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New Delhi: Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL42 DL-BUILDING-3RDLD COLLAPSE **** 11 dead, 11 injured in multi-storey building collapse in northeast Delhi New Delhi: A multi-storey residential building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Shakti Vihar area in the early hours of Saturday, leaving 11 people dead and 11 injured, officials said.
DEL11 NTA-JEE MAIN-LD RESULT **** JEE (Main) second edition: 24 candidates secure 100 NTA score; 110 cases of unfair means detected New Delhi: Twenty-four candidates secured a perfect 100 in the engineering entrance JEE (Main), the results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency on Saturday. **** DEL52 CONG-LD MEET **** Congress top brass discuss ED chargesheet against Gandhis, evolve strategy New Delhi: Top Congress leaders met on Saturday to evolve a strategy in the wake of the Enforcement Directorate naming former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in its chargesheet in the National Herald case connected to alleged money laundering. **** DEL53 PB-TERROR-LD MODULES **** Punjab: Two major terror modules busted; 2 RPGs, IEDs, grenades, RDX seized Chandigarh: Punjab Police has nabbed 13 alleged members of two major ISI-backed Khalistani terror modules that were being run from abroad and seized two rocket-propelled grenades, two hand grenades, IEDs and RDX along with other munitions, a senior officer said on Saturday. **** DEL14 MEA-BANGLADESH-MINORITIES **** India condemns killing of Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh New Delhi: India on Saturday condemned the alleged abduction and killing of a Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh and called on the interim government in Dhaka to live up to its responsibility of protecting the minorities. **** DEL22 RAHUL-NEHRU **** Inherited truth, courage from Nehru: Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru’s greatest legacy was giving Indians the courage to resist oppression and claim freedom, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday and added he inherited “truth and courage” from his great-grandfather — the country’s first prime minister. **** DEL44 LD NISHIKANT-SC **** Close down Parliament if Supreme Court has to make law: Nishikant Dubey New Delhi: Fourth-term BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, one of the more vocal party members in the Lok Sabha, launched a broadside against the Supreme Court on Saturday, saying Parliament and state assemblies should be closed down if the apex court has to make the laws. **** CAL17 OD-BJD-2ND LD PATNAIK **** Patnaik becomes BJD president for 9th time, asks party workers to expose BJP’s ‘false’ narrative Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who was chosen as the BJD president for the ninth time in a row, on Saturday called upon party workers to expose the alleged false narrative of the ruling BJP. **** MDS20 KL-ACTOR ARREST-LD DRUG CASE **** Actor Shine Tom Chacko arrested in drug case Kochi: Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko was arrested on Saturday in connection with alleged drug use but was released on station bail the same day. He was granted bail after a medical examination and other formalities. **** BUSINESS DEL41 BIZ-2NDLD-INDIA-US-TRADE PACT **** India, US trade talks from Apr 23; pact’s terms of reference includes about 19 chapters: Sources New Delhi: Indian and US officials will hold three-day talks from April 23 in Washington for a proposed trade pact with terms of references (ToRs) covering around 19 chapters such as tariffs, non-tariff barriers, and customs facilitation, official sources said. **** LEGAL BOM21 MH-COURT-MALEGAON BLAST **** Trial in 2008 Malegaon blast case over; NIA court adjourns matter to May 8 for judgement Mumbai: The special NIA court on Saturday reserved the Malegaon blast case for verdict following completion of trial almost 17 years after it shook the communally sensitive town in Maharashtra’s Nashik district. **** LGB2 MH-COURT-SIDDIQUE **** Court allows ex-minister Baba Siddiuque’ wife to intervene in his murder case Mumbai: A special court on Saturday allowed Shehzeen Siddique, the wife of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in October last year, to intervene in the proceedings of his murder case. **** FOREIGN FGN43 CANADA-INDIAN-LD SHOT **** Indian student killed by stray bullet in Canada’s Ontario New York/ Tarn Taran: A 21-year-old Indian student was killed in Canada after being struck by a stray bullet while waiting at a bus stop, as shots were fired from a passing car. **** FGN32 UK-US-TALKS-STARMER **** Keir Starmer holds ‘productive’ talks with Trump on UK-US trade deal London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and President Donald Trump held “productive” talks on the ongoing discussions towards a trade agreement with the US to address the hefty import tariffs imposed by the American administration on countries around the world. By Aditi Khanna **** PTI RUK RUK