India
1.  After Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, BJP now sets eyes on Congress-ruled Karnataka :  The Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand victories have spurred the BJP in Congress-ruled Karnataka to prepare a ground-plan to wrest the state from their national rival in the 2018 Assembly polls.
2.  Manohar Parrikar's abrupt departure from the Defence Ministry leaves key tasks unfinished :  Manohar Parrikar's abrupt departure from the defence ministry to shore up his party's fortunes in Goa has left several critical tasks unfinished, including military reforms that are midway and a battle with the bureaucracy over a Make in India plan aimed at creating the country's Boeings and Lockheed Martins.
3.  5.9 magnitude quake strikes Andaman & Nicobar islands :   A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on theRichter scale today hit the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.
4.  Modi favourite for 2019 Lok Sabha elections: US experts :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as a clear favourite for the 2019 general elections after the BJP's landslide victory in assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand , top US experts on India have said.
5.  Pakistan violates truce in J&K for 3rd time in 24 hours :   In yet another violation of the truce along Line of Control in border district Poonch of the Jammu region, the Pakistani troops on Monday targeted the forward Indian posts along the LoC for the third time in the last 24 hours, forcing the authorities to suspend the Poonch-Rawalkote bus service and postpone examinations.
6.  Paramilitary forces say no to Holi as tribute to slain CRPF men :  All paramilitary forces personnel have decided not to celebrate Holi on Monday as a mark of tribute to the 12 CRPF personnel who were killed in a Naxal ambush in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
7.  Arun Jaitley gets charge of defence ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigns :  Finance minister Arun Jaitley was on Monday given the additional charge of the defence ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned to take on the new role of Goa chief minister.
8.  BJP used money and muscle power in Manipur, Irom Sharmila says :  Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila on Tuesday said people of Manipur should realise that the BJP, which staked claim to form government in that state, had used money and muscle power in the assembly election.
9.  Woman gang raped by 5 in Delhi, jumps off balcony to escape :  A 28-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by five men in east Delhi early on Sunday. The woman claimed that one of the accused, an acquaintance, offered to drop her home in south Delhi, but forcibly took her to a rented house where all five took turns to rape her.
10  There is a need to create jobs to avoid social unrest :  Before we allow industries to be flexible in hiring and firing policy, society must provide a security system, said Arun Maira, former member of the erstwhile Planning Commission of India.


World
1.  White House confirms Trump-Xi meeting on the cards :  A meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was being planned, the White House has said, while emphasising that its purpose would be to defuse tensions over the Korean Peninsula.
2.  White House dubs Preet Bharara's firing as 'standard operating procedure' :  The White House has defended the firing of high-profile India-born prosecutor Preet Bharara and seeking of resignation of 45 other attorneys who were appointed by the previous administration, saying this was "standard operating procedure".
3.  Donald Trump will donate his salary 'by year's end' :  Donald Trump will donate his annual presidential salary of $400,000 to charity by year's end, spokesman Sean Spicer said and he even wants the media he often criticizes to help him choose a worthwhile cause.
4.  North Korea warns of 'merciless' strikes as US carrier joins South Korea drills :  North Korea warned the United States on Tuesday of "merciless" attacks if an aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson, which is joining South Korean forces for exercises, infringes on its sovereignty or dignity.
5.  Germany's Merkel delays White House visit due to storm :  A powerful nor'easter in the forecast has delayed a meeting between President Donald Trump and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, until later this week.
6.  Moderate earthquake shakes Myanmar's biggest city :  A moderate earthquake shook Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, on Monday night, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
7.  Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to be released :  Hosni Mubarak, who was overthrown as president of Egypt in an uprising in 2011, will be released from detention in a military hospital, the public prosecutor ruled on Monday, his lawyers and judicial sources said.
8.  Suicide bomber targets bus in Afghanistan's capital Kabul :  A powerful explosion struck a bus in downtown Kabul during rush hour today, officials said, sending smoke rising in the sky just days after a deadly insurgent assault on Afghanistan's biggest military hospital.
9.  Myanmar may be trying to 'expel' all Rohingya: UN expert :  Myanmar may be seeking to "expel" all ethnicRohingya from its territory, a UN rights expert said Monday, pushing for a high-level inquiry into abuses against the Muslim minority community.
10.  17 killed in China coal mine accident: State media :  Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported, the latest deadly mishap in the country's accident-prone coal-mining industry.


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Prasad Geeta

14/03/2017 04:44 PM