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New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 2 pm: NATION

DEL20 PM-LD MANN KI BAAT Blood of every Indian boiling, victims will definitely get justice: PM Modi on Pahalgam attack New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that victims of the Pahalgam terror attack will definitely get justice, asserting that terrorists and conspirators behind the killings of 26 civilians will be served the harshest punishment.



DEL23 PB-TERROR-ATTARI Exit deadline ends today; Pak citizens bid tearful goodbyes to kin, rush home through Attari Chandigarh: "My mother's an Indian and she is not being allowed to accompany us to Pakistan," bawled teenage Sarita, not knowing when she could see her in person. She, her brother and father were among the hundreds queued up at the Attari border point to exit India on Sunday as the clock ticked.



DEL12 JK-TERROR-NIA NIA takes over Pahalgam terror attack probe New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed, officials said on Sunday.



DEL2 JK-PAK-FIRING Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire for third consecutive night Srinagar: Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing, violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday and added Indian Army soldiers "responded effectively".



BOM9 MH-SENA (UBT)-MNS As Uddhav-Raj reunion buzz gains traction, Sena (UBT), MNS leaders say it's easier said than done Mumbai: With speculations about rapprochement between Uddhav Thackeray and his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray gathering steam, leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have said that though it is a promising prospect, personal ties and organisational synergy are hurdles that need to be overcome.



CAL7 AS-TERROR-ARRESTS 16 arrested in Assam for seditious comments post Pahalgam attack: Himanta Guwahati: At least 16 people have been arrested across Assam for making “seditious comments” in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.



DEL24 CONG-WB-REPORT Sharpening inequality now firmly embedded in nature of country's economic growth: Cong New Delhi: Attacking the Centre citing a World Bank report, the Congress on Sunday claimed that sharpening inequality is now firmly embedded in the nature of the country's economic growth, and asserted there is a compelling need for tax reforms in GST, ending "brazen corporate favouritism" and providing income support for families.



MDS2 KA-KASTURIRANGAN-ISRO-CHAIRMAN Kasturirangan shaped India's space ambitions, educational framework: ISRO chief Bengaluru: ISRO Chairman V Narayanan has remembered Dr Kasturirangan as a transformative figure of the nation, who profoundly shaped India's space ambitions, educational framework, and showed the vision for the future.



BOM6 MH-MUMBAI-2ND LD-ED OFFICE-FIRE Major blaze breaks out at ED office building in Mumbai; no casualties Mumbai: A major blaze broke out at the Enforcement Directorate's office building in south Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday, and there were no casualties in the incident, officials said.

LEGAL

LGD1 SC-STREAMING-CONTENT SC to hear on April 28 plea to prohibit sexually explicit content on OTT, social media platforms New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to take appropriate steps to prohibit streaming of sexually explicit content on over the top (OTT) and social media platforms.

FOREIGN

FGN7 US-KASH PATEL-INDIA-TERROR FBI Director Kash Patel assures 'full support' to India on Pahalgam attack Washington: FBI Director Kash Patel on Sunday condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack and pledged full support to India, calling the act a “reminder of the constant threats that the world faces from the evil of terrorism”.



FGN10 SAFRICA-INDIA-TERROR South Africans show solidarity with India after Pahalgam terrorist attack Johannesburg: Scores of South Africans, along with members of the Indian expatriate community, have gathered to express their solidarity with India and pay tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack at a memorial service organised by the Consulate General of India here. By Fakir Hassen

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