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New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION CAL2 WB-WAQF-SITUATION **** 12 more arrested in violence over Waqf Act in West Bengal’s Murshidabad: Police Kolkata: Twelve more people were arrested in connection with the violent protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, where three people have died, police said on Sunday. **** DEL1 PM-JALLIANWALA BAGH **** PM Modi pays tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to the people killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 and said the “coming generations will always remember their indomitable spirit”. **** DEL3 CONG-EXCISE DUTY-FUEL **** CAG must audit how policies benefited private firms: Cong on fuel excise duty hike under Modi govt New Delhi: Accusing the government of “looting” people by increasing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Congress on Sunday called for fixing accountability and demanded that the CAG should audit how government policies benefited private companies. **** CAL4 HIGHWAY-GADKARI-INTERVIEW **** Centre planning Rs 10L cr investment to rewire highways, NE roads will match US standards: Gadkari New Delhi: The Centre is planning to invest Rs 10 lakh crore over the next two years to strengthen highways across the country, with special focus on the Northeast, where roads will rival those in the US, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said. By Namita Tewari **** CAL3 JH-CM-NAXAL **** Battle against Naxals in its last phase: J’khand CM Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said the battle against the red rebels is in its last phase in the state. **** BOM7 MH-IPS-LD RAPE **** Case against IPS officer for raping doctor under pretext of marriage Nagpur: Police have registered a case against a 30-year-old IPS officer for allegedly raping a woman doctor in Maharashtra’s Nagpur after promising to marry her, officials said on Sunday. **** BUSINESS DCM10 BIZ-FPI **** FPIs withdraw Rs 31,575 cr from equities in Apr on US tariff jitters New Delhi: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 31,575 crore from the country’s equity markets so far this month, in the wake of turbulence emanating from sweeping tariffs imposed by the US on most nations, including India. **** CCM1 BIZ-TARIFFS-TOYS **** Tariff war opens door for India to emerge as global toy export hub Kolkata: As the US-China tariff war intensifies, the Indian toy industry leaders are calling the situation a “golden opportunity” to position India as a major export hub for toys, especially to the United States, a trade body official said on Sunday. **** FOREIGN FGN7 CHINA-US-TARIFFS-BURNS **** Trump’s tariffs against China major test for Xi Jinping’s leadership: Nicholas Burns Beijing: The US’ high tariffs on China will be a major test for President Xi Jinping’s leadership amid the economic slowdown while the Trump administration’s levies on Beijing could be far more effective if the US takes allies along, former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns has said. By K J M Varma **** FGN6 US-HOLTEC-CEO-INTERVIEW **** India needs ‘nuclear energy renaissance’, US ready to help: Holtec CEO Kris Singh New York: India needs a “nuclear energy renaissance” and the US is interested in helping the country develop a nuclear infrastructure as both nations have a vital shared interest in this area, Holtec CEO Dr Kris Singh has said, voicing optimism that things will move forward under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. By Yoshita Singh **** PTI RUK RUK

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