New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm:
NATION
DEL15 ED-GJ-WAQF
ED books case in Waqf 'fraud' case; raids nine places in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday launched multiple searches in Gujarat as part of a money laundering investigation linked to alleged financial irregularities in certain Waqf properties in the state, official sources said.
DEL1 JK-CEASEFIRE-VIOLATION
Pak troops target forward posts along LoC in 8 sectors across J-K, Indian Army retaliates
Jammu: Pakistani troops continued to violate the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, resorting to unprovoked firing across multiple sectors and prompting a strong and calibrated response from the Indian Army.
DEL9 MHA-CIVIL DEFENCE
Union home secretary to review preparations for civil defence mock drills
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan will on Tuesday review the preparations for strengthening civil defence mechanisms that include conducting mock drills on air-raid warning sirens, training civilians to protect themselves in the event of a "hostile attack" and cleaning bunkers and trenches.
DEL12 CASTE-KHARGE-LD PM
Kharge writes to PM on caste census; calls for adopting Telangana model, dialogue with all parties
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the government's caste census decision, urging him to draw upon the Telangana model as well as have a dialogue with all political parties soon on this issue.
CAL2 MN-ARRESTS
11 cadres of several banned outfits in Manipur held
Imphal: Eleven people belonging to various banned outfits were arrested from Manipur's Imphal East, Kakching and Thoubal districts, police said on Tuesday.
BOM4 MP-SIT-FORCED CONVERSIONS
MP police constitutes SIT to probe cases of 'targeted love trap', forced conversions
Bhopal: In light of the alleged rape of college girls in Bhopal, the Madhya Pradesh police have constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe cases related to "targeted love trap" and "coerced religious conversions" across the state, an official said on Tuesday.
LEGAL
LGD12 SC-SYL-CANAL
SYL canal row: SC directs Punjab, Haryana to cooperate with Centre for amicable resolution
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the governments of Punjab and Haryana to cooperate with the Centre to resolve the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal row.
LGD3 SC-JUDGES-ASSETS
Outgoing CJI has FDs worth Rs 55.75 lakh, CJI-designate BR Gavai has Rs 19.63 lakh in bank
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has Rs 55.75 lakh in a fixed deposit, a three-bedroom DDA flat in south Delhi, and a four-bedroom apartment measuring 2,446 square feet in the Commonwealth Games Village.
LGD11 SC-GODHRA
SC rejects convicts’ plea against 2-judge bench hearing Godhra train burning appeals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the vehement submissions of few convicts that a two-judge bench cannot hear their appeals against conviction as the matter pertained to the award of death penalty to 11 accused in the 2002 Godhra train burning case.
LGD13 SC-MLA-ELECTION
SC sets aside Kerala HC judgement cancelling election of A Raja as MLA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a judgement of the Kerala High Court which cancelled election of CPI(M) leader A Raja from Devikulam Assembly seat in Idukki district.
FOREIGN
FGN30 UNSC-PAK-TOUGH-QUESTIONS
Pahalgam terror attack: UN Security Council member nations pose tough questions to Pakistan
New York: UN Security Council member nations have posed tough questions to Pakistan while discussing the Pahalgam terror attack amid increasing global outrage over the dastardly strike that killed 26 civilians.
FGN26 UN-INDIA-2NDLD PAK
Indo-Pak tensions: UNSC members call for de-escalation, ask Pakistan 'tough questions'
United Nations, May 6 (PTI) The UN Security Council discussed rising tensions between India and Pakistan at closed-door consultations, where envoys called for de-escalation and also asked Pakistan “tough questions”. By Yoshita Singh
FGN28 BANGLA-ZIA-LD RETURN
Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia returns to country after treatment in UK
Dhaka: Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday returned to the country from London after four months of medical treatment, according to media reports.