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International
Saudi woman arrested for driving. Pakistan returns US helicopter from Osama bin Laden raid. China rejects Pakistan's naval base request. Daugter of Indian diplomat arrested on false charges - illegally treated in prison - New York City faces a law suit for $1.5 million. Ethiopia offers farm land to indian entrepreneurs.
National
Reverse discrimination in communal violence bill: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party has denounced the draft communal violence bill saying it will intrude into domain of states, make only Hindus culpable and create discord in inter-community relations. In an article released on Thursday, Rajya Sabha Opposition leader Arun Jaitley argued that if the ostensible object of the bill was to prevent and punish communal violence, the effect would be contrary. The proposed law is fraught with dangerous cansequences and is bound to be misused and will encourage minority communalism. It assumes that communal trouble was created only by members of the majority community alone.
Manmohan, Sonia vow to fight corruption at UPA bash. UPAs two-year rule a saga of betrayals, says BJP. Centre rejects dismissal of Yeddyurappa govt. World Bank, Himachal sign carbon credit agreement. Yechury signals chance for change at the top. Medha Patkar fast to protest slum clearance - Anna, Khairnar, Arvind Kejriwal and Swami Agnivesh support her. Government halts demolitions in Golibar, Mumbai slum. West Bengal to use Urdu, Gurmukhi, Nepali, Ol-Chiki, Oriya and Hindi along with Bengali and English. Special grant to renovate churches by BJP governement in Karnataka led by Yedyurappa. BJP rift: Sushma accuses Jaitley of backing Reddys.
Social
IIT, IIM faculty not world class: Ramesh. Mumbai Iskcon is the real thing, Bangalore body fake: Karnataka high court. JEE cutoff scores increases this year compared to last year - 190 to 229 for general category - 177 to 207 for OBC students - 95 to 115 for SC. Anna U-turn: So much graft in Gujarat.
Security
Pakistan rejects Indias list of 50 most wanted - Cites mistakes in the list as the reason
The Pakistani interior ministry has rejected the list of 50 Most Wanted men forwarded by India to Islamabad, saying it should first probe if those named in the list were living in that country. India had handed over the list to Islamabad during the home secretary-level talks between the two countries in March. Two men on the list were found to be in India – one out on bail in Thane and the other in a Mumbai jail.
West Bengal CID suspects CPI(M) hand in Silda attack. Ex parte proceedings against Arundhati Roy on sedition charges. Pakistan rejects Indias list of 50 most wanted - Cites mistakes in the list as the reason. Taliban Say They Wont Target Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal. Prez rejects mercy pleas of 2 convicts - one of them is Sikh militant. Non-Bailable Warrant Against Sanjay Dutt for communally provoking speech.
Crises
Terrorists attack on main military base PNS Mehran - 6killed 2 aircrafts destroyed
Heavily armed terrorists attacked a prominent naval base of Pakistan and inflicted major damages to the aircrafts and to the security personnel. The navy is not the only Pakistani institution whose personnel were found to be involved in terrorism. A former Army male nurse-turned-jihadi playe d a key role in the 2009 General Headquarters (GHQ) attack, just like senior Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officers, including one SSG commando who was found to be involved in the attack on the then army chief Pervez Musharraf in 2004.
Gulf states funding extremism says Wikileaks. 10 policemen feared killed in ambush by Maoists. Maoists kill nine cops in Chhattisgarh jungle. Smuggler turned terrorist Dawood Ibrahim becomes a Jihadi - D-company merged with Lashkar-e-Toiba. Bombings in China kill at least 2 - Bomber was a victim of corruption by Chinese officials. Taliban shift tactics in Afghanistan - militants operate in uniforms.
Media and Opinion
Reactiotn to Medha Patkar fast raises doubt about Anna Hazare - Was it an episode of Astroturfing?
Fasting by Medha Patkar or proposed fast by Baba Ramdev is not making news. Looking back, the Anna Hazare phenomenon appears to be a stage managed PR trick called astroturfing.
Indian navy flexing its muscle - Pak media reports. Analysis: Backroom deal would undermine confidence in IMF.
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