New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI): Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION DEL39 MEA-LD OP BRAHMA

Two Indian naval ships on way to Myanmar, field hospital to be airlifted: MEA on 'Operation Brahma' New Delhi: Intensifying its efforts for aiding relief and rescue work in earthquake-hit Myanmar under ‘Operation Brahma’, India has dispatched two naval ships to the neighbouring country while a field hospital is slated to be airlifted later on Saturday.

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PM Modi to visit RSS founder's memorial in Nagpur on Sunday Mumbai/Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Nagpur on Sunday, where he will visit RSS founder Dr K B Hedgewar’s memorial and pay homage to Dr B R Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi.

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Need more steps to improve security situation in J-K, says CM Abdullah Jammu: Shifting of army personnel from Jammu to Ladakh to counter Chinese incursions allowed terrorists to exploit the situation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, asserting more steps were needed to improve the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

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BJP will be in power at Centre for at least 30 years: Amit Shah New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has exuded confidence the BJP will remain in power at the Centre for at least 30 years due to its consistent performance.

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18 Naxals killed, four security personnel injured in twin encounters in Chhattisgarh Sukma/Bijapur: Security forces gunned down 18 Naxals, including 11 women, in twin encounters in Chhattisgarh's Sukma and Bijapur districts in the Bastar region on Saturday, recording a major success in the mission to eradicate Naxalism before March 31, 2026.

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President Murmu asks people to adopt environmentally conscious lifestyle New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday asked people to adopt a lifestyle that is conscious and sensitive towards the environment and makes it more vibrant.

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Haryana: ED attaches mall shops in environment pollution-linked PMLA case New Delhi: The ED has attached shops worth more than Rs 5 crore located in a mall in Haryana's Sonipat as part of a money-laundering investigation against a company charged with flouting environmental norms in its residential township projects, the federal agency said on Saturday.

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Arrested Assam journalist released on bail Guwahati: Arrested Assam journalist Dilwar Hussain Mozumder was released from judicial custody on Saturday, a day after a court had granted him bail in a second case, his lawyer said.

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Accused in Saif Ali Khan attack case seeks bail, claims he was booked in false case Mumbai: The Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan after breaking into his Bandra house this January has moved a court here for bail claiming he has been implicated in the case.

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Effective awareness brought down SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases, says TN CM Chennai: Effective awareness campaigns and proactive measures led to a decrease in the number of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by six per cent this year compared to last year, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday.

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Mohanlal-starrer 'Empuraan' a medium to spread anti-Hindu, anti-BJP narrative: RSS-linked magazine New Delhi: Mohanlal-starrer "L2: Empuraan" is not just another film but a medium of spreading an anti-Hindu and anti-BJP narrative that threatens to further divide "an already fractured" India, according to an article published in an RSS-linked magazine.

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India, US decide to hold sectoral talks under proposed trade pact in coming weeks New Delhi: India and the US have decided to hold sectoral talks under the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) in the coming weeks, the commerce ministry said on Saturday.

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Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble Bangkok: The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country's second-largest city. (AP)

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Trump optimistic about US-India trade talks 'working out very well', terms Modi 'smart man' New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "very smart man" and his "great friend" while emphasising that tariff talks between the US and India would "work out very well". By Yoshita Singh

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