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New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL47 TERROR-MHA-MOCK DRILLS MHA asks several states to conduct mock drills to prepare for any attack

* New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has asked several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, government sources said on Monday.

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* PM chairs meeting of panel to appoint new CBI director New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting of the committee for the appointment of CBI Director which was also attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.

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* Russia fully backs India's fight against terrorism, Putin tells PM Modi in phone call New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone call that Russia fully backs India's fight against terrorism and that the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack must be brought to justice.

* DEL50 DEF-INDIA-JAPAN-LD-RAJNATH

* Pahalgam terror attack: Japan offers 'full support' to India New Delhi: India and Japan on Monday pitched for united global efforts to confront terrorism in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh condemning Pakistan's policy of "cross-border" terrorist activities targeting India.

* DEL46 DEF-WEBSITES-CYBERSECURITY

* Army taking measures to bolster cybersecurity infra after website intrusion cases: Sources New Delhi: Amid attempts to hack and compromise multiple websites, including of Army Welfare Education Society-linked institutions, in the past few days, the army is taking "appropriate and necessary" measures to bolster cybersecurity infrastructure and strengthen digital defence mechanisms, sources said on Monday.

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New Delhi protests against anti-India parade in Toronto New Delhi: India has conveyed its concerns in "strongest terms" to Canada over a parade that featured "unacceptable imagery" against the Indian leadership, official sources said on Monday.

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* Pak national apprehended by BSF troops inside Indian territory in Punjab Gurdaspur: The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended a Pakistani national who intruded into the Indian territory, officials said on Monday.

* DEL51 ED-EX CONG MLA-2NDLD ARREST

* ED arrests 'absconding' ex-Haryana Cong MLA from 5-star hotel in Delhi New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested "absconding" former Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker from a five-star hotel in Delhi following a brief scuffle, officials said.

* BOM19 MH-LD HSC RESULTS

* 91.88 pc students pass Maharashtra Board Class 12 exams; Latur division at bottom with 89.46 pc Pune: The Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) on Monday declared the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), or Class 12 results, with 91.88 per cent of students passing the examination.

* CAL27 WB-MAMATA-TEMPLE 2NDLD IDOL ROW

* I don't need to steal': Mamata on alleged theft of neem wood from Puri for Digha temple Murshidabad: Asserting that she doesn't "need to steal", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday rubbished as "baseless" the allegations of using sacred neem wood from Puri's Jagannath temple to make the idols for the newly built Digha temple.

* LEGAL LGD52 DL-HC-RCB-LD UBER

* Delhi HC dismisses IPL team RCB's plea against Uber Moto's YouTube advertisement New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Indian Premier League cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru against a YouTube advertisement of Uber Moto featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad's cricketer Travis Head, saying no prima facie case of disparagement or infringement of trademark was made out.

* LGD51 CH-HC-WATER-BBMB

* Water issue: BBMB moves HC, accuses Punjab of forcibly taking over Nangal dam's operation Chandigarh: The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has filed a plea in the Punjab and Haryana high court, alleging that Punjab has forcibly taken over the operation and regulation of the Nangal dam and Lohand Control Room water regulation offices through police and prevented the release of water to Haryana.

* LGD49 SC-LD INFLUENCERS

* SC asks Samay Raina, other influencers to appear over alleged remarks 'ridiculing' disabled New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed five social media influencers, including "India's Got Latent" host Samay Raina, to appear before it or face coercive action after a plea alleged that they ridiculed persons having a rare disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and those suffering from disability on their show.

* BUSINESS DEL61 BIZ-FM-LD ADB Sitharaman meets ADB chief and Italian FM, discusses economic issues; no mention of Pakistan

* New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met ADB President Masato Kanda and Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, and discussed host of economic issues, but there was no mention of the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan during the bilateral meetings.

* DEL40 BIZ-RBI-GOLD RBI adds 25 tonne of gold in second half of FY25

* Mumbai: The RBI added nearly 25 tonne of gold to its reserves in the second half of FY25, a period which saw a rally in the prices of the precious metal, official data released on Monday showed.

* FOREIGN FGN49 PAK-IRAN-LD ARAGHCHI

* Iran urges India, Pakistan to 'exercise restraint' amid soaring tensions Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday asked India and Pakistan to "exercise restraint" and prevent an escalation, ahead of his talks with the Pakistani leadership as tensions soared between the two countries after the Pahalgam terror attack.

* FGN38: PAK-CHINA-ENVOY

China would always support Pak to secure peace and stability in South Asia: Chinese envoy Islamabad: China would always support Pakistan to secure peace and stability in South Asia, Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong said on Monday as he met President Asif Ali Zardari amid tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi over the Pahalgam terror attack.

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Source: PTI