New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 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. **** BOM16 MP-SHAH **** Cooperative movement had remained in shambles as laws not tweaked earlier: Shah Bhopal: Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the cooperative movement had remained in shambles in the country as laws were earlier not tweaked accordingly. **** 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 **** 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. **** 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”. **** CAL10 BH-BJP-KANHAIYA **** BJP files police complaint alleging Kanhaiya Kumar ‘abused’ PM, RSS Patna: The BJP on Sunday filed a police complaint against Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar in Patna, alleging that he used abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS during a recent TV interview. **** MDS3 KA-CASTE CENSUS-SHIVAKUMAR **** Caste census: Karnataka govt will not take any hasty decision, says D K Shivakumar Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said that the government will not take any hasty decision regarding the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as the ‘caste census’, that was recently tabled before the state cabinet. **** DEL12 PARLIAMENT PANEL-MGNREGS **** Parliamentary panel recommends independent survey, revamp of MGNREGS New Delhi: An independent survey of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should be held to assess its effectiveness, a Parliamentary panel has suggested, stressing on revamping the scheme keeping in view emerging challenges. **** LEGAL LGD2 SC-PROPERTY DISPUTE-DAUGHTER RIGHTS **** SC dismisses adoption deed in property dispute, says meant to oust daughters from rightful inheritance New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with an order of the Allahabad High Court discarding the adoption deed of a man in a property dispute case, saying it was a calculated move to deny the daughters of their rightful inheritance of their father’s estate. **** LGM1 KL-COURT-DRUG CASE-LAPSES **** Court in Kerala finds lapses in probe in drugs case involving actor Shine Tom Chacko Kochi: A court here has found serious lapses in the police inquiry into a 2015 drug case involving actor Shine Tom Chacko and six others. **** BUSINESS DCM24 BIZ-INDIA-US-TRADE PACT **** ‘Zero-for-zero’ tariff strategy under proposed India-US trade pact unlikely: Official New Delhi: A ‘zero-for-zero’ tariff strategy under the proposed bilateral trade agreement between India and the US is unlikely, as the two countries are at different levels of economic development, official sources said. **** 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. **** 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