HIGHLIGHTS AT 21:00 HRS

Following are the top PTI stories at 21:00 hours:

NATION:

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PM-LDALL FAKENEWS

I&B withdraws fake news norms after PM order

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi orders the I&B Ministry to cancel its contentious guidelines on fake news after widespread criticism and outcry by journalists and the opposition who dubbed these norms an attempt to "muzzle" the free press.

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FAKENEWS-LD MEDIA

Top media bodies express outrage over govt's unsuccessful move to curb 'fake news'

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India and several other media bodies strongly condemn the information and broadcasting ministry's unsuccessful move to "police" the media by seeking to punish journalists for fake news.

 

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FAKENEWS-PARTIES-LD REAX

Opposition tears into govt over fake news guidelines

New Delhi: Opposition parties attack the central government over the now-withdrawn guidelines on fake news, with the Congress saying fascism has touched its peak and panic is setting in.

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JK-2NDLD SHELLING

Soldier killed, 4 others injured in Pakistan shelling along LoC

Jammu: An Army jawan killed, while four others, including a lieutenant, injured as Pakistani troops shelled mortars at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials say.

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MEA-INDIA-PAK-TERROR

India welcomes US designation of Pak's MML as terror outfit

New Delhi: India welcomes the US designating Pakistan-based Milli Muslim League (MML), an alias of Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a foreign terror organisation, saying the decision reflects rejection of the attempts being made in Pakistan to mainstream terrorist individuals and entities.

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RAHUL-FAKENEWS

Modi made U-turn on fake news order after anger mounted: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a U-turn on his "own order" on fake news, and said one could clearly see "a loss of control and panic setting in".

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LD PARLIAMENT

Par adjourns for 19th day without transacting business

New Delhi: No substantial business could be transacted in both the Houses of Parliament on the 19th straight day due to continuous uproar and noisy scenes created by the opposition.

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LD DALIT BANDH

Day after Dalit protests, death toll rises to 11; counter-violence in Rajasthan

Jaipur/Bhopal: Fresh violence breaks out in Rajasthan as a 5,000-strong mob set ablaze the houses of a sitting and a former MLA, both Dalits, even as the death toll from yesterday's nationwide stir by Dalit groups rose to 11 with two more persons succumbing to their injuries in Madhya Pradesh.

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DALIT-LD PARTIES

BJP, Centre reach out to Dalits, say they stand shoulder to shoulder

New Delhi: The BJP and the Centre reach out to Dalits in the aftermath of their violent protests asserting that at every juncture they stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the community and accused the Congress of fuelling tension in the society with an eye on elections.

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2NDLD CBSE

CBSE not to conduct Class 10 re-test; says it's internal segment of edu system

New Delhi: The HRD ministry decides against conducting a re-examination of the CBSE Class 10 mathematics paper following reports of paper leak, with the board saying that Class 10 was just an "internal segment" of school education system.

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ITX-VIDEOCON LOAN-NOTICE

Videocon loan case: I-T dept issues notice to Deepak Kochhar

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department issues a notice to Deepak Kochhar, husband of ICICI bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar, in connection with its tax evasion probe in the Videocon bank loan case, officials say.

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ITX-NOTESBAN-CBDT

Finish issuing all DeMO notices by May: CBDT to I-T dept

New Delhi: The CBDT directs the Income Tax Department to finish in two months the exercise of issuing notices, as part of the 'Operation Clean Money', to those who deposited huge funds post demonetisation.

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ED-LD DELHI MINISTER

ED grills Delhi min Satyendar Jain in PMLA case

New Delhi: The ED questions Delhi Health and Power Minister Satyendar Jain in connection with a money laundering case registered against him and others.

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POL-NAIDU-LD OPPOSITION

Regional parties must join hands with the TDP: Naidu

New Delhi: Regional parties must join hands with the TDP to raise concerns over the "injustice" meted out by the NDA government at the Centre to states ruled by opposition parties, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu says.

LEGAL:

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SC/ST Act row: No bar on paying compensation or lodging FIR, says SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court makes it clear that there was no bar either on paying compensation and other immediate relief to victims belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes or registration of FIR under any provision of law in its March 20 verdict putting in place certain safeguards on arrests under the SC/ST Act.

FOREIGN:

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INDOPAK-ENVOY

Indian High Commissioner meets Pak's NSA

Islamabad: Amidst tensions in bilateral ties, Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria has a "courtesy meeting" with Pakistan's National Security Advisor Naseer Khan Janjua and exchanges views on various bilateral issues.