The U.S. has shared with Pakistan a list of 20 terrorist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) that Washington believes are operating from its soil to target India and Afghanistan.
On the top on the list is the Haqqani network which the U.S. says has safe havens in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in northwestern Pakistan and uses them to launch attacks into Afghanistan.
The list includes three types of militants groups: those that launch attacks in Afghanistan, those that attack targets inside Pakistan and those that are focussed on Kashmir.
China Again Defends Masood Azhar
China blocked another bid by the US, France and the UK to list Pakistan-based JeM chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN.
It rejected the move saying that there was no consensus.
This is the second year in succession that China has blocked the resolution.
Forbes List of 100 Most Powerful Women
Five Indian women are in the new list of Forbes' world's 100 most powerful women, which has been topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Merkel has topped the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women for the seventh consecutive year, and for the 12th time in total.
The following are the five Indian women in the list: Bhattacharya has been ranked 32nd on the list, followed by Roshni Nadar Malhotra (57th), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (71st), Shobhana Bhartia (92nd) and newcomer on the list Priyanka Chopra on 97th spot.
Devonshire Capital, a global private equity major, has picked up 51% stake in the Indore-based Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. as part of the latter’s debt restructuring plan.
The Devonshire investment will help “resolve outstanding issues with banks, financial institutions and operational creditors.
India Added 1,000 Start Ups in 2017
According to a report by industry lobby National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom), more than 1,000 start-ups were added in India during 2017 as the country maintained its slot as the third largest start-up hub in the world amid competition from the U.S. and Israel.
India Slips 21 Slots on Gender Gap Index
India slipped 21 places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index to a lowly 108, behind neighbours China and Bangladesh, primarily due to less participation of women in the economy and low wages.
India's latest ranking is 10 notches lower than its reading in 2006 when the WEF started measuring the gender gap.
According to the WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2017, India has closed 67 percent of its gender gap.
In a major feat, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed the world's highest motorable road in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, passing through Umlingla Top at a height of over 19,300 feet.
The feat was achieved under 'Project Himank' of the organisation.