New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION DEL43 HR-PM- 2NDLD AIRPORT **** On Ambedkar birth anniv, PM claims Cong turned SCs, STs, OBCs into ‘second-class citizens’ Hisar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress on the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, accusing the party of turning Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs into “second-class citizens” while in power. **** MDS5 TL-LD SC CATEGORISATION **** Telangana first state to implement SC categorisation, issues orders Hyderabad: Telangana government on Monday issued an order on the implementation of Scheduled Castes (SC) categorisation, making it the first state in the country to do so, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said. **** DEL47 HR-PM-LD POWER PLANT **** Country saw blackouts under Congress rule, now exporting electricity: PM Modi Yamunanagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there were blackouts when the Congress was in power before 2014 but India’s power production has doubled in the last decade and it is now exporting electricity. **** DEL57 NIA-RANA-INTERROGATION **** Tahawwur Rana being interrogated for 8-10 hours daily by NIA New Delhi: Mumbai terror attacks key mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana is being interrogated for eight to ten hours daily by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the dreaded strikes, official sources said on Monday. By Ashwini Shrivastava **** DEL46 MEHUL CHOKSI-MEGHWAL **** Choksi’s arrest result of successful diplomacy of Modi govt: Law Minister New Delhi: Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday said the arrest of absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi in Belgium is a victory of Indian diplomacy under the Modi government. “It is a matter of pride for India,” he told reporters here. **** DEL44 CONG-GOVT-TAX AVOIDANCE **** Modi govt ended whatever sanctity tax administration system in enjoyed: Cong New Delhi: Flagging alleged large-scale tax avoidance among India’s most affluent, the Congress on Monday alleged the Modi government has ended the sanctity of the tax administration system, giving a message that any evasion can be overlooked with a hefty donation to the BJP. **** CAL9 WB-VIOLENCE-POLICE **** Situation in violence-hit Murshidabad returning to normal: Police Kolkata: The situation in violence-hit Murshidabad in West Bengal is gradually returning to normal, with shops reopening and displaced families starting to return, a senior police officer said on Monday. **** DEL54 AMBEDKAR-THESIS **** When a German torpedo sank Ambedkar’s PhD thesis New Delhi: Besides sending the whole world into chaos, Germans had an unlikely victim in BR Ambedkar during the First World War. By Mohit Saini **** DEL33 AMBEDKAR-EC **** How EC came into being after Ambedkar brought amendment in Constituent Assembly New Delhi: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, considered the key architect of the Indian Constitution, is also credited with the creation of the Election Commission. **** CAL8 AS-BIHU-GREETINGS **** Prez, PM, HM greet people of Assam on occasion of Bohag Bihu Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah on Monday greeted the people of Assam on the occasion of Bohag Bihu, the Assamese New Year. **** LEGAL LGD3 SC-WAQF ACT-PLEAS **** CPI moves SC challenging constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. **** FOREIGN FGN21 CHINA-XI-NEIGHBOURS **** Xi says China will ensure continuity and stability in neighbourhood policy, focus on joint modernisation of Asia Beijing/Hanoi: Visiting Vietnam to enhance political and trade ties amid a major tariff row with the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday said that China will ensure continuity and stability in its neighbourhood diplomacy and jointly advance the modernisation of Asia. By K J M Varma **** FES21 PAK-VAISAKHI-LEADERSHIP **** Pak PM Shehbaz, Prez Zardari extend greetings to Sikh community on Vaisakhi Islamabad: Pakistan top leadership on Monday extended warm greetings to Sikh community, living in Pakistan and world over, on the occasion of Vaisakhi. By Sajjad Hussain **** FES19 PAK-TERRORISTS **** 10 terrorists, including two Sikh men, arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab Lahore: Two Sikhs are among 10 terrorists arrested by the law enforcers in Pakistan’s Punjab province, police said on Monday. By M Zulqernain **** FGN18 BANGLA-HASINA **** Deposed PM Hasina says anti-independence forces trying to destroy Bangladesh’s secular culture, urges people to drive out usurpers New Delhi: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said that anti-independence forces have illegally seized power and were actively trying to destroy the country’s secular culture as she urged people to drive the usurpers out. **** PTI AMJ AMJ AMJ