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New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION DEL37 BJP-RANA **** BJP hails Rana extradition, claims Congress was ‘soft’ on terror during its rule for ‘vote bank’ New Delhi: Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s extradition reflects “new India’s” zero-tolerance resolve towards terrorism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP said on Thursday while accusing the Congress of being soft on terror for “vote-bank politics”. **** BOM14 MP-PM-VISIT **** PM Modi to visit Anandpur Dham in MP on April 11 Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Anandpur Dham in Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday, where he is set to take part in a public programme, officials said. **** DEL15 JK-FLAG MEETING **** India, Pak armies hold brigade commander-level flag meeting in Poonch to discuss border management Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan on Thursday held a brigade commander-level flag meeting along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir”s Poonch district to discuss issues related to border management. **** DEL39 BJP-WAQF-CAMPAIGN **** BJP to launch nationwide awareness drive on new Waqf law New Delhi: The BJP will launch a fortnight-long public awareness campaign, aimed especially at Muslims, from April 20 to publicise the benefits of the Waqf (Amendment) Act and counter the opposition’s criticism of it, with party president JP Nadda and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju addressing its delegates on Thursday. **** CAL8 WB-TEACHERS-LD FAST **** Teachers start relay hunger strike to protest job loss, police action Kolkata: A section of teachers who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court judgment which held that the whole appointment process was tainted, on Thursday began a relay hunger strike outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) office in protest over the issue. **** DEL33 DL-CM-INTERVIEW-FAMILY **** CM Rekha Gupta credits husband for her success, says family time has reduced since taking office New Delhi: Behind every successful man is a woman, goes the adage. But the reverse can also be true, says Delhi’s new Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. By Vijay Joshi **** LEGAL LGD8 DL-RANA EXTRADITION-LAWYER **** Lawyer who led 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana extradition process to lead his prosecution in India New Delhi: Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan, who led India’s arguments for the extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana in a US court, is set to lead the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) prosecution in Delhi. By Aamir Khan **** LGD7 SC-WAQF ACT-LD PLEAS **** SC to hear on Apr 16 pleas challenging validity of Waqf Amendment Act New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear on April 16 as many as 10 petitions, including the one filed by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. **** LGD6 SC-RELIGIOUS CONVERSION **** SC to hear on April 16 pleas over religious conversions New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 16, a batch of pleas relating to the issue of religious conversions in the country. **** BUSINESS DEL38 BIZ-RESULTS-TCS **** TCS net profit dips 1.68 pc to Rs 12,224 cr in March quarter Mumbai: India’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services on Thursday reported a 1.68 per cent dip in its consolidated net profit to Rs 12,224 crore for the March 2025 quarter. **** DEL32 BIZ-MOODY’S-INDIA GDP **** Moody’s Analytics cuts India’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 6.1 pc New Delhi: Moody’s Analytics on Thursday cut India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.1 per cent for 2025 on looming higher US reciprocal tariff threats. **** FOREIGN FGN48 BANGLA-INDIA-TRADE **** B’desh will not face any problems due to cancellation of trans-shipment facilities by India: Commerce Adviser Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Thursday said that his country will not face any problems due to the cancellation of trans-shipment facilities by India and Dhaka will try to overcome the situation on its own. **** FES15 PAK-POLICE-ATTACK **** Armed men kill three policemen in Pakistan’s Balochistan province Karachi: Armed masked men opened fire on a police patrolling vehicle in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, killing three policemen and injuring two others. **** FGN38 BANGLA-HASINA-COURT **** Bangladesh court issues new arrest warrant against Hasina, her daughter in graft case Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court on Thursday issued a new arrest warrant against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wajed Putul and 17 others in a graft case, accusing them of procuring a residential plot through “fraudulent” means. **** PTI AMJ AMJ AMJ