New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL12 BJP-LD NATIONAL HERALD-CONG **** National Herald case: BJP says no one has license to loot New Delhi: Asserting that no one has a “license to loot”, the ruling BJP on Wednesday dismissed the Congress’ charge of vendetta after the ED chargesheeted Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. **** DEL9 ED-VADRA **** Land deal linked money laundering case: Vadra appears before ED on day 2 New Delhi: Robert Vadra, the businessman brother-in-law of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on the second straight day on Tuesday for his questioning in a 2008 Haryana land deal linked money laundering case. **** DEL10 AVI-AIRPORTS-SECRETARY **** Govt plans to take up 50 airport development projects in 5 years New Delhi: The government plans to take up 50 airport development projects, including new airports, in the next five years as holistic efforts are being made to boost the country’s aviation ecosystem. **** DEL14 HEALTH-DCGI-DRUGS **** Govt bans manufacture, sale of 35 fixed-dose combination drugs New Delhi: Apex drugs regulatory body CDSCO has directed drug controllers of all states and Union territories to stop manufacture, sale and distribution of unapproved 35 fixed-dose combination drugs that include painkillers, nutrition supplements and anti-diabetics.**** BOM11 MH-DEMOLITION DRIVE-VIOLENCE **** 21 cops injured in violence during demolition drive at Nashik dargah; 15 persons held Nashik: Twenty one police personnel were injured and three police vehicles damaged when a mob attacked them while opposing the demolition of an unauthorised dargah in Maharashtra’s Nashik city, officials said on Wednesday. **** CAL3 AS-WAQF-PROTEST-ARREST **** Seven held for clashing with police during anti-Waqf Act protest in Assam’s Silchar Silchar (Assam): Seven people have been arrested in connection with protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act leading to a clash between agitators and police in Assam’s Cachar district, an officer said on Wednesday. **** BOM3 CG-NAXAL-ENCOUNTER **** Two hardcore Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh Raipur: Two hardcore Naxalites, carrying a collective bounty of Rs 13 lakh, have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, police said on Wednesday. **** CAL1 MN-ARREST **** 11 cadres of banned outfits arrested in Manipur Imphal: Security forces arrested 11 cadres of three proscribed outfits from Thoubal, Tengnoupal and Imphal East and Imphal West districts of restive Manipur, police said on Wednesday. **** LEGAL LGD14 SC-TL-TREE FELLING **** Will go out of way for protection of environment, ecology: SC on tree felling in Hyderabad New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the environmental damage due to the felling of a large number of trees on a land parcel next to the University of Hyderabad, and said it would go out of the way for the protection of environment and ecology. **** LGD3 SC-ELECTION COMMISSIONERS **** SC fixes May 14 for hearing pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed May 14 for hearing a batch of pleas challenging the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law. **** BUSINESS DEL8 BIZ-INDIA-TRADE **** US top trading partner of India for 4th straight year in FY25; trade gap with china widens to USD 99.2 bn New Delhi: The US remained India’s largest trading partner for the fourth consecutive year in 2024-25 with bilateral trade valued at USD 131.84 billion, while the country’s trade deficit with China widened to USD 99.2 billion during the same period, government data showed. **** FOREIGN FGN8 US-INDIAN-LD STUDENT **** US federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deporting Indian student New York: A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a 21-year-old undergraduate Indian whose student visa was cancelled. By Yoshita Singh **** FGN7 UN-INDIA-UNSC **** India calls out attempts to introduce new parameters such as religion, faith as basis for representation in reformed UNSC United Nations: India has called out attempts to introduce new parameters such as religion and faith as the basis for representation in a reformed UN Security Council, asserting that this runs completely counter to the accepted basis of regional representation. By Yoshita Singh **** PTI NB NB NB