New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL10 ED-EX CONG MLA-LD ARREST ****ED arrests ‘absconding’ ex-Haryana Cong MLA from Delhi 5-star hotel New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested “absconding” former Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker from a 5-star hotel in Delhi following a brief scuffle, agency officials said Monday.**** DEL11 DL-BJP-YADAV ****Congress spreading rumours about Waqf Amendment Act: Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav New Delhi: The rights of Muslim groups and individuals to create, manage and regulate Waqf will remain intact, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Monday, and alleged that the Congress is spreading rumours about the Waqf Amendment Ãct, 2025.**** DEL1 JK-CEASEFIRE-VIOLATION ****Pak troops resort to unprovoked firing in 8 forward sectors along LoC in J-K Jammu: Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing in eight forward sectors along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, violating ceasefire agreements and prompting retaliation from Indian troops, officials said on Monday.**** DEL9 CG-CM-INTERVIEW-WAQF BOARD ****Amended Waqf law will protect tribal lands: Chhattisgarh CM Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not only benefit the deprived people belonging to the Muslim community but also protect the interests of tribal communities in the state by preventing land grabbing.**** DEL8 BIZ-IMF-IYER ****World Bank ED Parameswaran Iyer to represent India at IMF board New Delhi: Parameswaran Iyer, Executive Director at the World Bank, has been temporarily entrusted with the responsibility of being India’s nominee director on the board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) ahead of a crucial May 9 meeting, sources said.**** CAL2 WB-MURSHIDABAD-MAMATA-VISIT ****Mamata Banerjee likely to visit riot-hit Murshidabad on Monday Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to travel to violence-hit Murshidabad district on a two-day visit on Monday, an official said.**** CAL3 AS-TERROR-ARREST ****Assam: 42 arrested for ‘defending Pakistan’ after Pahalgam terror attack Guwahati: Three more people have been apprehended from different parts of Assam for “defending Pakistan on Indian soil” following the Pahalgam terror attack, taking the total number of arrests to 42 so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.**** LEGAL LGD9 SC-YOUTUBE CHANNEL ****SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea against blocking of YouTube channel ‘4 PM’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition seeking quashing of the order blocking YouTube channel ‘4 PM’.**** LGD5 SC-RED FORT-PIL ****SC junks plea of woman claiming possession of iconic Red Fort New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the widow of great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, seeking possession of the Red Fort here on account of being the legal ‘heir’.**** LGD10 SC-CRIMINAL CASES-JUDGEMENT ****SC frowns upon Jharkhand HC for not pronouncing verdict in criminal cases, seeks report from all HCs New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed surprise that the Jharkhand High Court has not pronounced verdicts in 67 criminal appeals after reserving judgement and asked all high courts to submit report in a month on cases where judgements are pending.**** FOREIGN FGN14 UN-PAK-LD INDIA ****UNSC to hold closed consultations on Indo-Pak situation on Monday United Nations: The UN Security Council will hold closed consultations on Monday on the situation between India and Pakistan after Islamabad sought an emergency meeting amid tensions between the two nations following the Pahalgam terror attack.By Yoshita Singh**** FGN13 PAK-BRIEFING ****Pakistan’s civil, military leadership briefs political parties on tensions with India Islamabad: The civil and military leadership of Pakistan has briefed the country’s political parties on tensions with India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.By Sajjad Hussain **** FGN19 ISRAEL-LD GAZA ****Israel approves plans to intensify Gaza operations, official says Tel Aviv: Israeli ministers on Monday agreed to ramp up the war against Hamas in Gaza, an official said, with plans to capture more territory in the beleaguered Palestinian enclave and call up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers. (AP)**** FGN18 PAK-IRAN-ARAGHCHI ****Iranian FM Araghchi arrives in Pakistan ahead of his trip to India Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a day-long visit to hold talks with the country’s leadership ahead of his trip to New Delhi, amid tensions between India and Pakistan following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.By Sajjad Hussain **** PTI RHL