What is not important in newspaper / Current Affairs

Following things should be ignored
Politics	·        Politicians making remarks on each other – and the usual politics. ·        XYZ party making coalition with ABC party ·        State elections (who won / which party got how many seats etc)
Violence	·        Attacks (Maoist/Terrorist/Insurgents) : (how to stop it / what new forces or equipments are purchased is imp but they attacked this place and destroyed 3 jeeps- not imp.) ·        Accidents : train, bus, car, bike etc (BRTS, new traffic rules, Traffic cops getting simputer = imp) ·        Crime (how cybercrime is done is imp but XYZ man stole 100,000 Rs from someone's credit card is not imp. Or biker gang looted 25 lakh from highways- not imp.)
Masala News	·        Cricket (nothing is imp, they never ask anything from this,) ·        bollywood (do I need to say anything? Although if someone wins Dadasaheb award- note it) ·        surveys (like after doing tests on 50 people, scientists claimed that tomato keeps you young etc)

What is important in newspaper then?

Follwing things are extremely important to read in newspaper
Polity	New laws / bills coming in (like Women reservation bill and the current editorials, and everything related to it)
Administration	Administrative reforms, E-gov etc Government schemes (NPS, NREGA- and editorials related to it-good things, bad things) Education related- Deemed univ etc
International	Internationally important issue ( Af-Pak Policy, Global Meltdown, G-20 ) etc OPEC,ASEAN,SAARC etc- if they're meeting then note down where they met and what points did they discuss? Indian Army Exercise with China/US etc (like in Mizoram for Jungle Warfare etc) – remember the name of the 'exercise' Name of Operations (Op.Sahayta for Nargis, Op. Black Tornado for 26/11 etc)
Sci-Tech	(new space mission, vaccines, swine flu, climate, Computers) Hybrid Seeds, Solar Energy ,
Economy	(big players and the companies owned by them, PSU's activity –its heads, Govt.'s policies, budget etc) - read the economy part very carefully cause in mains –you'll get 100M economy section in G.S.
People	Awards (not IIFA/Filmfare though- but Noble etc, and what contribution those people did ?) Books (generally on Sunday issue, they'll put review of some new books – so note down the author) International election – (i.e. Ahmedinejad won Iran election – that's imp but Mussavi was his main rival – that's also imp. Note down such imp people's name coming in news)
Sports	(tennis most imp, apart from that any Indian achievement in non-cricket sport)
Geography	Anything happening in above mentioned topics- you look @ your mapbook and see where that place is.