New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1 pm: NATION DEL28 MEHUL CHOKSI-2NDLD BELGIUM **** Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium on India’s extradition request New Delhi: Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan “fraud” case, official sources said on Monday. **** DEL30 HR-PM-LD AIRPORT **** PM flags off Hisar-Ayodhya flight, claims Cong turned SCs, STs, OBCs into ‘second-class citizens’ Hisar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress on birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, accusing the party of turning Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs into “second-class citizens” while in power. **** DEL7 AMBEDKAR-TRIBUTES **** President, Vice Prez, PM pay floral tributes to Ambedkar on birth anniversary New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes at the statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar in the Parliament House Complex on Monday, marking his birth anniversary. **** MDS5 TL-LD SC CATEGORISATION **** Telangana first state to implement SC categorisation, issues orders Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday issued a government order on the implementation of Scheduled Castes (SC) categorisation, making it the first state in the country to do so officially, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said. **** BOM5 GJ-DRUGS-LD SEIZURE **** Coast Guard, ATS seize Rs 1,800 crore drugs dumped by smugglers in sea off Gujarat Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Coast Guard have seized 300 kg of drugs valued at Rs 1,800 crore which were dumped into the Arabian Sea by smugglers before fleeing across the international boundary line, officials said on Monday. **** BOM8 MH-SALMAN-THREAT **** Message on Mumbai police helpline threatens actor Salman Khan; case lodged Mumbai: The Mumbai traffic police have got a message threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan and registered a case in this connection, officials said on Monday. **** FOREIGN FGN4 SINGAPORE-INDIAN COMMUNITY-CANDIDATES **** PM Wong says his party to field Indian origin candidates in upcoming Singapore general election Singapore: The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will certainly include members of the Indian community in the upcoming general election, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Sunday, acknowledging the ethnic group’s outsized contributions to the country in many areas, including in businesses, industries and public services. By Gurdip Singh **** PTI DIV DIV