs of discomfort about this narrative.
8.  GJM members set ablaze truck along with driver :  The violent stir in the Darjeeling Hills took a macabre turn on Monday, the 12th day of the indefinite agitation, with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha cadres setting a Sikkim-bound truck on fire along with its driver. Aniket Chetri, the driver, suffered 70% burn injuries and is fighting for life in hospital.
9.  Defence minister Arun Jaitley to lead military delegation to Russia :  Defence minister Arun Jaitley will be leading a high-powered military delegation to Novosibirsk and Moscow this week, at a time when Russia is desperate to wrest back from the US its long-standing numero uno position in the lucrative Indian arms market.
10.  Kerala IS man ‘killed’ in Afghanistan :  Shajeer Mangalasseri Abdulla, who is believed to be behind the recruitment of a number of Malayali youths to the Islamic State (IS), is believed to have been killed in military operations in Afghanistan.
11.  Why don't you go celebrate in Pakistan: Gautam Gambhir to Hurriyat's Mirwaiz Umar Farooq :  Cricketer Gautam Gambhir has in a tweet asked a Kashmiri separatist to celebratePakistan's win in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan rather than in Kashmir.
12.  Pakistan Army mocks India after Champions Trophy victory :  Pakistan Army has mocked India after the country's resounding victory in the Champions Trophy cricket final, sharing photos of celebrations in restive Balochistan with a caption "To whom it may concern'. Lay off".


World
1.  US student dies after release from North Korea :  Otto Warmbier, the US student released in a coma last week after nearly 18 months in detention in North Korea, died on Monday, prompting President Donald Trump to slam the "brutal regime" in Pyongyang.
2.  US tries to use better China ties to press North Korea :  Washington will host two of China's most senior officials Wednesday to deepen the dialogue between the world's greatest powers and test Beijing's willingness to turn the screw on North Korea.
3.  Emmanuel Macron wins strong majority for reform :  President Emmanuel Macronwas poised to forge ahead with pro-EU, business-friendly reforms on Monday after his centrist party redrew France's political map with a resounding victory in parliamentary elections.
4.  Hafiz Saeed's detention case: Pak court defers verdict till July 3 :  Mumbai terror attackmastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeedand his four aides will have to celebrate Eid in custody as Pakistan's Lahore High Court today deferred its verdict till July 3 in their detention case.
5.  Why don't you go celebrate in Pakistan: Gautam Gambhir to Hurriyat's Mirwaiz Umar Farooq :  Cricketer Gautam Gambhir has in a tweet asked a Kashmiri separatist to celebratePakistan's win in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan rather than in Kashmir.
The provocation for Gambhir's tweet? Separatist Hurriyat man Mirwaiz Umar Farooq tweeting his joy at Pakistan beating India in the Champion's Trophy final.
6.  ISIS threat in Southeast Asia raises alarm in Washington :  Southeast Asia's jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria now have a different battle closer to home in the southern Philippines. It's a scenario raising significant alarm in Washington.
7.  Qatar demands 'blockade' lifted before Gulf crisis talks :  Qatar's foreign minister on Monday called on neighbouring states to lift their "blockade" of his country before Doha takes part in any negotiations on ending the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
,8.  Donald Trump may crack down on Pakistan with possible strikes on terror safe havens :  President Donald Trump's administration appears ready to harden its approach toward Pakistan to crack down onPakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, US officials told news agency Reuters.
9.  'China will make dam project India objects to part of its CPEC project in Pakistan', says Islamabad :  Pakistan claimed on Monday that China has offered to make a dam project on the Indus Riverthat India objects to, a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), said the state-run Radio Pakistan.
10.  Paris attack driver dead, arms recovered from car: Reports :  France's interior minister has said that a driver who rammed a car carrying explosives into a police convoy on the Champs-Elyseesavenue in Paris has died after the 'attempted attack' on security forces.


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Prasad Geeta

20/06/2017 11:27 AM