New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION DEL34 ED-2NDLD LD VADRA **** ED records Robert Vadra’s statement in Haryana land deal case New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday recorded the statement of Robert Vadra, businessman and brother-in-law of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, in a 2008 Haryana land deal-linked money laundering case, official sources said. **** CAL12 WB-VIOLENCE-ARRESTS **** Bengal: Two brothers arrested for murdering father-son duo during Murshidabad riots Kolkata: The West Bengal Police on Tuesday arrested two brothers for their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of a father-son duo during communal violence in Murshidabad district, a senior officer said. **** DEL52 TEJASHWI-CONG-2NDLD BIHAR POLLS **** Tejashwi meets Kharge, Rahul to discuss poll preparedness; confident of INDIA bloc govt in Bihar New Delhi: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav met senior Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, here on Tuesday to discuss the Mahagathbandhan’s preparedness for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls and exuded confidence that INDIA bloc government will be formed in the state. **** DEL36 IMD-MONSOON **** India to see above-normal cumulative rainfall this monsoon, El Nino conditions unlikely: IMD New Delhi: India will experience above-normal cumulative rainfall this monsoon, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday, ruling out the possibility of El Nino conditions during the entire season. **** DEL41 ED-RJ-2NDLD KHACHARIYAWAS **** ED raids premises of Rajasthan Cong leader Khachariyawas, others Jaipur: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided the premises of Rajasthan Congress leader and former minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas along with a few others as part of a Rs 48,000-crore PACL Ponzi “fraud”-linked money laundering probe, official sources said. **** DEL24 CBI-DIGITAL ARREST-CRACKDOWN **** CBI cracks down on digital arrest syndicates, arrests 4 after searches at 12 locations New Delhi: In a major crackdown on syndicates running digital arrest scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested four people following searches at 12 locations, officials said on Tuesday. **** BOM7 MH-SALMAN-THREAT-LD ACCUSED **** Gujarat man who threatened Salman Khan turns out to be mentally ill; issued notice Vadodara/Mumbai: A man who allegedly issued a death threat to actor Salman Khan has been traced to a village in Gujarat’s Vadodara district and found to be mentally unstable, police said on Tuesday. **** BUSINESS DEL50 BIZ-LD-STOCKS **** Sensex, Nifty surge over 2 pc on global markets rally after Trump relaxes tariffs on electronics Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged over 2 per cent on Tuesday, tracking a rally in global markets after US President Donald Trump relaxed some of the tariffs on electronics products and hinted at duty revision for automobiles. **** DEL42 BIZ-LD WHOLESALE INFLATION **** Wholesale inflation eases to 6-month low of 2.05 pc in Mar on cheaper food items New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation declined to a 6-month low of 2.05 per cent in March as prices of vegetables, potato and other food items eased, government data showed on Tuesday. **** LEGAL LGD15 SC-WAQF ACT-PLEA **** SC to consider listing fresh plea against provisions of 2025 Waqf law New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. **** LGD10 SC-LIQUOR SCAM-CHHATTISGARH **** Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’: SC grants bail to ex-IAS officer Anil Tuteja New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to former IAS officer Anil Tuteja in the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. **** MDS18 KA-COURT-MUDA **** Court in Bengaluru defers order on ED plea against ‘B Report’ in MUDA land allotment case Bengaluru: A special court for people’s representatives here on Tuesday deferred its order on a petition filed by ED against the ‘B Report’ filed by the Karnataka Lokayukta police in the MUDA land allotment case. **** LGM1 KA-HC-GOOGLE-FEMA **** Karnataka HC directs Google India, executives to furnish 50% of FEMA penalties as bank guarantee Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed Google India and three of its senior executives to deposit 50 per cent of the penalties imposed, for alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations, as bank guarantees. **** FOREIGN FGN29 BANGLA-HASINA-WARRANT **** Bangladesh court issues fresh arrest warrant against Hasina, her son on graft charges Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday issued fresh arrest warrants against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wajed and 16 others in two cases related to alleged irregularities in allocating residential plots on the outskirts of the capital. **** FGN23 SINGAPORE-POLL DATE **** Singapore to hold General Election on May 3 Singapore: Singapore dissolved its parliament on Tuesday and will hold the next General Election on May 3, officials announced here. 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