New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm: NATION DEL38 CROWN PRINCE-DUBAI-INDIA

Crown Prince of Dubai to visit India on April 8-9; meet Jaishankar, Rajnath Singh New Delhi: The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, will visit India on April 8-9, during which he will hold meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and participate in a business roundtable seeking to bolster India-UAE ties.

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Electronic surveillance system being deployed to safeguard country’s borders: Home Minister during visit to IB Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government is deploying an electronic surveillance system to safeguard the country’s borders and that technology will be used to detect and dismantle underground cross-border tunnels to thwart infiltration by terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir.

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ED questions 'L2: Empuraan' producer Gopalan in chit fund case Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned Gokulam Gopalan, one of the producers of the Malayalam movie 'L2: Empuraan', at its Kochi office in connection with a foreign exchange law "violation" by his chit fund company, sources said.

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PM ignoring TN's demand, hasn't taken steps to resolve fishermen issue: Stalin Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring Tamil Nadu's demand for resolving the fishermen issue and claimed that he did not seem to have taken up Katchatheevu islet retrieval with Sri Lanka during his recent visit there.

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BJP tops list of national parties with over Rs 2,243 crore in donations in FY 2023-24: ADR New Delhi: The BJP received the highest amount in large donations among national parties in the financial year 2023-24, with over Rs 2,243 crore declared from 8,358 donations, according to a report by poll rights body the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

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Stand by those who lost jobs in Bengal schools, will do everything to restore their dignity: Mamata Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday assured full support to eligible candidates who lost school jobs following a Supreme Court order, asserting that her government will ensure they don't remain jobless or have a break in service.

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We are learning from mistakes in Bihar, empowerment of downtrodden now top priority: Rahul Gandhi Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asserted that his party was “learning from its mistakes in Bihar” where the party had been lax in bringing about all-round development through empowerment of the downtrodden.

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Govt stepping up efforts to help exporters; working group to monitor possible import surge New Delhi: The commerce ministry is stepping up efforts to help exporters explore new markets to push outbound shipments while also setting up a working group to monitor possible surge in imports from countries like China to tackle the impact of sweeping tariffs announced by the US, a source said.

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AIMPLB moves SC against newly-enacted Waqf law New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has moved the Supreme Court against the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

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NTA 'lapses' in NEET-UG 2024: SC closes case as Centre assures to implement panel suggestions New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday closed a matter over the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in holding last year's NEET-UG after the Centre assured of implementing exam reforms suggested by its expert panel.

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Railways land-for-jobs 'scam': SC refuses to hear ED's plea against bail to Lalu aide New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to examine a plea of the ED against the bail granted to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide and businessman Amit Katyal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam in the Indian Railways.

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Badlapur sexual assault case accused death: HC directs FIR against five cops, orders SIT probe Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday ordered an FIR against five policemen for the custodial death of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde, who was allegedly shot dead in a police van, and setting up of an SIT, while pulling up the government for its "reluctance" in the matter.

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President Murmu, Portuguese counterpart jointly release special commemorative stamps Lisbon: President Droupadi Murmu and her Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa jointly released a set of special commemorative stamps on Monday, celebrating the 50th anniversary of re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. By Abhishek Shukla

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Trump's tariffs could impact China's GDP by over two percentage points: Chinese economist Beijing: The new set of 34 per cent tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Chinese exports could impact China's GDP by two to 2.5 percentage points, further affecting the Chinese economy which is struggling with slowdown, a top Chinese Economist said. By K J M Varma

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