New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL50 MEA-PAK-ARMYCHIEF **** Pakistan may try but its reputation as epicentre of global terrorism will not diminish: India New Delhi Jammu and Kashmir’s only relationship with Pakistan is that of Islamabad vacating the illegally occupied part of the Union Territory, India said on Thursday, strongly trashing Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir’s remarks on the region. **** CAL45 WB-GUV-2ND LD MURSHIDABAD VISIT **** WB Guv to leave for violence-hit Murshidabad district, meet affected people in Malda’s refugee camps Kolkata West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose will visit refugee camps and riot-affected areas in Malda and Murshidabad on a two-day trip starting Friday, overruling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s request to defer the visit for a few more days. **** BOM27 MH-LD LANGUAGE **** Hindi mandatory 3rd language for Classes 1-5 in Maharashtra; MNS slams move Mumbai Maharashtra Government has decided that Hindi as a third language will be mandatory for students in classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools across the state, in a departure from the practice of studying two languages. **** DEL71 DEF-EUNAVFOR-LD INDIA **** EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta proposes joint anti-piracy exercise with Indian Navy New Delhi European Union Naval Force Operation ATALANTA has proposed conducting a joint exercise with the Indian Navy next month seeking to boost interoperability and efforts to counter piracy and other maritime threats. **** DEL67 PM-DAWOODI BOHRAS **** Dawoodi Bohra delegation meets PM Modi, lauds Waqf (Amendment) Act New Delhi A delegation of Dawoodi Bohras met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express their gratefulness to him for the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which has accommodated some of their key demands. **** DEL66 ED-HERALD-CHARGESHEET **** ED seeks confiscation of Rs 661-Cr assets in National Herald chargesheet New Delhi In a recently-filed chargesheet in the Associated Journals Limited-Young Indian-National Herald money-laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought confiscation of assets worth Rs 661 crore that it has attached during the course of the investigation, according to official sources. **** DEL62 ED-LD VADRA **** Haryana land deal case: ED records Robert Vadra’s statement on day 3 of questioning New Delhi The Enforcement Directorate recorded the statement of Robert Vadra, the businessman husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, for about six hours on the third consecutive day on Thursday in a 2008 Haryana land deal-linked money laundering case. **** DEL57 MEA-INDIA-US-VANCE US Vice President Vance’s visit will give further boost to bilateral ties: India **** New Delhi India on Thursday said it is “very positive” that the upcoming visit of US Vice President J D Vance will give “further boost” to the India-US bilateral ties and “all relevant issues” will be on the table. **** DEL56 MEA-INDIA-CHINA-LD MANSAROVAR YATRA **** India-China ties: Mansarovar Yatra to resume soon; ‘in-principle’ agreement on flight services New Delhi India on Thursday said there is a possibility of resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra soon and preparations for it are underway. **** DEL75 LD WEATHER **** Parts of north India hit by rain, thunderstorms amid heatwave in other pockets New Delhi Parts of north India on Thursday witnessed heavy rain and thunderstorms while some others continued to reel under heatwave, with Himachal Pradesh reporting one death caused by a falling tree, while Barmer in Rajasthan sizzled at 45 degrees Celsius, weather department data showed. **** LEGAL LGD36 SC-2NDLD WAQF ACT **** Waqf case: Centre says won’t denotify properties, SC grants it 7 days to reply to pleas New Delhi The Centre on Thursday assured the Supreme Court that it will neither denotify waqf properties, including “waqf by user”, nor make any appointments to the central waqf council and boards till May 5. **** MDS15 TN-HC-MINISTER-LD REMARKS **** Controversial remarks: Madras HC asks police to register case against TN minister Ponmudy Chennai The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu police to file a case against state Forest Minister K Ponmudy, following his recent controversial remarks and warned of contempt if they failed to do so. **** BUSINESS DEL58 BIZ-LD SITHARAMAN-BSE **** Trade recalibrations worrisome; India will focus on policy agility, long-term vision: FM Mumbai Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India will focus on policy agility and long-term vision to navigate the global challenges amid ongoing trade recalibrations worldwide. **** DEL54 BIZ-LD RESULTS-INFOSYS **** Infosys Q4 profit declines 11.7 pc to Rs 7,033 cr; revenue rises to Rs 40,925 cr New Delhi India’s second-largest IT company Infosys on Thursday reported an 11.7 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 7,033 crore for the March quarter. **** FOREIGN FGN52 BANGLA-PAK-APOLOGY **** Bangladesh seeks apology from Pakistan over 1971 atrocities Dhaka: Bangladesh raised “historically unresolved issues” and sought a public apology from Pakistan over the 1971 atrocities as the two countries held their first foreign secretary-level talks in 15 years here on Thursday.**** FGN37 PAK-ARMY-MUNIR **** Pak’s top general describes Kashmir as ‘jugular vein’, invokes two-nation theory at diaspora event Islamabad: Army Chief General Asim Munir described Kashmir as Pakistan’s “jugular vein” during a diaspora event, where he asked overseas Pakistanis to pass on the country’s story to their children, emphasising that their forefathers believed Hindus and Muslims were different in every possible aspect of life. **** AMJ AMJ