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New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:

     NATION
    
     DEL39 MEA-INDIAN-IRAN-SHIP
    *Indian woman cadet on vessel MSC Aries returns home
    New Delhi: Ann Tessa Joseph, a woman cadet who was among the 17 Indians onboard container vessel MSC Aries that was seized by Iranian military over the weekend, returned to Cochin on Thursday.

     DEL17 ED-SHILPA SHETTY-LD ATTACH
    ED attaches houses, equity shares worth Rs 98 Cr of actor Shilpa Shetty, husband Raj Kundra
    New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has attached a bungalow and a flat, apart from equity shares, worth about Rs 98 crore of actor Shipa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in connection with of a money-laundering case linked to the alleged crypto assets Ponzi scheme.

    
     DEL19 NAXAL-ACTION
    80 Naxals killed, 125 arrested, 150 surrendered in Chhattisgarh in last 4 months
    New Delhi: At least 80 Naxals have been killed and more than 125 arrested while 150 have surrendered in this year so far in Chhattisgarh, where 29 ultras were gunned down two days ago in a fierce encounter with security forces, officials said on Thursday.

     DEL18 ED-LD AMANATULLAH KHAN
    AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan appears before ED in Waqf Board-linked money laundering case
    New Delhi: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board, officials said.

     DEL33 JNU-VC-INTERVIEW
    JNU was never 'anti-national', not part of 'tukde tukde' gang: VC Santishree D Pandit
    New Delhi: JNU was never "anti-national" or part of the "tukde-tukde" gang, the university's vice-chancellor said on Thursday, asserting that the institution will always foster dissent, debate and democracy.
    
     CAL3 JH-TRIBAL-POLICE FIRING
    Tribal man shot dead in 'police firing' in Jharkhand's Godda
    Godda: A 30-year-old man from the particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) was killed allegedly in police firing during an operation to nab an accused in an extortion case in Jharkhand's Godda district, an officer said on Thursday.

     MDS1 KL-CM-UAE-RAINS-CENTRE
    Kerala CM urges Centre to ensure assistance to Indians affected by rains in UAE
    Thiruvananthapuram,: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday urged the External Affairs Ministry to ensure a mechanism for extending assistance to Indians who need support due to heavy rains in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).


    
     BUSINESS
    
     DEL31 BIZ-STOCKS-CLOSE
    Markets face heavy fluctuations; settle lower taking downtrend to 4th day
     Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty faced heavy volatility on Thursday and ended lower, taking their losing streak to the fourth straight session, dragged by bank stocks and foreign fund outflows.
    
     DEL25 BIZ-RUPEE-CLOSE
    Rupee rises 6 paise to close at 83.55 against US dollar
     Mumbai: The rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and appreciated 6 paise to close at 83.55 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as the American currency and brent crude oil prices retreated from their elevated levels.
    
    
     LEGAL

     LGD9 SC-VVPAT-CROSS VERIFICATION
    SC reserves verdict on pleas seeking cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).

    
     LGD8 DL-COURT-LD EXCISE SCAM-KEJRIWAL SUGARY FOODS
    Kejriwal eating food high in sugar despite type 2 diabetes to make grounds for bail, ED tells court
    New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in an excise scam case, is eating food high in sugar like mangoes and sweets every day despite having type 2 diabetes to create grounds for medical bail, the ED claimed before a court here on Thursday.
    
    
     FOREIGN
    
     FGN29 US-UNSC REFORM-MUSK-INDIA
    US supports reform of UN: Biden admin official on Musk's remarks on permanent UNSC seat for India
    Washington: The US supports much-needed reform of the United Nations, including the Security Council, to make it reflective of the 21st-century world, a senior Biden administration official has said, amidst growing calls for inclusion of India as the permanent member of the powerful organ of the world body.

    
     FGN30 CANADA-GOLD-HEIST-INDIANS
    Two Indian-origin men among six arrested in Canada's $22.5 million gold, cash heist
    Ottawa: At least two Indian-origin men are among six persons arrested in connection with a brazen multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto’s main airport last year, the biggest gold theft in Canada's history.*


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