New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.20 pm: NATION MDS24 TN-SHAH-LD AIADMK **** AIADMK, BJP join hands for 2026 TN polls: EPS to lead charge, says Amit Shah Chennai: Nearly two years after parting ways, the AIADMK and BJP on Friday rekindled their alliance, with Union Minister Amit Shah declaring that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election will be fought under the leadership of AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami. **** DEL74 JAISHANKAR-INDIA-LD TRADE DEALS **** India geared up for ‘high degree’ of urgency: Jaishankar on negotiations for trade deals with US, EU New Delhi: The Trump administration was quick in responding to what was tabled for a bilateral trade pact with India and New Delhi is geared up for a “very high” degree of urgency in concluding trade deals with the US, the European Union and the UK, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. **** DEL63 EC-EVMs **** EC sources reject suggestions that Indian EVMs prone to hacking New Delhi: Election Commission sources on Friday rejected suggestions that electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the country are vulnerable to hacking, asserting that the machines work like simple calculators which are not connected to the internet or infrared. **** DEL84 LD WEATHER **** Gusty winds bring respite from heat in Delhi, UP; lightning strikes claim 61 lives in Bihar New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) While a sudden change in weather brought respite from the scorching heat in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Friday, lightning strikes and hailstorms in Bihar claimed 61 lives in the last 24 hours, officials said. **** BOM24 MP-LD MODI **** PM advocates looking at ancient Advaita philosophy to resolve modern-day conflicts Ashoknagar (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said global challenges of war, conflict, and erosion of human values were rooted in the mindset of division — of “self and other”– and maintained Indian philosophy of Advaita can help provide solutions to these issues. **** DEL80 CONG-LD FDI **** Modi govt’s destruction of domestic investment accompanied by near annihilation of FDI: Congress New Delhi: The Congress on Friday accused the Centre of destroying domestic investment and causing a “near annihilation” of Foreign Direct Investment through its practice of “another type of FDI — Fear, Deceit and Intimidation”, while the the ruling BJP dismissed the charge as “misleading” and accused the opposition party of being out of touch with today’s India. **** DEL67 DEF-GLIDE-BOMB **** Successful trials of long-range glide bomb pave way for its induction into IAF New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the release trials of long-range glide bomb “Gaurav” from the Sukhoi aircraft. **** CAL20 OD-NADDA-LD AYUSHMAN (R) **** Nadda launches Ayushman Bharat scheme in Odisha, sets Bengal as next target Cuttack (Odisha): Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday launched the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Odisha, and expressed hope that the central health insurance scheme will soon be implemented in neighbouring West Bengal – the only state where it is still not in force. **** BOM28 CG-NAXALITES-SURRENDER **** Five Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district Narayanpur: Five Naxalites, including two carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 3 lakh on their heads, surrendered with weapons and explosives in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Friday, a police official said. **** BOM23 MH-LD CYBER SLAVERY **** Tortured and forced into ‘cyber slavery’, 60 Indians rescued from Myanmar; five agents held Mumbai: The cyber wing of Maharashtra Police has rescued more than 60 Indian nationals who were tortured and forced into cyber slavery in Myanmar, and arrested five agents, including a foreign national, a senior official said here on Friday. **** LEGAL LGD13 DL-COURT-LD RANA ORDER **** Tahawwur Rana had plans to target other Indian cities akin to 26/11 Mumbai attacks: NIA to court New Delhi, April 11 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency has said accused Tahawwur Rana planned several other plots similar to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to target multiple Indian cities. By Udayan Kishor **** BUSINESS DEL73 RAIL-FREIGHT-TARGET **** Railway Board sets freight loading target of 1,702.5 MT for 2025-26 New Delhi: The Railway Board has set a target to carry 1,702.5 million tonnes (MT) of freight in the financial year 2025-26 to boost revenue, according to an official notification. By Jeevan Prakash Sharma **** DEL71 BIZ-GOLD-LD PRICE **** Gold skyrockets Rs 6,250 to breach Rs 96k level as US-China trade war intensifies New Delhi: Gold prices surged by Rs 6,250 to hit a record high of Rs 96,450 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday due to heavy demand from local jewellers and retailers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. **** DEL68 BIZ-LD INDIA-US-GOYAL **** India to protect its interests in trade pact with US: Goyal New Delhi: India is in continuous dialogue with the US on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), and the government will safeguard the nation’s and public interests as it is never advisable to take any step in undue haste, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. **** DEL65 BIZ-STOCKS-WEALTH **** Sharp rally in stocks inflates investor wealth by Rs 7.85 lakh cr New Delhi: Investors’ wealth surged by Rs 7.85 lakh crore on Friday following a sharp rally in the stock market as the US announced suspension of additional tariffs on India for 90 days until July 9 this year. **** DEL58 BIZ-FOREX **** Forex reserves swell USD 10.87 bn to USD 676.27 bn Mumbai: India’s forex reserves jumped USD 10.872 billion to USD 676.268 billion during the week ended April 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.

FOREIGN FGN90 UK-FRAUD **** UK secures first Interpol Silver Notice to track Indian-origin fraudster’s criminal assets London: The UK’s National Crime Agency on Friday announced its first “Interpol Silver Notice” to help trace and recover the criminal assets of a convicted Indian-origin fraudster, believed to have made GBP 8.5 million illegally. By Aditi Khanna **** FGN78 AUS-INDIA-CONSULATE-VANDALISM **** Indian Consulate in Melbourne vandalised again, High Commission raises issue Melbourne: The Indian Consulate in Melbourne has been targeted in an act of vandalism with the Indian High Commission in Canberra raising the issue with Australian authorities on Friday. **** FES26 NEPAL-INDIANS-ARREST **** 3 Indian nationals arrested with narcotic drugs at Kathmandu Airport Kathmandu: Three Indian nationals have been arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport here on charges of drug trafficking, Nepal police said. By Shirish B Pradhan **** FGN70 LDALL-CHINA-TARIFFS **** Trade war: China slaps 125 pc tariffs on US, Xi asks EU to ‘jointly resist’ America Beijing: China on Friday upped its additional tariff on US goods to 125 per cent, retaliating to America’s 145 per cent levy even as President Xi Jinping urged the European Union to “jointly resist the unilateral bullying” by Washington. By K J M Varma **** FGN69 PAK-ATTACK-FOILED **** Terror plot on Pakistan’s Masroor airbase thwarted, 9 militants arrested Karachi: Pakistani intelligence agencies have foiled a major terror plot aimed at the strategically vital Pakistan Air Force Masroor Base here, which was intended to cause “maximum damage,” a media report said on Friday. **** FGN67 US-LD RANA **** Glad that day has come: US Secretary of State on Justice for 26/11 victims with Rana’s extradition New York/Washington: The US and India have long sought justice for the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and with the extradition of accused Tahawwur Rana, that day has come, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. By Yoshita Singh **** PTI AMJ AMJ AMJ